Born in and raised near Frankfurt, Germany, I received my postsecondary education in Germany (Freiburg and Berlin, M.A.) and in the U.S. (Princeton University, Ph.D.). I subsequently worked for four years as a cognitive science researcher at the École Polytechnique in Paris, France, then for five years as a philosophy professor at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Cincinnati. During this time, I worked up the nerve to forsake academic fame and fortune for the vagaries of a freelance career in photography. My main subjects are landscape, portraiture, and architecture.

Equine Surgery images in the exhibition "Finding a Place: Transplanted Photographers View Kentucky" (with Susan King and Mary Tortorici) at the Berea Arts Council gallery, Berea, KY (U.S.A.), 2007.

Kentucky landscapes in the exhibition "Vanishing Bluegrass" (with James Archambeault and Guy Mendes). Derby Museum, Louisville, KY (U.S.A.), 2007.

"Maillart's Bridges." 3D-stereoscopic displays and conventional photographs. Universities of Kassel and Cottbus (Germany), 2003, as well as Urban Design Studio--University of Kentucky, Louisville, Kentucky (U.S.A.), 2004.

3D-stereoscopic displays as part of the exhibition "The Art of Structural Design: A Swiss Legacy". Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ, (U.S.A.), 2003.

"Beaux Arts Ball Portraits." Downtown Design Center--University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (U.S.A.), 2001 and 2002.

"Bluegrass in Black and White." Joseph Beth Booksellers and Central Bank Gallery, Lexington, KY (U.S.A.), 1998-9.

Please direct all questions, comments, orders, and requests for estimates to the following address (sorry, spammers: no link or text):

The prints are archival pigment prints on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, treated with Lascaux fixative. Prices depend on print size (from 8.5x11" to 44x66"); they start at $200 and include a satisfaction guarantee (30 days return for a full refund minus shipping). For details, please inquire at the email address above.

Most of my work is, as Ansel Adams used to say, "assignments from within". I do, however, accept assignments "from without". Please email me for a fee schedule and an estimate. Samples of architectural commissions are here; samples of portrait commissions are scattered here.

All materials on this site: Copyright © 1996-2008 Frank Döring. All rights reserved.