How do you photograph wonder? This question led David Szymanski on a journey to document and explore magic in new and unexpected ways.
Based in Milwaukee, Szymanski works primarily as a commercial photographer. A few years ago, he decided to merge his profession with his lifelong passion: magic.
He now runs a project devoted to capturing the essence of magic today—far from the old clichés of wands, bunnies, and top hats.
After studying his work, we’re convinced that Szymanski’s photography offers something valuable to both magic and its community. It raises insightful and thought-provoking questions about our craft and how it’s visually represented to the world.
David is collecting his work into The Magicians Project:
"The project is an in-depth investigation of magic and looking at the magicians who are preserving the art form."
The collection includes portraits of prominent magicians as well as more abstract, evocative imagery inspired by magic itself.
While portraits are just one part of his project, they remain the type of photographs that magicians are most associated with. Szymanski has captured some of the most well-known names in magic, including Mac King, Joshua Jay, Colin Cloud, Armando Lucero, and Ben Seidman.
