Joshua Klein is a photographer and visual director whose work spans continents and decades while rooted in the landscapes of California and the streets of Paris.

Klein’s formal training began early, when he enrolled at the Parsons School of Design’s Paris campus while still a high school student. He later transferred to the New York campus, where he earned a BFA in Photography under the mentorship of creative luminairies — Civil Rights photographer Benedict Fernandez, fashion legend Lillian Bassman, and renowned art director Henry Wolf.

In New York, Klein joined Ralph Lauren, where he spent a decade rising to become the storied American brand’s in-house photographer. The role deepened his command of visual storytelling and laid the groundwork for the creative career that followed.

Relocating to California, Klein channeled his photographic eye into the broader scope of visual direction, dedicating fifteen years to the reinvention of the historic Malibu Pier, a California State Park.  During this period he also shaped the visual identity of the bespoke brand One Moon, a project that brought him back to Paris, where he designed a vitrine in the legendary gallery of the Hôtel Ritz — anchored by a redwood slab carried from Northern California.

Throughout his career, Klein has built an extensive & growing body of fine art black-and-white photography, with portfolios spanning Paris, Havana, Versailles, Joshua Tree, Yosemite, and the American West. Prints from his African portfolio, comprising work from Mali and Namibia, was recently installed for a major private commission. The years Klein spent mastering the traditional darkroom have since informed a distinctive digital workflow built around monochromatic camera sensors.

The past few years has seen his work exhibited more broadly. Recent shows include “Where the Surf Sounds Loudly” at the Surfrider Gallery in Malibu and “Water & Wood” at the Bolinas Gallery in Bolinas, California. His work is currently on view at LA Art Exchange in Santa Monica, and examples of his early Paris studies are on display at a gallery on the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris.