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CHR!S SM!TH >> photo guy's Interests
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Photography and Graphic Design
Music
Ok, I won't list any of my friend's bands because if I list one, I have to list them all... and that's a LOT!!
The Jesus Lizard - Refused - Clutch - Dead Kennedys - NoMeansNo - Barkmarket - Voivod - Neurosis - The Pixies - Nick Cave - Tom Waits - Willie Dixon - Howlin' Wolf - R.L. Burnside - The White Stripes - Ani Difranco - The Goats - KRS-One - and thousands more!!!
Heroes
I admire people who speak their mind. On that note, I'll say George Carlin and Bill Hicks.
The fine folks at IndieCan (from Ontario) and I sat down for a chat during the Halifax Pop Explosion and did a fun interview. It's online now if you wanna give it a listen.
The Halifax Skateboard Coalition hosted a
skateboard art auction on Fri. June 22 at Argyle Fine Art Gallery (1869 Upper Water St.)
and I was one of the featured artists. All of the
funds raised went to running the new Halifax Skatepark!!
Here's a look at the deck I did.
It's quite a departure from the photos of
hairy sweaty band dudes I'm generally known for!
Ok, it's time to let you guys in on a little secret. As I've mentioned already, I went to Dallas in ..o do a shoot with a band named Greyskull. The part that I couldn't tell you is that the shoot was for an international ad campaign by Nokia. So, right now, my pics are making their way across Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand and several other countries south of the equator.
Here's their new CD I designed and shot the pics for.
You've all seen those photos where the band lines up in front of a brick wall. Then the singer looks thoughtfully in the distance as though he is pondering whether or not he left the iron on. Yeah, I didn't shoot those!
Some of the fine folks crazy enough to work with me are: The Novaks - CD design, CD & press photos Matt Mays and El Torpedo - CD & press photos Joel Plaskett - Live & press photos & New Years poster design Wintersleep - Press photos Dunane Andrews - CD & press photos Patrick Boyle - CD & web design, CD & press photos Two Hours Traffic - Press photos Mardeen - Press photos Bucket Truck - CD photos Pogey - CD & live photos Jill Porter - Press photos Jolene & Sharlene Keats - Press photos Junofest 2006 - Ads, banners, t-shirts, posters, postcards, etc. EXCLAIM - Pop Explosion photos The Coast - Pearl Jam, Slayer photos & more Music Nova Scotia - Photos for website, brochures, posters, etc MusicNL - Website design Musicstop - Tradeshow photos Oxfam - Concert for Asia photos
To date I have had photos published in:
- American Photo
- Billboard
- Exclaim
- Chart
- Gasoline Magazine
- The Coast
- Halifax Magazine
- HFX
- The Independent
- The Newfoundland Herald
- The Evening Telegram
- Current
- The Gazzette
- and many more I'll never see
Who I'd like to meet:
I'm looking for anyone who doesn't live their life vicariously through Paris Hilton! Bring it on if you're a musician, photographer, film maker, comedian, dancer or anyone else who is interested in creating culture and living life.
Thanx Chris,,,was a good time up there!I'm lickin my wounds here at home,,,thanks for thinkin of me! Hope things are rockin on your front!! Talk soon!! Thom
