About Lisa Saltzman

Lisa Saltzman is a New York City based fine art photographer who is influenced by Impressionist painting, abstraction, Cubism and figurative photography. Saltzman has an interest in the human psyche and graduated from New York University with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Viewers are able to see this interest in the psyche shine through her art. Over the course of her career, Saltzman’s style of street photography has become a signature the art world recognizes her by.

Saltzman’s work has been shown at galleries both nationally and internationally. Such galleries include First Street Gallery, Brick Lane Gallery, Darkroom Gallery, and LemoArt Gallery. Her work gains attraction outside of the galleries as well. Saltzman has gained recognition in publications such as Gelatin Magazine, Art of the Times, L’Oeil de la Photographie, and Bellus Magazine. 

GROUP SHOWS 

2024 – London Underground 

2017 – Group Show, LemoArt Gallery, Berlin 

2017 – Photography Now, Brick Lane Gallery, London 

2017 – ArtExpo 2017, Pier 94, NYC 

2016 – Shadow & Light, Darkroom Gallery, Vermont 

2016 – Black + White 2016, Center for Fine Art Photography, Colorado 

AWARDS 

2024 – Juror’s Selection – The New York Center for Photography Art – Wandering Curves Competition  

2024 – Finalist – Dodho Magazine – Portrait Competition 

2024 – Competition Shortlist – Communication Arts 2024 Photography Competition 

2024 – Finalist – Art Square NY Gallery – Intimate Exposure Competition  

2024 – First Place – International Art Competition – Aesthetic Anomalies 

2024 – Finalist – LensCulture – Portrait Awards Competition  

2019 – 1st Place, Outstanding Achievement – International Color Awards – Fine Art, Professional 

2019 – Nominee – International Color Awards – Abstract, Professional 

2018 – Honorable Mention – Monochrome Photography Awards 2018 – Portrait, Professional 

2018 – Honorable Mention – Monochrome Photography Awards 2018 – Abstract, Professional 

2018 – Honorable Mention – Monochrome Photography Awards 2018 – Abstract, Professional 

2018 – Honorable Mention – Monochrome Photography Awards 2018 – Abstract, Professional 

2018 – Honorable Mention – Monochrome Photography Awards 2018 – Abstract, Professional 

2018 – Honorable Mention – IPA One Shot Photo Contest – Fine Art, Abstract Professional 

2018 – Honorable Mention – IPA One Shot Photo Contest – Fine Art, Abstract Professional 

2018 – Honorable Mention – IPA One Shot Photo Contest – Fine Art, Abstract Professional 

2018 – 2nd Place, Merit of Excellence – 13th B&W Spider Awards, Abstract Professional 

2018 – Nominee, 13th B&W Spider Awards, Abstract Professional 

2018 – Nominee, 13th B&W Spider Awards, Abstract Professional 

2018 – Top Rated Photographer – LensCulture Street Photography Awards 

2018 – Honorable Mention – International Photography Awards, Fine Art (Abstract) Professional 

2018 – Honorable Mention – International Photography Awards, Fine Art (Abstract) Professional 

2018 – Honorable Mention – International Photography Awards, Fine Art (Abstract) Professional 

2018 – Book Selection – One Eyeland’s Best of The Best Photographers 

2018 – Web Exhibition Selected Photographer – The Photo Review 

2018 – Competition Shortlist – Communication Arts 2018 Photography Competition 

2017 – Honorable Mention – Tokyo International Foto Awards, Fine Art Professional 

2017 – Honorable Mention – Tokyo International Foto Awards, Fine Art Professional 

2017 – Finalist – One Eyeland Awards, Professional (Fine Art, Abstract) 

2017 – Honorable Mention – International Photography Awards, Advertising Professional (Fashion) 

2017 – Honorable Mention – Prix de la Photographie Px3, Fine Art Professional 

2017 – Honorable Mention – Neutral Density Photography Awards, Fine Art Abstract Professional 

2016 – Honor of Distinction (3rd place) – 12th B&W Spider Awards, Fine Art Professional 

2016 – Honorable Mention – 12th B&W Spider Awards, Fine Art Professional 

2016 – Nominee – 12th B&W Spider Awards, Fine Art Professional 

2016 – Nominee – 12th B&W Spider Awards, Fashion Professional 

2016 – Honorable Mention – Monochrome Photography Awards, Fine Art Professional 

PRESS & PUBLICATIONS 

2024 – The Questionnaire : Lisa Saltzman, L’Oeil de la Photographie, FR 

2024  – Upending the Notion Of Street Photography by Lisa Saltzman, Dodho Magazine, USA 

2018 – Solitary Figures: Artist Lisa Saltzman’s Transmuted & Transitory Take on Street Photography
Bellus Magazine, USA 

2018 – Lisa Saltzman’s Decisive Moment, Art of the Times, USA 

2018 – Artist Lisa Saltzman Captures A ‘Memory Never Fully Known’ with Her Street Photography, JustLuxe, USA 

2018 – Solitary Figures: Artist Lisa Saltzman’s Transmuted & Transitory Take on Street Photography
Bellus Magazine, USA 

2018 – Lisa Saltzman’s Decisive Moment, Art of the Times, USA 

2018 – Artist Lisa Saltzman Captures A ‘Memory Never Fully Known’ with Her Street Photography, JustLuxe, USA 

2018 – Lisa Saltzman’s unfamiliar and anonymous people, L’Oeil de la Photographie, FR 

2017 – Photo Annual 2017, American Society of Media Photographers New York, USA 

2016 – Proof Sheet Fall 2016, American Photographic Artists New York, USA 

DISTINCTIONS 

Member, Board of Directors – Center for Photography at Woodstock 

Member, Board of Directors – American Photographic Artists, NY Chapter 

Portfolio Reviewer – Fashion Institute of Tech