I'm a photographer with a passion for capturing the spaces we live, work, and create in — specializing in architecture, interior design, and portrait photography. My studio is located in Westchester, NY, but you’ll mostly find me working on location throughout New York, Connecticut, and often California — or wherever an interesting project takes me.

True to my German roots, I bring precision, efficiency, and a love for attention to detail to every project. I personally handle all retouching because, it’s an essential part of my creative process. It defines my product.

People often ask me what I love about photography. It's the chance to meet and collaborate with creative people I probably would have never crossed paths with otherwise — from actors and designers to TV personalities and other industry creatives — and to craft something exciting and striking together.

Here’s a little backstory: I was born and raised in Germany, where I earned a degree in management and business at LMU in Munich. My previous career was a wild adventure in the film industry, marketing and producing feature films. Always on the hunt for the next box-office hit. But photography was calling (… it’s actually a much longer story and can‘t be told without a few cocktails … ), and in 2002, I swapped Munich for New York and dove into studying photography at the ICP in Manhattan. I haven’t looked back since — every shoot is a blend of creativity and a little good old-fashioned German engineering precision.

Let’s create together.

Ten questions / ten answers:

1. What inspires my photography? - Expressionist painters
2. Favorite architectural style? - Post-war modernism
3. Coffee or tea? - Coffee (black)
4. Favorite piece of gear? - Ricoh GRIII
5. Most rewarding part of a shoot? - Seeing it come together in post-production
6. One word to describe your work style? - Calm
7. Dream project location? - Anywhere with mountains
8. Favorite way to relax? - Go for a run
9. Go-to guilty pleasure TV show or movie? - Deal or No Deal Island (currently)
10. Most memorable concert or music experience? - Wagner's Meistersinger … don’t worry … studio vibes are EDM/House :-)


CLIENTS / PUBLICATIONS

AARP・abc・ BBC News ・Bilotta Kitchen・Brain & Life Magazine・California Closets・Cottages & Gardens・DIGO・Advertising Agency・Domino・ Empire City Casino・Forbes Magazine・ Hirshson Architecture+Design・House Beautiful ・IAC・ IBM・ IONA College ・Los Angeles Times ・Martha Stewart ・Mercy College ・New York Medical College・ New York Times ・People Magazine・ Philadelphia Magazine・Random House ・Real Simple ・Streetworks Studio ・The Real Deal ・Vanity Fair ・Wall Street Journal・Westchester Home ・Westchester Magazine ・White Plains Hospital

EXHIBITIONS

2019 - ArtsWestchester - Modern Families - White Plains, NY
2015 - Claudine Maidique Gallery - Dark Interiors - Yonkers, NY
2015 - ArtsWestchester - Revisiting Arcadia - White Plains, NY 
2015 - ArtsWestchester - Through the Decades - White Plains, NY

AWARDS

2015 - APA|NY Winner Category: Architecture & Landscape

Member of APA


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Stefan Radtke | Studio is located in the Ernest Simons Building, a historic shirt factory building from 1876, in Port Chester, NY.

 
 
 

Stefan Radtke
studio@stefanradtke.com
(914) 439-2953

168A Irving Ave, Suite 200H
Port Chester, NY 10573

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