fjcm

Hi, everyone.  Thanks for looking at my profile and work.  Let's jump right in.

I'm a Brooklyn-based photographer looking for models and other artistic collaborators to work on an array of projects.

To give you a bit about myself: I'm from Mexico and grew up in the midwest; my family are a bunch of engineers and entrepeneurs.  Accordingly, my need to understand how things work informs pretty much every decision I make, professional and otherwise.  After getting a BA (in political science) from Yale, I worked for 5 years as a professional ballet and modern dancer in New York.  I've always loved photography, having first taken it up as a child, then as a hs yearbook editor and finally as a "mini-major," if you will, in college.  Most of my experience has been in street and documentary.

Though relatively new to posed photography, I'm now looking to break into the commercial world.  Fast.  I've set a very aggressive medium-term goal of achieving agency representation for commercial/fashion photography by the end of February 2010.  I'm hoping many of you can be a part of my journey there, and the one thereafter.  I know my experience is limited, but I do not lack ambition, talent, a strong work ethic or creativity.  I plan to apply myself to this with the same discipline, passion and dedication with which I've always approached everything, and with which I've accomplished what I have.

At the moment, I am looking primarily to build my portfolio, and hopefully help you build yours, by working on tests and projects that stretch my portfolio, my ever-evolving skill set and the boundaries of the work currently being made in the photography world.

In collaborators, I look for, above all, a strong work ethic and professionalism.  I also look for ambition, passion, talent, intelligence, a willingness to take risks, an eye for art, something not entirely on-beat.

Additionally, being community oriented, I hope to engage in/create/become a core part of a community of artists who collaborate to produce great work and support each other in any way they can.  I envision of group of people whose stars all rise as they help each others' stars rise.  If you have drive, passion and talent, and are generous of heart and community-oriented, please get in touch.  We can make great work together and push the boundaries of what it means to work collaboratively.

I look forward to working with many of you.  Cheers.

jcm