Michael was born and raised in New York City where his photography talents originally began. Realizing the need to further his education, Haber moved to Los Angeles to attend the Art Center College of Design with a Photography Scholarship.
After graduating the Art Center, Haber lived in Milan Italy and began shooting editorial fashion stories for international magazines. Once returning to Los Angeles, Haber established his photography career with National campaigns ranging from; Old Navy, The Gap, Target, Tommy Bahama, Gloria Vanderbilt, Power Bar, Wet Seal, Lee Jeans, Warner Bros., MCA Records, Colgate, Honda, Neiman Marcus, Levi’s, and many more.
In 2000, Haber launched one of the most recognizable campaigns in the world which was, “Target – Bullseye” sign of the times series. This ad campaign received countless awards which Haber still photographs among other Target conceptual advertisements. Since the success of Target, Haber has been chosen amongst the world’s leading photographers to create new image campaigns for,Diet Coke, Old Navy, Lands End, Lee Jeans and Tommy Bahama.
In addition to Michael’s commercial campaigns, his personal work is represented in a local gallery and seen all over the world. His most recent collection incorporates the relationship between women, flowers and nature also to be featured in a book entitled Body and Soul. One of the pieces displayed in this collection is, The Desert Dancer, produced as a limited edition Iris print on archival paper.
Haber has an incredible sense of style for creating timeless images of lifestyle and fashion. His interaction on set with his subjects has brought great recognition for energetic and powerfully sensual photographs. This style has opened up the door for his directorial spots for; Guess, Battaglia, and Tommy Bahama.