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The Stories that Can be Told Through Photography

Arthur Meyerson is a Nikon Legend Behind the Lens.

When he was asked to evaluate his own work, Arthur Meyerson said, "One of the things I've always tried to do in taking pictures, whether they're for a client or myself, is to say the most with the least, kind of like a short-story writer.... That's why I think my work succeeds: the pictures always seem to be about something; they're more than just records of the moment."

In his career, Arthur has photographed for annual reports, corporate brochures, national advertising campaigns and editorial illustration as well as for stock sales and assignments for, among others, National Geographic and The New York Times.

"I like to mix it up," Arthur says. "On a commercial level, I've always tried to avoid boxing myself in because I never wanted to work for just one type of client or one type of industry. I love the fact that one day the phone call can be to do a portrait shot, the next day to travel to some exotic place, the day after that to do something more mundane. I never know what's coming next, and I thrive on that."

And, of course, he adds, "I thrive on the fact that the phone keeps ringing."

Arthur began to establish his career in Houston in the 1970s during the boom days of big oil. "There were many graphic design firms here producing great work, and they needed pictures to work with." But right from the start, he refused to limit himself to images that documented the growth and development of an area and a lifestyle. "I began to look elsewhere to do other types of photography," he says. Soon he was making trips to New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Atlanta. "I knew at some point, I wanted to shoot for a national company, a Coca Cola, a Nike, companies like that, and I went to those cities and showed my work to agencies, design firms, magazines, anybody who bought photography. I wanted my name and my work in front of them."

What he showed them was his personal work as well as his commercial images, because it was the personal photographs that showed the breadth of his interests and his talent. "If you haven't done it, you're just talking about it," Arthur says. "It's the fishing story, only 'You should have seen the one that got away' becomes 'You should see the picture I can take.' Well, you've got to take the picture to show them what you can do."