Rob is a highly acclaimed photographer based in Los Angeles, where he creates images for fashion, advertising, editorial, portrait and residential architecture assignments. His work has appeared in Esquire, Los Angeles Magazine, Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly, Orange Coast Magazine, OC Weekly, Ventura Blvd. Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and numerous other online and print publications.

Rob’s innate conceptual skills and marketing prowess are evidenced by his work with clients such as City of Hope, Grammy Museum, Gucci, hp, Honda, JVC, Kaiser Permanente, Coldwell Banker, American Fitness & Nutrition Academy, Toshiba, Bank of America, EH National Bank, the Los Angeles Times, and others.

In addition to stock and assignment photography, Rob has a deep passion for developing photo documentary projects that visually convey an engaging narrative. His most recent projects include Obrigado Lisboa, Iceland Rocks, Dysfunctional Communication, Physical Education, Live-Work-Art, Pez On Earth and The Navajo View. All of these projects can be viewed from Rob's website: robsilverman.com. Rob is also the founder and chief creative officer of mushed peas, a boutique advertising, design and communications agency. Discover how inspired creativity can turn opportunity into potential by visiting mushedpeas.com.

Rob studied photography and design at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, and holds a Master of Arts in Mass Communication from California State University, Northridge.

Rob Silverman Photography - 1993 to present

• Traditional and digital photography for various advertising agencies, design
firms and publications, as well as client direct, including Coldwell Banker,
EH National Bank, Marina Del Rey Hospital, Grammy Museum, Gucci Timepieces, JVC Electronics, Orange Coast Magazine, and others.

• Create images for news stories, magazine features, websites, print ads,
annual reports, marketing materials, public service campaigns, and more.

• Teach photographic and design workshops to students of all ages. Topics include:
Lighting and Composition, Black & White Darkroom Techniques, The Digital Darkroom, Beginning Photography, Documentary Photography, Portrait Photography, and Adobe Creative Suite. Developed and refined curriculum in all of these areas.

• selected accounts •
American Fitness & Nutrition Academy, AGBU, Bank of America, EH National Bank, Gucci Timepieces, JVC Electronics, Coldwell Banker, Toshiba America, Princeton Graphics,
Kassouny Design, Tarman Design, Engle & Murphy, Esquire, Orange Coast Magazine, OC Weekly Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal


• education •
Cal State University, Northridge / M.A. Mass Communication: 2005
Barry University, Miami / B.P.S: 1989, Magna Cum Laude

• additional training •
Art Center College of Design, Pasadena / Photography: 1995 - 1996
Santa Fe Photographic Workshops / Advanced studio & location lighting: 1996

• skills •
Traditional and digital photography using 35mm, 2.25” & 4” x 5” cameras.
Black & White darkroom techniques: developing & printing.
Advanced studio and location lighting.
Adobe Creative Suite, Aperture, Capture 1, Microsoft Office

• recent exhibitions •
2006: SOLO - The Navajo View, Navajo Nation Museum, Window Rock, AZ
2006: GROUP - Small Works, I-5 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007: SOLO - A Day at the Beach, LA ArtCore, Los Angeles, CA
2008: SOLO - The Show, AW Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010: GROUP - So Still, I-5 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2011: SOLO - Pez on Earth, Vroman's, Pasadena, CA
2012: SOLO - Pez on Earth, Wine & Wall, San Francisco, CA
2014: SOLO - Physical Education, The Brewery, Los Angeles, CA
2015: GROUP - Dysfunctional Communication, I-5 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2015: SOLO - Dysfunctional Communication, The Brewery, Los Angeles, CA

• permanent collections •
2007: 
Carolyn Davine, Los Angeles, CA
Leslie Joyce, Miami, FL
2008:
Alicia Wachtel, Los Angeles, CA
2012:
Axel Shalson, Los Angeles, CA
2013:
Kaiser Permanente, Littleton, CO
Albert Camacho, Los Angeles, CA
Megan Hughes, Los Angeles, CA
2014:
Blake Baxter, Los Angeles, CA
Peter Chan, Los Angeles, CA
Erin Drummond, Los Angeles, CA
Scott Frentrop, Santa Monica, CA
Pedro Gutierrez, Los Angeles, CA
Inga Johnson, Los Angeles, CA
Richard Larese, Los Angeles, CA
Ben Shore, Los Angeles, CA
Sheila Weyland, Los Angeles, CA
2015:
Mary Fitzgerald, Los Angeles, CA
Felipe Velasquez, Los Angeles, CA
Lisa Kopenhefer, Manhattan Beach, CA
Ron Benbassat, Beverly Hills, CA
Brannon Braga, Los Angeles, CA
Andy Crouppen, St. Louis, MO
Dori Howard, Silverlake, CA
Molly Murray, Burbank, CA
Rebecca Sonnenshine, Los Angles, CA
John Winter, New York, NY