Howard Sandler knows how to create a portrait that will show you at your best.

Howard specializes in portraiture and events and has studied classical posing and lighting techniques. He has been photographing since the 1970s.

Some of his achievements:

• Won accolades of excellence for two images at the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International 16x20 print competition in Las Vegas, 2009
• Won the Canadian Association for Photographic Art (CAPA) gold medal, fall digital open competition 2008 and silver medal 2009
• Won the RA Photo club highest overall score, intermediate general category, several years in a row.
• Authored "A Hybrid Workflow with a Crown Graphic" in Graflex Journal, 2018, issue 2.
• Authored “Photographing Oriental Dancers” in Canadian Camera magazine, Fall 2007.

Commercial clients include the National Capital Commission, District Realty, Healthwise Ottawa Magazine and Leapfrog Lighting.

Howard is married to Betty Ann Cochrane and lives in Ottawa. Howard has two sons, Raphael and Maxim.