Jack Alterman, professional photographer

Jack is a native of Charleston, where he opened Alterman Studios in 1980. His interest in photography began in 1968 while serving in the Marine Corp. After his discharge in 1970 he went on to receive his technical training using the GI Bill at the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California.

His expertise includes aerial, industrial, catalogue and environmental photography as well as studio portraiture and travel essays. An award-winning wildlife photographer, he has traveled extensively in Africa, Asia and Europe. He contributes regularly to regional and national print publications.

Jack's work has been exhibited at the 2000 and 2002 Piccolo Spoleto Festivals in Charleston and at the Gibbes Museum of Art. One of his bodies of works is called A Few Familiar Faces which is a who's who of downtown characters. His photographs have been acquired by arts organizations and numerous private collections.

He founded the Center for Photography in 2002 to promote and teach the art and craft of photography, attracting a group of instructors from among the area's professional photographers.

In 2004, Jack developed and coordinated a multimedia exhibition that brought attention to Charleston's homeless population. Who Among Us featured more than 75 individual and group portraits by more than 30 professional photographers.

His 2005 one-man show, The Bridge Builders, showcases the diversity of the workers who constructed the new Cooper River Bridge in Charleston.

In the 2007 Piccolo Spoleto Festival, Jack had a one man show called Faces of the Lowcountry.

Cornices of Charleston

Cornices of Charleston is a unique collaboration between photographer Jack Alterman and painter Susan Romaine. By capturing the cornices of Charleston's unique architectural styles they have provided a new view of old familiar places. With an introduction by artist John Carroll Doyle and a foreword by author and historian Harlan Greene the context of what you are seeing springs to life as you 'fly' down the streets of Charleston. 

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