Experience
Michael Shekhar
Photography found me before I found it. Growing up in Barcelona, I was captivated by the way golden-hour light painted the streets, how a single ray through a cathedral window could hold the weight of centuries. I picked up my first camera at sixteen and haven't put it down since.
After completing my BFA in Visual Arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, I apprenticed under world-renowned portrait photographer Marcus Delacroix in Paris for three years. His philosophy — that the greatest portraits are conversations, not captures — became the foundation of everything I do.
Today, Lumière Photography serves clients across New York, London, Paris, and beyond. I lead a team of three dedicated photographers, each trained to approach every frame with patience, intention, and profound respect for the moment.
"Light is the language. Emotion is the story. Every photograph I take is a bridge between the two."