David Ottenstein has been a freelance photographer in New Haven, CT since 1982 and is a member of the Professional Photographers of America. His commercial work includes architectural, product, editorial and people photography. David's strong interest in American history and culture is reflected in his fine art/documentary work. This interest has led him to photograph interiors of decaying industrial buildings in the northeast U.S., to the Midwest, and more recently, to the mountains and Great Plains of the American West. Photographs from these projects are part of the Western Americana Collection at Yale's Beinecke Library, the Permanent Collection of Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, the New Britain Museum of American Art, and part of numerous other institutional and private collections.