Robyn Selman
Director of Photography @ Forbes Magazine / Based in New York City, New York
Robyn Selman is the Director of Photography at Forbes Magazine and The Forbes Photography Collection since 2012. She is also the VP of Product Development at The New York Institute of Photography since 2013. Foremerly, she was the...
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Focus:
Creative Director, Director of Photography
About
Available in: New York City, New York
Focused on:
Creative Director, Director of Photography
Languages Spoken: English
Years of experience: More than 10
Robyn Selman is the Director of Photography at Forbes Magazine and The Forbes Photography Collection since 2012. She is also the VP of Product Development at The New York Institute of Photography since 2013. Foremerly, she was the director of photography at Corbis. With 25 years of experience in high-end commercial and editorial media creation for leading brands—Robyn Selman is a Photo Director, and Creative Director with a vision that bridges creative and business goals.
Statement:
The wonderful thing about being a photo director is that you bring your eye and production experience to a changing landscape. Unlike photographers who may specialize in animals, golf courses or portraits of CEOs, a photo director has the pleasure of hovering over myriad specialties and borrowing techniques and styles from each to make something new every time.
Photography is a team effort and I have had the honor of working with some of the world’s most spellbinding photographers and producers. We have traveled the world on behalf of the large and powerful and the small upstart. All of whom have been given the same effort and, to a one, have been delighted in unexpected ways. Advertising, editorial, travel, pharma, food, foundation, photo essay—all work is a treasure.
I take particular pride in numerous Communication Arts Awards for Photo Direction, continuous work for 20 years, teams that have given me the highest reviews and helped me bring in jobs on deadline and under budget. I am especially grateful for grand editorial assignments like Forbes@100 and The Gates Foundation, and for living in a time where visual language trumps all.
Cover Portrait of Robyn Selman by Michael Prince.
Statement:
The wonderful thing about being a photo director is that you bring your eye and production experience to a changing landscape. Unlike photographers who may specialize in animals, golf courses or portraits of CEOs, a photo director has the pleasure of hovering over myriad specialties and borrowing techniques and styles from each to make something new every time.
Photography is a team effort and I have had the honor of working with some of the world’s most spellbinding photographers and producers. We have traveled the world on behalf of the large and powerful and the small upstart. All of whom have been given the same effort and, to a one, have been delighted in unexpected ways. Advertising, editorial, travel, pharma, food, foundation, photo essay—all work is a treasure.
I take particular pride in numerous Communication Arts Awards for Photo Direction, continuous work for 20 years, teams that have given me the highest reviews and helped me bring in jobs on deadline and under budget. I am especially grateful for grand editorial assignments like Forbes@100 and The Gates Foundation, and for living in a time where visual language trumps all.
Cover Portrait of Robyn Selman by Michael Prince.