About

Kind words…

• “They are the best photos I have ever had taken of my children. You even managed to get genuine smiles from my 8-year-old son. Will you remember us when you’re a famous photographer?”
  Buffy Adams
• “The pictures are fantastic and truly works of art. You captured the very best of Morgan.”
  Lisa Bell
• “Myra’s fun and easy demeanor made the photo shoot effortless, and the final product beautifully communicated the ‘me’ I want the world to see. Myra made me (a forty-something mom and business owner who doesn’t get much sleep) look like a million bucks.”
  Julie Maloney, JMI
• “All I have to say is WOW! The pictures are amazing! Thank you so much.”
  LeAnn Auer
• “Myra is one of the most talented photographers I’ve ever worked with. She has the unique ability to capture the human spirit. For our Festival, she collected hundreds of colorful moments reflecting the energy, joy and beauty of the Ann Arbor community.”
  Robb Woulfe, Executive Director
  Ann Arbor Summer Festival
• “We’re really happy with the way Myra’s candid photographs capture who we are and what happens at Greenhills. I think much of this has to do with the enthusiasm she brings to her work and how comfortable everyone was around her. Almost immediately after recent publications hit the mailboxes, we began hearing about how much people like the images.”
  Peter Fayroian, Head of School
  Greenhills School
• “Her eyes are so big and beautiful in these photographs. Myra, your work is the bomb!”
  Derek Mehraban
• “The photos are absolutely amazing — they’re stunning! We’re totally thrilled.”
  Kate Uleman

About Myra

Myra is currently exhibiting at
Kerrytown Market & Shops!
Next time you’re in the neighborhood, come check it out.
(Samples are displayed throughout the building.)

Myra profiled in Concentrate: Read the story.

I learned my way around cameras while studying design in college, and have used them to make artful records of special people, events, and places ever since. After the birth of my son, whatever time and energy I could muster were spent capturing his expressions and development — as well as his playmates’. Before long, it became abundantly clear to me that creating meaningful portraits for myself and others is what I love to do.

Since opening my studio in February 2006, I’ve been delighted to photograph hundreds of families, graduating seniors, and professionals. It’s been a whirlwind, a thrilling ride — never the same session twice.

An ongoing project close to my heart is capturing the behind-the-scenes and on-stage action of the Burns Park Players (since 2005) and the Pioneer Theatre Guild (since spring 2006). In 2007, I photographed the inaugural FestiFools parade (Street Theater Art Project), including the extensive puppet fabrication processes. I was also honored to be invited to shoot the Ann Arbor Summer Festival.

Before launching Myra Klarman Photography, I was a communication/web designer for 18+ years. For the last 12 of those years, I ran my own successful design studios (Myra Messing Design and Studio Mobius LLC) — serving such clients as Herman Miller, Steelcase, the University of Michigan, the University of California, Argus Associates, and the Nielsen Norman Group. I studied graphic design at the Philadelphia College of Art (now the University of the Arts), and earned my BFA in 1987.

I live in Ann Arbor with my supportive husband, Rich — who assists me on highly technical shoots — and our adorable son, Max — the cutest muse a photo mom could ask for.