Morris Kagan Photography

I'll let my colleagues and my work speak for me"

“Morris Kagan is a photographer with the skills and experience to handle any subject he encounters. His well varied works include motion picture stills, landscapes, portraits, sports, people, animals, products, Holocaust survivors and their families just to name a few. His work speaks for itself, but what you can’t gather from these shots is what a pleasure Morris is to work with. He’s a consummate professional with a great attitude and that’s hard to find these days. He’s the real deal.”

-Dan Kneece, President, Society of Motion Picture Camera Operators

“Unlike many other photographers and artists, [Morris] possesses the ability to direct his eye to the exact

moment of perfection and not only create that image in his mind, but transfer that to his camera and to the

final product is, dare I use the word, astounding.”

- Stuart R. Simpson, Owner, Stuart Fine Art Gallery

“I adore Morrie Kagan’s photography. It explodes with the joy of life. There is vitality to his landscapes and his rich, bold printing that makes me want to celebrate.”

- Robert Primes, Director of Photography, Executive Board, American Society of Cinematographers

“To me, he is also the greatest photographer I have ever met, the Michelangelo of photography.”

- Professor Cornelius Schnauber, Director, Max Kade Institute, University of Southern California

Award-winning photographer/photojournalist, and long-time San Fernando Valley resident, Morris Kagan has spent many years assisting in the production of motion pictures, hard news coverage, sports, landscapes, nature, commercial photography and other related industries, both overseas and locally.

Morris (Morrie) has spent much of the past thirty plus years exploring particular aspects of Europe’s recent history.

· KCBS Television

· NBC Television, “Movie of the Week”

· Warner Brothers Inc.

· RKO Pavilion Pictures

· Los Angeles Philharmonic Association/Disney Hall-Hollywood Bowl (House Photographer)

· Children’s Museum of Los Angeles (House Photographer)

· Technical Academy Awards, Carl Zeiss Optics & Hasselblad Corporation, Germany

· Technical Academy Awards, Rank, Taylor, Hobson Ltd., Lechester, UK.

· Arriflex Corp., Munich Germany (American Cinematographer & International Photographer Magazines & Show Biz Expo)

· Den Pictures and Entertainment Securities Ltd., Overseas Film Group

· Firstborn Productions

· L.A. Filmco & A&L Graphico, Inc.

· Clairmont Camera, Inc.

· Canon motion picture lenses. Print Ads.

· Century 21 Realty Inc. (Corporate)

· Microsoft Corporation

· Seventeen Magazine

· Big Brothers

· The National Conference of Christians and Jews

· United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

· Encino Little League

· Balboa Park Soccer, AYSO

· Health Net

· Die Neue Zuriche Zeitung (Zurich Switzerland)

CONSULTANT TO:

· American Film Institute

· Fuji Film

· Nikon Corp.

· Tiffin Filters

LECTURED:

· USC Film School

· University of Innsbruck

· University of Salzburg

· Republikanischer Club, Vienna

· L.A. Unified Schools

· Beverly Hills Schools

· Technical Director and principal photographer, Second Generation’s Holocaust Survivors Oral Testimonies Project (Preceded Shoah Foundation’s Video Project)

· Encino-Tarzana Medical Center

Morris Kagan, a well known, award winning and extraordinary photographer, prides himself on producing only the finest. His experience spans nearly five decades over a wide range of photographic disciplines.

“From fires in the forests near Los Angeles, his world-class landscapes, to Hitler’s 100th Birthday in Braunau, Austria, to shooting from helicopters, to high-end portraiture and motion picture production, his images have captured history, stopped time and space. His work has been regularly published and exhibited and is recognized by his peers as a truly exceptional photographer. With decades of experience under his belt, there is no challenge that can’t be met.” “If it’s impossible, I’ll do it!”

I just plain love shooting images...simple as that