Celebrity Photographer

Celebrity photographer Michael Aaron Gallagher at the High Falls International Film Festival in Rochester, New York. Photo courtesy of Gerry S.

As a credentialed member of the press with all-access VIP passes, celebrity photographer Michael Aaron Gallagher has personally met and photographed more than 100 famous stars. In 2021, he printed a limited-edition collection of his celebrity photographs taken over the span of more than a decade, titled “Stay Famous.”

In 2008, he photographed his first celebrity event at the Landmark Theater in Syracuse, New York, for the world premiere of the Universal Pictures movie based on the life of a Syracuse University football star, The Express: The Ernie Davis Story.

Since then, Michael has photographed A-List Hollywood actors, top professional athletes, Grammy Award-winning musicians, notable politicians, beloved television personalities and social media influencers at concerts, movie premieres, sit-down interviews, press conferences, VIP meet-and-greets and other entertainment industry parties and events.

Click here to view a photo gallery with a selection of some of his concert photography.

Below are just some of the many celebrity candids and celebrity portraits he has taken over the years on his Brady Bunch style Wall of Fame: