BORN IN IOWA, MICHAEL HAUPTMAN WAS RAISED IN A COMMUNITY FOUNDED ON MEDITATION AND EASTERN PHILOSOPHY. HE STARTED TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS IN HIS EARLY TEENS WHEN HIS GRANDPARENTS GAVE HIM HIS FIRST CAMERA.
DRAWING ON BOTH HIS UPBRINGING AND A DEEP COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES, HAUPTMAN’S CREATIVE APPROACH EXAMINES THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE AND THE MODERN AGE—HOW OUR TOOLS OF PERCEPTION IMPACT BOTH INDIVIDUAL WELL-BEING AND THE STABILITY OF OUR ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS. HE CURRENTLY RESIDES AND WORKS IN NEW YORK CITY.

Selected clients and publications include: Calvin Klein, Eckhaus Latta, Gucci, Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Marni, Nike, Y-3. Atmos, Dazed, Double, More Or Less, NYT T Style Magazine, Re-Edition, The Face, Vogue Italia.