I am based in Los Angeles and New York, and shoot worldwide.

I am lucky to be the embedded journalist in my friends' adventures.

Commercial clients include Apple, Infiniti, MGM Grand, The Republic of Taiwan, Yogaworks, Gensler, Belvedere Vodka, Patron Tequila and Canon.

Published in Big Magazine (cover), Flash Art, Art Forum, Urb Magazine, UrbanDaddy and other print and online publications.

Fine art collaborations with Katy Schimert have been exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art, MoCA, and the Tate Modern, and museums and galleries worldwide.

Photofilm video created for Jem has been viewed over 2,500,000 times.

 

Clients say:
"My portrait is intense and very human, which is rare to see nowadays.”
- Jean Grand-Maitre, Artistic Director of the Alberta Ballet.

"I have never seen my country the way that you photographed it. You made me want to go back and visit and try to see those things with my own eyes.”
- Republic of Taiwan / Taiwan Travel Bureau

"The best word to describe working with Saam is “effortless.” You spend an afternoon with this incredibly smart and funny guy, and leave with disc full of amazing photos.

Being photographed by Saam brought to mind some of the masters I’ve been lucky enough to work with, in that his is lit flawlessly and he has the very rare ability to make you feel like the most beautiful person on the planet.”
- Suzanne Lanza , Actress and Model, Victoria’s Secret, Vogue

 

Other work:
creative director website
photofilms
broadcast design & advertising