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Chris Burkard is an American photographer and artist, based in the California Central Coast region. He photographs landscape, lifestyle, surf, outdoor, and travel subjects. Burkard takes a photojournalistic approach to make editorial projects, using multiple media. [1] He uses natural light to capture humanizing moments. [2] [3] [4]
Burkard specializes in photographing in cold places, [5] [1] including in Iceland, Norway, the Faroe Islands, India, Cuba, New Zealand, Russia, Switzerland, and Italy. [6] [7] [8] Burkard has been named a top travel influencer. [9] [10]
Burkard was born in San Luis Obispo, California. He was raised by a single mother; she married his stepfather when Chris was 12 and they joined a family of five. He is a graduate of Arroyo Grande High School. After completing high school in 2004 at the age of 18, Burkard enrolled in classes at Cuesta Junior College. [11] He became exposed to photography as an art form and the idea of composition quickly captured his attention. [12] Growing up near the ocean and participating in water sports such as body surfing, bodyboarding, and surfing, Burkard sought to use photography as a mode of expression to highlight the movement of water and document his friends. [13] [14]
Burkard purchased his first camera from a Goodwill auction for $65, and after shooting and developing an entire roll of slide film he realized the camera didn't work. He then borrowed a camera from his girlfriend's mom, and began shooting regularly, experimenting with different lighting and contexts. Raised on the cusp of photography's mainstream transformation from film to digital in the mid-2000s, Burkard is self-taught in both. [15]
In 2006, Burkard shadowed large format landscape photographer Michael Fatali, [16] whose images of the American Southwest desert are published frequently. Later that year, Burkard interned under Transworld Surfing photo editor, Pete Taras. [7] [15] [17]
In the early years of his career, Burkard worked as a freelance photographer on both editorial and commercial projects, as well as having work published on over 35 national and international covers of magazines including Surfer Magazine (both print and digital), [18] The New Yorker, National Geographic Adventure EandSPN.com [19] [20]
Beginning in 2009, Burkard was contracted by Patagonia, Inc. as a project photographer. Burkard also operates a full service studio in Grover Beach, California shooting commercial and editorial work. [21] Burkard has spoken at TED. [22]
In 2006, Burkard interned at Transworld Surf Magazine for four months prior to becoming assistant photo editor. [23] [24] In 2008, at age 21, Burkard earned a position as the senior staff photographer at Surfline, a global surf forecasting and content site, based in California. At this time he also served as senior staff photographer at Water Magazine until his departure in 2010. [15] [25] Burkard was hired at Surfer Magazine in 2010. As of May 2013 [update], he holds the position as senior staff photographer. [5] [26] [27] [8]
Burkard is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Burkard lives in Grover Beach with his wife Breanne; they married in 2007 and have two sons, Jeremiah and Forrest. [28]
Chris Burkard | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Photographer |
Website |
chrisburkard |
Chris Burkard is an American photographer and artist, based in the California Central Coast region. He photographs landscape, lifestyle, surf, outdoor, and travel subjects. Burkard takes a photojournalistic approach to make editorial projects, using multiple media. [1] He uses natural light to capture humanizing moments. [2] [3] [4]
Burkard specializes in photographing in cold places, [5] [1] including in Iceland, Norway, the Faroe Islands, India, Cuba, New Zealand, Russia, Switzerland, and Italy. [6] [7] [8] Burkard has been named a top travel influencer. [9] [10]
Burkard was born in San Luis Obispo, California. He was raised by a single mother; she married his stepfather when Chris was 12 and they joined a family of five. He is a graduate of Arroyo Grande High School. After completing high school in 2004 at the age of 18, Burkard enrolled in classes at Cuesta Junior College. [11] He became exposed to photography as an art form and the idea of composition quickly captured his attention. [12] Growing up near the ocean and participating in water sports such as body surfing, bodyboarding, and surfing, Burkard sought to use photography as a mode of expression to highlight the movement of water and document his friends. [13] [14]
Burkard purchased his first camera from a Goodwill auction for $65, and after shooting and developing an entire roll of slide film he realized the camera didn't work. He then borrowed a camera from his girlfriend's mom, and began shooting regularly, experimenting with different lighting and contexts. Raised on the cusp of photography's mainstream transformation from film to digital in the mid-2000s, Burkard is self-taught in both. [15]
In 2006, Burkard shadowed large format landscape photographer Michael Fatali, [16] whose images of the American Southwest desert are published frequently. Later that year, Burkard interned under Transworld Surfing photo editor, Pete Taras. [7] [15] [17]
In the early years of his career, Burkard worked as a freelance photographer on both editorial and commercial projects, as well as having work published on over 35 national and international covers of magazines including Surfer Magazine (both print and digital), [18] The New Yorker, National Geographic Adventure EandSPN.com [19] [20]
Beginning in 2009, Burkard was contracted by Patagonia, Inc. as a project photographer. Burkard also operates a full service studio in Grover Beach, California shooting commercial and editorial work. [21] Burkard has spoken at TED. [22]
In 2006, Burkard interned at Transworld Surf Magazine for four months prior to becoming assistant photo editor. [23] [24] In 2008, at age 21, Burkard earned a position as the senior staff photographer at Surfline, a global surf forecasting and content site, based in California. At this time he also served as senior staff photographer at Water Magazine until his departure in 2010. [15] [25] Burkard was hired at Surfer Magazine in 2010. As of May 2013 [update], he holds the position as senior staff photographer. [5] [26] [27] [8]
Burkard is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Burkard lives in Grover Beach with his wife Breanne; they married in 2007 and have two sons, Jeremiah and Forrest. [28]