ABOUT US

Steve Dreyer is a fine art photographer based in New York City and Eastern Long Island, New York. His work is regularly shown in juried and group exhibits and is on display in fine art galleries. His photography is represented by Gallery 71 (www.gallery71.com), The Works Gallery, and is available at Saatchi Art. Steve’s images were selected for the production set of the popular series “The Affair” on the Showtime television network.

“Making images is one of my greatest passions. It allows me to experience my surroundings and use my imagination. For me, it’s a vehicle for capturing the beauty of a place or object, a feeling, a thought, an activity and others’ interactions with their world. A photograph is a moment in time that provides us with a recording, that once passed, is a keepsake for us to relish forever.”

- Steve Dreyer

Like many of today’s fine art photographers, Steve originally used film and a darkroom to create his images. He eventually transitioned to digital cameras and processing to make his stylized photographs - always acknowledging that vision, composition, lighting and the story to be told is more important to the art than the tools to create it. He is of the school and is inspired by the work of other photographers such as Steve McCurry, Ansel Adams, Edward Weston and Michael Kenna.

  • “Room & Board” in East Hampton, 7/26/2025
    “The Visual Space” at Ashawagh Hall, 6/27 - 6/29/2025
    “The Artist’s Perspective” at the Salmagundi Club, 11/5 - 11/15/2024
    “New York City Icons” at Gracie Mansion, 4/8 - 5/2/2024
    November through January 2024 shows at Gallery71, Works Gallery
    ”New York City”, The Affordable Art Fair, The Metropolitan Building, NYC
    ”Works”, Watermill Museum, 7/2023 - 8/2023
    ”Montauk on the Green”, 8/2023
    “New York City in Black and White”, Gallery71, 2016 - Current
    “New York and Paris”, Works Gallery, (11/17 - 2/28/22)
    “New York Light & Shadow”, Gallery 71 (10/5 - 10/30/2021), book signing
    “Images of New York”, Loupe Digital, (to be announced)
    “Holiday Show”, Gallery 71 (12/19 through 2/20)
    “I Love New York” Gallery 71 Summer Show (beginning June 27, 2019)
    “Light and Shadow”, The Works Gallery, New York (through June 2019)
    "Horizons", Artists Alliance of East Hampton, NY, 2018
    "Inspired by Rothko", Works Gallery, New York, NY 2018
    "New York Urbanscapes", Gallery 71, New York, NY, 2017-2018
    "Points of View from the Circle", Upstream Gallery, Hastings, NY, 2017
    "Presence of Light", Works Gallery, New York, NY, 2016
    ”Urbanscapes”, Gallery 71, New York, NY, 2015-2016
    ”Images of Asia”, Westchester Community College, NY, 2015
    "Photography Takes Over", Upstream Gallery, Hastings, NY, 2015
    "Photography History and Process", Carriage Barn Arts Center, CT, 2015
    "A Textured New York", Riverfront Gallery, Yonkers, NY 2014
    "Urbanscapes", Works Gallery, New York, NY, 2014
    "New York Reimagined", Marina Yashina Gallery, Cold Spring, NY 2014
    "Transform the Norm", The Library Gallery, Ossining, NY 2014
    "Here, There, and Everywhere Else", Riverfront Gallery, Yonkers, NY 2013
    "Here, There, and Everywhere" at The Rye Arts Center, Rye, NY 2013
    "Tranquility" at Wells Fargo Bank, Rhinebeck, NY 2013
    "Photographers on Location", The Rye Arts Center, Rye, NY 2012
    "Occupy Wall Street", International Center for Photography, 2012
    "Living Color", Riverwinds Gallery, Beacon, NY, 2012
    "Tis More Than Just Green", Yonkers, NY, 2012
    "Depot Art Exhibit", Artist's Association Exhibit, Montauk, Long Island, 2011
    "Member Exhibit", Ashawahg Hall, 2011
    "These Streets I Walk", The Schoolhouse Gallery, 2010
    "On the Green", Montauk Juried Art Show, 2010
    "Person to Person", Westchester Council on the Arts, 2010
    "Member Exhibits", Guild Hall of East Hampton, NY, 2008 - 2010
    "Editor Selection", National Geographic Magazine, 2009

  • Leica Society International
    American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) 
    East End Photographers Group
    Montauk Artists Association
    Judge for the Armonk Art Show
    Red Circle PhotoArts, LLC (founder of this photographer's collective)
    Westchester Council on the Arts
    The Schoolhouse Theater and Gallery (Board Member)
    Rye Arts Center
    Croton Artists Association 
    National Association of Photoshop Professionals