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Professional
Events
Portraits
Journalism, Design, etc .
Photos from YOUR event
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Fine Art
Exhibits & Essays
Notable Sales

Other Stuff
Bio, Resume, and Freelancing
Northern Manhattan
Arts Alliance (NoMAA)
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		Ian & DawnMarie I met Ian and DawnMarie when I had a photo booth at Northern Manhattan’s Medieval Festival in 2002. He remembered me and, when he decided to pop the question to DawnMarie on the Learning Channel TV show “Perfect Proposal,” he asked me play a central role. After she said yes, I photographed their beach side wedding in Cancun.
Weddings-Candid	Weddings-Formal

	Other Celebrations

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		Adolfo Carrion, Jr. I’ve been hired to photograph Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion, Jr. many times over the years, providing the opportunity to compose an ongoing portrait of his time in office.
General Portraits	Political Portraits

Journalism, Commercial, Design, etc. Return to top


The New York Times	Clients	Design	Lucky Strike Photographs of New York City for a European-based ad campaign.

The Manhattan Times
I have worked at Northern Manhattan’s bilingual community newspaper since October 2002. I've held just about every position possible at the paper and am currently Associate Publisher. These are some of my photos that have been published.

Covers

Photos

Exhibits & Essays Return to top

Along the Way
Scenes from the journey.
My life's work.
Exhibited: Rio Gallery
NYC, fall 2006.

Absorbed
Our fascination with water.
Exhibited: Java 'N Jazz
NYC, summer 2003.

The Europeans
From Grand Tours in 1999 & 2002,
with thoughts of Robert Frank.
Exhibited: SOHO Photo Gallery,
NYC, spring 2000.

Unseen Uptown
Unexpected scenes found in
Northern Manhattan.
Exhibited: Russ Berrie Medical Science Pavilion and Uptown Arts Stroll, NYC, fall/winter 2003.


Structure The shape of things.	Chicago Union Station: After the Rush Exhibited: Chicago Architecture Foundation, winter 1998.	Incident The compelling beauty of markings left by the accidental encounters of things.

99-cent Store Still Life
Contstructons from local discount stores.

To the Republic For Which it Stands . . .
Begun in 1996, my ongoing documentary on
how we display the American Flag.
Published: The New York Times, May 2001
& The Boston Globe, July 1997
Exhibited: City Council Member Robert
Jackson’ s Office, NYC, summer 2005;
Starbucks, NYC, summer 2004;
Cornelia Street Café, NYC, summer 2001

Notable Sales Return to top

Notable Sales
As a photographer who frequently exhibits publicly in Manhattan, my images have garnered the attention of many notable individuals. Without naming names, these are the photos that have been purchased by well-known folks and their claims to fame.

Bio, Resume and Freelancing Return to top

Biography

Mike Fitelson has explored the world through photography for 16 years.

Fitelson, 38, first picked up a camera with professional intent after taking several anthropology courses at the University of California at Santa Cruz. This led him on a photojournalistic course, including the last five years at Northern Manhattan’s weekly bilingual community newspaper, the Manhattan Times, where he is currently the associate publisher. His editorial work has also appeared in The New York Times, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, and Listín Diario, based in the Dominican Republic.

As a freelance photographer, Fitelson has been hired by corporations, organizations, and individuals for promotional, documentary, and event photography. He has expanded his photography business to include design and layout work, including annual reports.

Fitelson’s personal work, often underscored by an abstract or fantasy element, includes projects on the European Grand Tour, people’s fascination with water, the American Flag, self-portraits in New York City, and, his ongoing work, “Unseen Uptown,” documenting Northern Manhattan where he lives, and “Incident,” celebrating the compelling beauty of markings left by the accidental encounters of things.

For the past several years, Fitelson has worked with other artists to help build the arts community in Inwood and Washington Heights, helping to lay the foundation for the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance, founded in 2007. June 2008 will feature the sixth annual Uptown Arts Stroll, which he co-founded.

Fitelson was born in Oakland, CA, and has studied photography at UC Santa Cruz, UC Extension, Columbia College Chicago, and LaGuardia Community College. He lives in Washington Heights in Northern Manhattan with his wife.

Freelancing

Fitelson is available for freelance photography for your event, portrait, or promotion. All photography is done digitally: clients receive a disk of high resolution images, the option of having them posted on a private Web page, and proof sheets. Please email Mike for additional information: mike@mikefitelson.com

Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA) Return to top

		Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA) Over the past five years I have worked with others to build the Northern Manhattan arts community, including the launch of NoMAA in 2007. Throughout, I have photographed this growing scene.
Links Return to top
Professional relationships Fellow photographers and artists Photographic resources Other folks of note Professional relationships (Return to Links) (Return to top) The Manhattan Times The bilingual community newspaper of Washington Heights and Inwood, where I have worked in every role including my present position as associate publisher . Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance NoMAA was founded in 2007 to support artists and arts organizations in Washington Heights and Inwood and serve as a catalyst in the ongoing cultural and economic development of Northern Manhattan. I’ve played a role in its creation and ongoing growth. NoMa Photo Group An inspiring and talented gang of photographers based in Northern Manhattan who work collaboratively. Our work is posted together on this flickr site, including pieces of our documentary project on Manhattanville, a section of Harlem that is being redeveloped by Columbia University Fellow photographers and artists (Return to Links) (Return to top) Christopher Auger-Dominguez www.auger-dominguez.com Evi Abeler www.eviabeler.com Sirin Samman http://newyork.blogphotography.com Robert Polanco www.polancorobert.com Steven Day www.stevendayny.com Rober Cain www.robertcain.info/photography Elizabeth Borda www.lightstalkers.org/curiosa Lenny Garcia www.lennygarciaphotography.com/ Maggie Clarke www.maggieclarke.com Anthony Francis www.yessy.com/brantstudios Rich Herrera www.RichHerrera.com www.flickr.com/photos/logik101 Simeon Gilmer simeongilmer.com Greg Brophy gregbrophyphotography.com Peter Ferko www.peterferko.com/ Aritsts Unite www.artistsunite-ny.org Photographic resources (Return to Links) (Return to top) Strobist The only flash photography training you’ll ever need. You’ll start chimping before you know it. New York Art Support Advice and resources on breaking into the New York City art market Zenfolio A great Web resource for photographers: upload files up to 10MB, unlimited storage space, the ability to back end your business to a print shop seamlessly, and a great presentation to boot. All of the photos for this site are hosted there. If you sign up, please tell them you heard about it from my referral code: KJ1-NRF-CFR. Gallery Hopper A blog about New York’s galleries devoted to photography. Other folks of note (Return to Links) (Return to top) Danny and Bethany The blog run by my brother and his wife. Includes my bro’s top 50 films with thoughtful insight on why they stirred his soul. WaHI Online The site that serves as the introduction to Washington Heights and Inwood for many folks. Great chat rooms. Inwoodite A wry blog witth a keen eye for what’s happening in Inwood, the northernmost neighborhood of Manhattan.

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Portraits Return to top

Journalism, Commercial, Design, etc. Return to top

Exhibits & Essays Return to top

Notable Sales Return to top

Bio, Resume and Freelancing Return to top

Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA) Return to top

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