Eli Meir Kaplan is a photographer and director who became interested in visual media after his parents brought home an early black and white video camera. Eli's first of many videos on the camera was a stop-motion battle between He-Man and Skeletor, which he made when he was four years old.

Eli’s longstanding interest in the visual arts, storytelling, and meeting new people led him to documentary photography. He draws from his documentary background to capture genuine, aspirational, and intimate moments from the human experience in the work he does today.

Eli lives in Washington, DC with his wife and two daughters and has been told that he's fun to work with.

Clients:

AARP, Bank of America, CDC, Children's National Health System, Comcast, Giant Food, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Lansinoh, Music & Arts, PBS, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Sunrise Senior Living, Total Wine & More, USPS, Victor Stanley

Agencies:

August Lang & Husak, Hill Holliday, HZDG, ICF, MGH, Ogilvy & Mather, Partners + Napier, RP3, The Team, SmithGifford, Worldgroup Retail

Editorial:

AARP, The Atlantic, Autoweek, Bicycling, British Airways High Life, Car and Driver, Dwell, Essence, Metropolis, Mindful, Money, O, The Oprah Magazine, Outside, Pentagram, Runner's World, The Hollywood Reporter, Smithsonian Magazine, Surface, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, WIRED, Zoom-Zoom

Recognition:

American Advertising Awards-DC

American Photography

Communication Arts Photography Annual

Eddie Adams Workshop

Lürzer's Archive 200 Best Ad Photographers Worldwide

PDN Photography Annual

Reportage by Getty Images Emerging Talent

Press: