In this edition of “Behind the Lens”, Alex Federowicz interviews editorial and commercial photographer Michael Rubenstein, who’s back to work after a recent motorcycle accident.
The shift to photography wasnʼt a natural one for Michael. He recalled a meeting with Oregonian photographer Faith Cathcart for a critique on his early portfolio which left him with less than encouraging advice. “It was awful, it was terrible…she told me that I didnʼt have a chance” he recalled her words “ʻNot everyone can do this, you should try something else.ʼ”
Michael Rubenstein is a commercial and editorial photographer who has recently returned to a lovely apartment in Brooklyn after spending two and a half years photographing South Asia. Michael’s work has appeared in Mother Jones, BusinessWeek, Time, Time Asia, The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
Michael Rubenstein is a freelance photographer with Redux Pictures and is located in Mumbai, India. Rubenstein previously worked as a contract and freelance photographer for the Oregonian in Portland, Oregon. Rubenstein has an environmental studies degree from Prescott College in Prescott, Arizona and studied photojournalism in the graduate program at Ohio University.
This is the first segment in a four-part series on international photography.
Michael Rubenstein is a photojournalist based in Mumbai, India. He enjoys long walks on the beach, 100% humidity, incredibly large crowds and odors of unknown origin.
