US Photographer beginning his career in 1967 in the studio and under the tutelage of his father James J. Kriegsmann who was famous for his portraits and publicity shots of celebrities from the 1930s thru the 1960s. His clients were the stars of this era who performed in films, on television, and in the finest nightclubs. James J. Kriegsmann Jr. continued his father's work and in the 1980s transitioned into the field of headshot photography becoming one of the most popular and prolific headshot photographers in New York City having to date shot over 35,000 performing artists.