photographs of New York

h1>. His photos of New York can be seen on his website: Photography New York. He has had six books published including Manhattan Architecture, New York Architecture, and Panoramic New York. He is well known for his New York stock images which capture photographs of Manhattan, and New York skyline images . New York photography has been his passion since his early days as an architect. New York skyscrapers and New York skylines are his focus and he has created a body of Manhattan stock images, panoramic photos of New York and other stock photos of New York.

Richard Berenholtz received his master's degree in architecture from Columbia University in 1974 and spent 10 years as a designer working for major New York City firms including I.M. Pei and Partners. During that time, his hobby of photography became a passion leading to three one-man shows of his black and white work in New York galleries.
Richard left architecture in 1984 to pursue a full-time career as a commercial photographer, specializing in architecture, landscapes and cityscapes. His work evolved from black and white to color, and he started using a panoramic camera to capture breathtakingly wide views of the city he loves so much, New York. In 1986 he was chosen by the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island Foundation to be the official photographer for the Statue's centennial celebration.
Richard Berenholtz has had six books published: The first, Manhattan Architecture, was printed in five languages and sold over 50,000 copies. The second, Inside New York, was produced in hardcover as well as paperback, and is still in print. The third, Panoramic New York, is now in it’s fourth printing. The fourth, New York New York, is the largest photography book ever done on the city, and is now available in a mini-edition, which has sold more than 100,000 copies to date. It has also been published in French, and Italian. The fifth book was New York Architecture. And his sixth book, New York Deco, originally published in 2005, will be re-released in a deluxe edition in the fall of 2008.
Publishers Weekly, in a review on New York New York wrote: "Even the most jaded photo connoisseur will find Berenholtz’s full skyline panoramas breathtaking." And Time Out New York said: "From its arresting close-ups to its glorious panoramic skylines, the book is a tour de force that defies superlatives."
In 2006 Richard created the photographs for the NYC 2012 Olympic Games bid book, which were again used by the New York Olympic Committee for the final presentation in Singapore. His photographs were also chosen to represent New York City in the International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale in 2006.
During the past 24 years, Mr. Berenholtz has produced what is considered to be one of the most comprehensive collections of contemporary photographs of New York City.