Jack Alterman
statement
I love connecting with people through photography, and the Palmetto Portraits Project is an inspiring way to do exactly that.
bio
A native of Charleston, Jack opened Alterman Studios in 1980. He founded the Center for Photography in 2002 to promote and teach the art of photography. In 2004, he developed and coordinated a multimedia exhibition that brought attention to Charleston's homeless population. Who Among Us, featured more than 75 individual and group portraits by more than 30 professional photographers. His 2005 one-man show, The Bridge Builders, showcased the diversity of the workers who constructed the new the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge in Charleston. Also, in 2005, he published the Cornices of Charleston with artist Susan Romaine. The book is a collection of photographs by Alterman and corresponding paintings by Romaine. In 2000, Jack began his remarkable portrait series A Few Familiar Faces, which remains on permanent exhibit at his gallery on upper King Street.
