bahram foroughi is a photographer based in new york city and working everywhere.
bahram@mac.com
I'm a New York-based photographer whose work is rooted in sensory experience, images crafted not just for the eyes, but for the instincts, memories, and emotions they evoke.
Before dedicating myself fully to photography, I spent 22 years at Apple, where I worked at the intersection of technology and creativity. During six years with Apple's Product Marketing organization, I helped launch and grow Apple Aperture, Apple's groundbreaking professional photography application, and later supported the evolution of Final Cut Pro, Motion, Compressor, and Shake, applications that became the foundation of Apple's professional creative suite. I also helped support Apple's acquisition and integration of Artbox, which evolved into Final Cut Server, expanding enterprise media management for creative professionals.
Working on Aperture gave me the privilege of collaborating with and learning from some of the world's most accomplished photographers, including James Nachtwey, Ron Haviv, Steve Winter, Simon Bruty, Peter Read Miller, and Heinz Kluetmeier. Their commitment to storytelling, technical excellence, and authenticity profoundly influenced both my understanding of photography and my own approach behind the camera.
While I spent my days helping build tools for creative professionals, I spent nearly every free night and weekend pursuing my own passion behind the lens. Whether I was photographing emerging bands in small New York City clubs, documenting life on the streets, or chasing opportunities to learn from other photographers, I was constantly refining my craft. Long before photography became my profession, it was the thing I couldn't stop doing. That dedication eventually led me from building creative tools at Apple to becoming a working photographer myself, bringing together decades of experience from both sides of the industry.
Beyond software, I worked closely with some of the world's largest organizations to architect and deploy complex video production and post-production infrastructures built around Xserve and Xserve RAID, helping broadcasters, studios, universities, and enterprise customers design scalable creative workflows. Those two decades gave me a unique perspective on both the technical and artistic sides of visual storytelling.
Today, that experience informs everything I create behind the camera.
From the streets of New York to concert stages, film sets, and locations around the world, I capture moments that feel alive—images rich in atmosphere, texture, and presence. My photography has appeared in Rolling Stone, Forbes, VH1, Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Live For Live Music, Relix, and The Associated Press, bringing my perspective to audiences around the globe.
My film work is grounded in long-standing collaboration, particularly with filmmaker Larry Fessenden, creating still photography that preserves narrative tension, mood, and the emotional weight of a story.
My photographs have been exhibited at the Museum of the City of New York, the PowerHouse Gallery in DUMBO, and galleries throughout New York City and Woodstock, New York.
Today I specialize in music, editorial, documentary, and film stills photography, collaborating with artists, filmmakers, and creators to tell authentic stories. I’ve also started making more music videos collaborating with Amanda Palmer, Maggie Rose. My background in both technology and the visual arts allows me to approach every assignment with equal parts technical precision and creative intuition.
Every photograph is an invitation to slow down, to feel the space between light and shadow, to linger in the tension, energy, and truth of a moment.
Whether you're here to explore my work, commission a project, or collaborate on a creative vision, I invite you to experience photography as more than an image—as something that can be felt long after the shutter closes.
A Little More About Me
When I'm not behind the camera, you'll usually find me on two wheels. Riding has long been one of the ways I find clarity and reconnect with myself. Whether it's exploring back roads through the Catskills or taking a long ride with no destination in mind, motorcycling has become a form of meditation as much as transportation.
My garage currently includes a 2003 BMW R1150GS, a 1998 Ducati Monster 900, and a Husqvarna Vitpilen 701, each with its own personality, each reminding me that the journey is often more important than the destination.
I'm also a volunteer at our rescue squad, experiences that have profoundly shaped how I see people, resilience, and the importance of community. Those experiences inspired my next chapter: founding River of Hopes, a nonprofit dedicated to helping first responders cope with PTSD through the restorative power of fly fishing. The goal is simple, to provide a place where firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, law enforcement officers, and veterans can slow down, reconnect with nature, build community, and begin healing one cast at a time.
Whether I'm photographing a concert, documenting a film set, riding a motorcycle through the mountains, or standing in a river with a fly rod, I'm drawn to experiences that remind us to be fully present. Those moments, and the stories they hold, continue to shape both my life and my work.