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87	<p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><p class="ql-align-center"><img src="https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000mj8GSr1.yO0/s/500/I0000mj8GSr1.yO0.jpg" width="500"> <img src="https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000RT_QPAJl.tY/s/500/I0000RT_QPAJl.tY.jpg" width="500"></p><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><p class="ql-align-center">I’m a corporate communications and architectural photographer with a passion for capturing stories of <strong>people and places</strong>.</p><p class="ql-align-center">Based in Washington, DC and traveling as needed, I’ve built on a background in photojournalism to document placemaking in all its forms.</p><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong style="border-width: medium; border-style: none; text-align: center; cursor: default;">Placemaking + Urban&nbsp;Development</strong></p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong>Architecture + Construction</strong></p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong>Transit + Mobility</strong></p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong>People at Work + at Play</strong></p><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><p class="ql-align-center">Blending my storytelling, people, and architectural work, my focus is on collaborating with firms and organizations involved in urban and community development, such as developers, architectural/design firms, construction companies, and organizations that support neighborhood residential and business activity. By combining my experience photographing people and architecture, I create engaging storytelling images that amplify my clients' marketing messages.</p><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><p class="ql-align-center">In addition to traditional single-image photography, I specialize in creating multi-exposure composite photographs as part of my&nbsp;<em>Coming &amp; Going</em>&nbsp;series—time-lapse inspired images that reveal how people move through and engage with public space in a single frame.</p><p class="ql-align-center">Clients are drawn to this approach for its ability to clearly illustrate active, well-designed and well-used environments—from public parks and civic or educational facilities to transportation hubs and ke

87y neighborhood intersections. These images convey not just what a place looks like, but how it functions and feels as real people utilize the space.  For an example, see this<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/samkittnerphotographer_activated-transit-in-historic-union-station-activity-7424149637164425217-vGG_?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAAAEDJ7QBwR3B3zh5J0sRhqgKO5ELAgnZZ64" target="_blank">&nbsp;LinkedIn post</a>&nbsp;featuring an image I created on assignment for Union Station in Washington, DC. Many of the large-scale “big view” images on my website are produced using this technique.</p><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><p class="ql-align-center">My clients come from every corner of the built environment. Whether owners, developers, marketing departments, non-profits, or media outlets, I work closely to understand their goals and needs. From the first inquiry to image delivery, I work with you to understand the purpose of the project to capture the essential story being photographed and support your marketing messages via compelling, meaningful, and appealing imagery.</p><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><p class="ql-align-center">I'm experienced working in sensitive and high-profile environments, from active construction sites to school classrooms or locations with global executives and major media personalities.&nbsp;&nbsp;I recognize a great commercial photography experience is about service and product, and work closely with all the stakeholders to ensure an understanding of your goals and a successful outcome.&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><p class="ql-align-center"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwp9nFbDlLw" target="_blank"><strong>30 Minutes With Sam Kittner</strong></a></p><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><p class="ql-align-center">Check my 2025 presentation to APA-DC where I speak about my about my lifelong journey in photography.</p><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong>Beyond My Work</strong></p><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><p class="ql-align-center">I enjoy living in Takoma Park, MD, a vibrant and walkable community that reminds me in ways of my small-town life growing up in North Carolina. My partner, <a href="https://www.bobbikittner.com/Artist.asp?ArtistID=50813&amp;Akey=A5VYH5M3&amp;ajx=1" target="_blank">Bobbi Kittner</a>, is a talented graphic designer who now focuses on her fantastic art practice and manages <a href="https://www.kittnerstudio.com" target="_blank">our gallery store</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Together, we are proud parents of our sons Max and Joe.</p><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><p class="ql-align-center">I’ve photographed people riding on bike lanes for urban transit projects for years. I recently purchased an e-bike and am enjoying taking long rides around the DC area now seeing familiar places from a new perspective.</p><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><p class="ql-align-center">As a lifelong UNC Tar Heels Basketball fan, one of my highlights was having a Poli-Sci class with <strong style="cursor: default;">Michael Jordan</strong> during our freshman year of college when Carolina won a National Championship. I would be thrilled to share the full story over a beer with you sometime.</p><p><br></p><p class="ql-align-center"><img src="https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Ct9j1CWSKfk/s/500/I0000Ct9j1CWSKfk.jpg"></p><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong style="cursor: default;">Michael Jordan, 1985 after his rookie season in the NBA. I made this picture for venerable Chapel Hill, NC restaurant Time Out.</strong></p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong style="cursor: default;">Yes, those are first generation Air Jordans!</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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