"I'm a young Toronto-based photographer, journalist, filmmaker, writer and educator with a background in fine arts. I'm also an Existentialist and an athlete."
Ajani Charles is a published digital photographer, journalist, filmmaker and educator based in Toronto -- the Canadian city famed for its cultural diversity and the creative dynamism of its artistic community.
A graduate of the nationally acclaimed Claude Watson Arts Program, Ajani also apprenticed at the Toronto School of Art, the Art Gallery of Ontario and at 235 Films. The mentoring and rigorous training he received at these institutions fertilized his natural talent, shaping him into a versatile and always evolving artist who is well versed in portrait, editorial, glamour, fashion, documentary, product/advertising, architectural, landscape and fine art photography.
For Ajani the camera is a medium for self-expression and photography the ideal art form for capturing the ineffable beauty of people, objects, and landscapes. Though his images bear the distinctive stamp of his unique regard and sensibility, his work evidences an eclectic panoply of influences which includes Markus Klinko and Indrani, Jill Greenberg, Yousuf Karsh, Ansel Adams, Alexander Rodchenko, Richard Avedon, André Kertesz, David LaChapelle, Steven Spielberg, Hype Williams, Zack Snyder, Martin Scorsese, Craig Goodwill, Annie Leibovitz, and Jamel Shabazz.
Ajani is also the founder and executive director of The Young Visionaries -– a Toronto-based photography and cinematography program for youth. What’s more, his work has been displayed at the Skills Canada Photographic Skills Competition where he was awarded a medal for the technical polish of his images as a teenager. His photographs have also been exhibited in such venues as the Museum of Canadian Contemporary Art, The New Era Flagship Store and the Koffler Gallery among others. In addition, Ajani has gained considerable notoriety in the Greater Toronto Area through his first photographic documentary, “Project T Dot” -- a visual chronicle of the city's Hip-Hop culture and community in its entirety through a wide-ranging collection of intimate and dramatic black and white photographs. In production since 2007, “Project T Dot” is currently scheduled for a late 2012 release date.
Ajani counts among his many and varied clients H&M, Canadian Newswire Group, The Torstar Corporation, The Hudson’s Bay Company, Universal Music Group, ICON Digital Productions, Christian Dior, RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Ltd., Fashion Cares, York University, Holt Renfrew, Gridcast Media, The Manifesto, The Urban Music Association of Canada, Habitat For Humanity, Burger King, SBC Media, SOCAN, HipHopCanada, Thompson Hotels, Think Contra, PKG and N4E1.
A Portrait of Ajani Charles By Mark Wilson
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Website:
http://www.ajani.ca
Twitter © Profile:
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Blog:
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Newsletter:
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E-Mail: ajaniphoto@gmail.com
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http://www.young-visionaries.com
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http://www.ajani.ca ,
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a j a n i photography: digital image solutions © are available online via the following URLs:
Website:
http://www.ajani.ca
Twitter © Profile:
http://www.twitter.com/ajaniphoto
Facebook © Page:
http://www.facebook.com/ajaniphoto
Blog:
http://ajani.ca/blog
Newsletter:
http://eepurl.com/hcLm2
E-Mail: ajaniphoto@gmail.com
The Young Visionaries:
http://www.young-visionaries.com
a j a n i photography: digital image solutions © (
http://www.ajani.ca ,
http://www.ajaniphotography.com) is a registered, Canadian-based company. All images appearing on the a j a n i photography: digital image solutions © (
http://www.ajani.ca ,
http://www.ajaniphotography.com) website, or any online social networks are the exclusive property of a j a n i photography: digital image solutions and Ajani Charles and are protected under Canadian and International Copyright laws. The images may not be reproduced, copied, transmitted or manipulated without the written permission of Ajani Charles on behalf of a j a n i photography: digital image solutions. The Digital Ananse Ntontan is a registered trademark of a j a n i photography: digital image solutions © (
http://www.ajani.ca ,
http://www.ajaniphotography.com).
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