For the past 25 years, Isaac has had freelance assignments, as a photographer, Photoshop, and lighting instructor – teaching young office workers basic photo and lighting skills. Isaac currently works as a Product Photographer at B&H Photo in Manhattan, and resides in Montclair, NJ. He enters photo exhibits in the New Jersey- New York area. He enjoys bicycling with The Bicycling Touring Club of North Jersey, and making playlists from his sizeable music collection.

Isaac Stackell was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1953. He was introduced to Photography as an art and discipline in high school. While attending SUNY at Plattsburgh, New York, he combined writing and photography for local publications, and theater and photography for the Theater Department. When not performing onstage, he photographed scenes and actors. He minored in Photography and Theater.

From the bottom up in the workforce of Advertising Photography, he learned large format black and white film development, color correction, job coordination, styling, and customer service. 8×10 film cameras were the main tools, retouching done by hand on the film. He photographed house wares, jewelry, books, models, executives, and home appliances. Isaac emerged from this crucible fourteen years later to open his own studio.

Isaac and a partner started Horizon Photographics in a raw space in what is now Dumbo, and then moved it to the Union Square area. By the time he folded Horizon, he’d been using Photoshop and Quark Xpress, and the Phase One digital camera back. His work has appeared in dozens of catalogs, textbooks and greeting cards.

PREVIOUS EXHIBITS
2019 – Southeast Center for Photography, Greenville, SC: Flora
One entry: “Ohio Treepatch”

2019 – Park Ridge Library, Park Ridge, NJ
Solo Show, 35 images ranging 30 years, three images sold:
“Blood from a Stone”, “Sunset from the Standard Hotel”

2019 – Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
Annual Multimedia Exhibit, one entry: “Orchid Eat”

2019 – Gallery 14, Hopewell, NJ
Juried Show, one entry: “Tissue in the Morning Light”

2018 – Barn Gallery, Ringwood Manor Association of the Arts Ringwood State Park
Annual Members Exhibit, Juried Show
Two entries: “Moonrise”, “Harriman Park Outcrop Tree”

2018 – Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA: Reflections: Thru the Lens Exhibit
One entry: “Red Sky Morning”

2018 – West Orange Art Council, West Orange, NJ: Art From The Heart Exhibit
One entry: “Breakheart”

2017 – Watchung Fine Arts Gallery, Watchung, NJ
One entry: “Art Overload”

2014 – Ridgewood Public Library, Ridgewood, NJ: Solo Exhibit “Into the Mist”

2013 – Barn Gallery, Ringwood Manor Association of the Arts
Ringwood State Park, NJ Annual Members’ Exhibition and Fall Exhibit, one entry Second Prize, Photography: “Niagara Falls Footpath”

2011 – ZGM Fine Arts Gallery, Buffalo, NY
35 entries, Two person exhibit

2010 – Climate Gallery Queens, NY -“Focal Resolution_1”
3 entries, 100+ artists, mixed media
Juried Exhibit, Featured Artist Citation for Photography

2009 – Agora Gallery, Chelsea, NYC – “Altered States of Reality”
7 entries, multi-artist photo exhibit

2009 – SMP Digital Gallery, Chelsea, NYC “Alternate Visions”
Solo Exhibit: 60 entries