About Lisa Russman

Lisa Russman is an architectural photographer, creative director, and communications consultant. In 2024, she launched a consultancy, now called Lisa Russman Projects, that develops strategies and initiatives to engage designers with community and contemporary culture.

Lisa has been shooting interiors and architecture since 2010. She approaches her photographic work as an in-house creative director would: by developing a strategy and creative vision for the team, and by consulting on essential aspects of the shoot such as location, team, logistics, and styling. By understanding her client’s “why,” Lisa shapes a visual set that is cohesive and reveals a unique narrative. She identifies shoot objectives, teasing out the best images to match marketing goals, shaping the right set of deliverables. And, of course, she aims to capture breathtaking images that convey the aesthetic of each designer with drama and soul.

Working with award-winning designers and leading national home brands, her photographs have been published in House Beautiful, Rue, Business of Home, AD Pro, My Domaine, One Kings Lane, Blueprint, Design NJ, and Aspire Design + Home, as well as in campaigns for companies such as Knoll, Industry West, and Jamie Stern Design.

Her approach is built upon a formative career in arts and cultural communications. At NY-based firms, at the American Museum of Natural History, and later as a consultant, Lisa developed and launched integrated media, public relations, and strategic communications campaigns for major museum openings, exhibition sponsorships, and cultural projects that raised visibility, increased audience engagement, and supported the arts and economic development in the U.S. and abroad. Favorite projects include the opening of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum (Cleveland, OH), the American Museum of Natural History’s Rose Center for Earth and Space and Hayden Planetarium (NY, NY), and Dia: Beacon (Beacon, NY).

Lisa has a B.A. in Art History from Tufts University, where she also studied photography with American photographer Jim Dow, whose work had a profound impact on how she views the built world today. She is a Vice President of the Board of Trustees of the Montclair Art Museum, where she is a co-chair of their Marketing and Audience Development Committee.