JKing

Dark themed art photographer with a quirky sense of humor...

Take one part twisted humor and one part overt sexuality, with a dash of white-trash sensibilities and what do you have? Why, the photography of one James King! Whether he's taking you on a long-slow ride through a fetish fantasy, complete with all the accouterments of the trade or on a fast-paced jaunt through the seediest parts of "Americana", his photographs convey a sense of purpose. The feeling that though your day to day life might not always be the most stimulating experience, you always have JKing Photography to whip you into a frenzy. His subjects are darkly beautiful but far from safe and his settings are never sanitary, and oft times downright septic and isn't that what we all want in the end...A chance to glimpse a world most people rarely, if ever visit, an opportunity to experience a taste of forbidden fruit a sample of something unhealthy?

"He understands the connection between sex and violence, that there you don't need a gallon of blood and a corpse to convey that darkness."
-Acid Pop Tart (Fashion Editor: Gothic Beauty Magazine)

***If you are wanting to contact me about shooting, first look over the style of my images.  Make sure you are comfortable with this type of content. Especially those wanting to shoot TFP...


Shows include:

“Emotional Clutter” (solo show, Chattanooga, TN), “An Evening with James King, Artist” (solo show, Atlanta, GA), “Skewed Vision” (multi-artist show, Chattanooga, TN), “Uncanny Inspirado” (multi-artist show, Chattanooga, TN), “Epiphany” (multi-artist show, Atlanta, GA), “Nothing But Nudes” (multi-artist show, Columbus, GA), “Quintessence” (multi-artist show, Atlanta, GA), “Hedonism” (multi-artist show, Atlanta, GA),
Trailer Tie-Up!"" (solo show, NY), "Tiki!" (multi-artist show, Atlanta, GA), "Trailer Tie-Up 2!" (solo show, Atlanta, GA)"Underdogs" (multi-artist show, Atlanta, GA), "Quiet Roar, an Evening of Art & Fashion Inspired by Hello Kitty" (multi-artist show, Atlanta, GA),

Festivals and events include:

Summerfest (Atlanta, GA), Riverfest (Columbus, GA), The Temple-“What is Fetish” (Knoxville, TN), Secret Room-“Skin Two Magazine Pre-Prevy Party” (Atlanta, GA), Summer Bloodfeast (Spartanburg, SC), River City Women Rock (Chattanooga, TN),

Permanently on display in galleries and shops such as:

* Chances Galleries (Atlanta)
* Martini Girl Art Gallery (Atlanta)
* Galleria Riverside (Columbus, GA)
* 1617 Wynnton (Columbus, GA)

Publications include:

* Xcitement Magazine (Monthly feature)
* Road Rash Magazine (cover and feature)
* Prick Magazine (cover and feature)

Publications (featured interviews) include:

* Bog Gob (cover and featured interview)
* Superbitch (featured interview)

Bands including:

* The Unsatisfied (promotional shots
* Mighty Side Show (promotional shots & peavey.com promo)
* Actress (promotional shots),
* Orange Julians (promotional shots)
* Baybee Invincible (CD Cover)
* Nikki Sutherland (promotional shots and CD cover)
* DJ Steve Thrumond (CD cover)
* Illbilly Records   (compilation CD cover)
* Leticia Wolf (EP cover)

Professional advertising, promotional, and catalog work:

* Folter Clothing
* Vamps and Tramps
* Bitch Gear
* White Devil
* Sin for Sale
* Miss Howard Stern-Andrea Brooke (poster)
* Peavey Amps
* Kaos Clothing.
* The Drink (Club) Calender
* Follies (Club)
* Jade Starr (Site content)