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Aaron K Photography

Beauty & Fashion Photographer

About Me


"If you want reality, why don’t you look out the window?"
- Nick Knight

I'm a freelance fashion photographer currently living in Auckland, New Zealand.
I studied photography at the Wellington School of Design back in the late 90's and moved to Auckland soon after graduating in 2000.
Since then I have shot spreads for numerous magazines such as: Pulp, Remiz, Staple, Idealog, Poster, Highlights, DPI, Lino, Style, Rip It Up, FQ Men, Urbis Landscapes and the Sunday Star Times.
Some of my advertising clients include: Ricochet, Illicit, Misery, Silo Theatre, Kagi, Lara Parker, World, Caroline Church, Doosh, Four Fontaine, The Wilderness, Marker, Universal and EMI.
You can view a comprehensive selection of my work at:
www.aaronkphotography.com
I also have an 'official' blog:
www.aaronkphotography.blogspot.com
"Neither man nor nation can exist without a sublime idea"
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky

My Interests

Photography, art, music, design

Friends:
Bullet Magazine
Conrad Smith
Fraser Harding Photography
Kingsize Studios
Mint Condition
Splinter
Zoomslide Media

Inspiration:
Andrea Giacobbe
Clang
Cleo Sullivan
Coutelle
Craig McDean
David LaChapelle
Guy Bourdin
Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
Jean-Baptiste Mondino
Joshua Jordon
Justin Cooper
Kutlu
Markus Klinko and Indrani
Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott
Michael Thompson
Miles Aldridge
Nadav Kander
Nick Knight
Paolo Roversi
Patrick Demarchelier
Phil Bicker
Phil Poynter
Philip Lorca Dicorcia
Rankin
Richard Avedon
Sean Ellis
Stratis & Beva
Vincent Peters

Fashion:
Alexander McQueen
Cybele
Diesel
Dresslab
Hailwood
Hint
Illicit
Jimmy D
La G
La Perla
Mala Brajkovic
Misery
Miss Crabb
Nom D
Ricochet
Showstudio
World
Zambesi
Zoozoom

Model Agencies:
62
August
Boss
Chadwick
Chic
Clyne
Elite
Ford
ID
Louisa
MHI
New York
Next
Nova
Red Eleven
Storm
Supreme
Vanity Walk
Viviens
Why Not
Women
Work

I'd like to meet:


Photographers, stylists, make-up artists, models, designers, artists and any other creative, open minded, interesting people.

I'm primarily here for networking: specifically to establish industry contacts in Australia, Asia, Europe, and America.

Music:

ABBA
AC/DC
Aerosmith
Air
Artic Monkeys
Basement Jaxx
Beastie Boys
Beck
Ben Harper
Bjork
Bloc Party
Bob Sinclar
Bon Jovi
Coldplay
Concord Dawn
Daft Punk
Deep Dish
DJ Shadow
Eric Clapton
Extreme
Fat Boy Slim
Fat Freddys Drop
Foo Fighters
Franz Ferdinand
Fun Lovin' Criminals
Garbage
George Michael
Gnarls Barkley
Goldie
Gorillaz
Green Day
Groove Armada
Guns n' Roses
Jamiroquai
Joe Satriani
Kanye West
Kings of Leon
Kruder & Dorfmeister
Led Zeppelin
Leftfield
LTJ Bukem
Madonna
Massive Attack
Metallica
Miles Davis
Nirvana
Oasis
Pearl Jam
Pendulum
Pluto
Prodigy
Queen
Queens of the Stone Age
Radiohead
Rage Against The Machine
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Robert Johnson
Roni Size
Sasha
Shapeshifter
Shihad
SJD
Smashing Pumpkins
Soundgarden
Spin Doctors
Split Enz
State of Mind
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Steve Vai
Stone Temple Pilots
Supergrass
Supergroove
Supertramp
Terry Francis
The Chemical Brothers
The Hives
The Killers
The Rapture
The Streets
The Strokes
The Tutts
The White Stripes
Timo Maas
U2
Underworld
Van Halen
Weezer
Wolfmother
Wookie
Zero 7

Movies:

21 Grams
Amelie
Being John Malkovich
Bowling for Columbine
City of God
Dogtown and Z Boys
Edward Scissorhands
Fight Club
Interview with the Vampire
One Hour Photo
Pulp Fiction
Requiem for a Dream
Rize
Schindlers List
Shawshank Redemption
Sleepy Hollow
Sin City
The Blues Brothers
The Corporation
The Lord of the Rings
The Machinist
Trainspotting
What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Television:

Black Adder
Family Guy
Futurama
House
Little Britain
Ninja Warrior
Scrubs
Southpark
The Daily Show
The Office
The Simpsons
The Young Ones

Books:

Anne Rice
Bret Easton Ellis
Chuck Palahniuk
Iain Banks
Isaac Asimov
George Orwell
Joe Simpson
J R R Tolkein
Mark Z Danielewski
Matt Ruff
R A Salvatore
Robert A Heinlein
Stephen King
Zadie Smith

Heroes:

My mum

My Blog

Recommended Reading for Photographers

ASMP Professional Business Practices in Photography American Society of Media Photographers - Allworth Press Beyond the Lens The Association of Photographers ...
Posted by Aaron K Photography on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 09:30:00 PST

The Copyright Commandments

The PACA Copyright Commandments: Know Your Responsibilities 1. When its created, its copyrighted. Use the copyright notice. 2. The photographer or his agent has the exclusive right to exploit the copy...
Posted by Aaron K Photography on Mon, 12 Jun 2006 02:37:00 PST

Resources for Photographers on the Web

Australian Commercial and Media Photographers (Aus)Advertising & Illustrative Photographers Association (NZ)Advertising Photographers of America (USA)American Society of Media Photographers (USA)A...
Posted by Aaron K Photography on Sun, 09 Apr 2006 05:48:00 PST