About the Photographic Artist:
Ben Lavitt co-founded Astra Photo Service, the first custom photo lab in Chicago, and is looked upon
as the "Grandfather" of the industry. He sold his lab and took the reins for twenty-one years as president of Gamma
Photo Labs, Midwest's largest commercial photo lab.
Based on his many years of experience in advertising and
photography, Ben has served on numerous photo-judging panels, conducted seminars, and is a consultant to publishers and
writers on the uses of photography in their publications. Beyond his proven business acumen, Ben is blessed with
a keen eye for composition and pictorial content that has allowed him the opportunity to personally print for
some of the country's top photographers, including Ansel Adams, David Eisenstad, Burt Glinn, Art Shay, Archie
Lieberman, and others.
After leaving Gamma, he consulted with
other companies in the photographic arena for several years. Recently, Ben made the decision to devote more time
to his photographic art. He has integrated traditional photography and digital imaging into his photography to make it an
art form.
His Photographic Art have taken hold quickly and are already in retail locations and used by a number of Fortune
500 companies. He has won top honors in art
competitions and is in many corporate and private collections.
