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DAVID MAX
San Diego Photographer
Weddings/Events/Portraiture/Commercial
Serving La Jolla, Del Mar & Rancho Santa Fe

San Diego photographer / I.A.T.S.E cinematographer and S.D.S.U Professor David Max Steinberg prides himself on offering extraordinary event photography and videography services. He brings a level of expertise and attention to detail that the discriminating photography clients he enjoys working for demand.
Working between homes in La Jolla and Martha’s Vineyard, David enjoys a reputation for consistently delivering remarkably intimate, “no nonsense” photojournalism.
Of equal importance, David has a reputation for setting busy people at ease.
He recently covered the wedding of Warner Brothers “Smallville” star Tom Welling, and he has filmed or photographed celebrities including Hillary & Bill Clinton, Donald Fagen, Lee Ritenour, Abe Vigoda, Thelonious Monk, Earl “Fatha” Hines, jazz altoist Charles McPherson, Dr. Robert Reich, “Kiss” Singer Paul Stanley, singer/songwriter James Taylor, TV producer Larry David, Kathleen Kennedy, Art Buchwald, Walter Cronkite and many, many others. His low-key, efficient portraiture style has earned him a national reputation among high-end show business, political and corporate clients.
David Max (David Max Steinberg) is an adjunct faculty member at SDSU, where he teaches filmmaking, cinematography & lighting.
He welcomes location and fashion portraiture assignments, event photography of all kinds (including weddings and corporate functions), and he operates La Jolla’s only studio offering multi-format still photography and digital video production under one roof.
He shares this secret to his approach: “focus on the intimate and capture the decisive moment with grace, and an eye for style” TM.
David is an experienced advertising, architectural, architecture, author, baby, beauty, beverage, black and white, business, catalog, CD cover, child, commercial, contemporary, corporate, cosmetic, dance, editorial, editorial fashion, executive, executive portrait, fashion, fitness, food, food and beverage, glamour, headshot, head shot, hip hop, hotel, industrial, interior design, jewelry, kids, lingerie, location, magazine, model, music, musician, people, portfolio, portrait, portraiture, product, professional, professional athlete, rap, resort, restaurant, rock and roll, spa, stadium, stock, studio, studio portrait, travel, actor and actress photographer. IATSE Local 600 / PPA member.