Allan Tannenbaum started photographing in the 1960's, got his B.A. in Art at Rutgers University in 1967, studied film making in graduate school at San Francisco State, and taught photography back at Rutgers University. Allan's first break came in 1973 when the SoHo Weekly News started up. When it folded in 1982, he started working as an international photojournalist and is now with Polaris Images. Allan also work as a contributing photographer with the Tribeca Trib. So, he's keeping busy with various magazines, design firms, and advertising agencies, photographing news, features, and portraits.

"Photography has always been the key to many great experiences for me, from the rich and famous to the down and out, from Manhattan to Aghanistan. But it's not really about me, it's about what's happening in front of my lens, whether the subject is a refugee or a star. There's a lot of satisfaction in being able to handle any photographic situation, anywhere, anytime".