tommychandler – Hence Creative

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Tommy Chandler

Home Base / Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Current Location / UT

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Overview

Photography

Commercial

Marketing

Creative Director

Film

Director

Top Clients

YETI Adobe Black Diamond Equipment Mountain Hardwear Starbucks Gnarly Nutrition Stanley Drinkware

Activity

Adventure Advertising Documentary Photography Documentary

Biography

Driven by curiosity and a love of adventure and inspired by classic magazine picture stories, I began chasing a career in the photographic arts in the late 90’s. But it wasn’t just being a photographer that intrigued me, I realized I loved the entire creative process. I wanted to know how brands could create or impact culture, how to assign and select photos for catalogs, how to build a website (out of necessity in those days), create campaigns, and eventually learn the filmmaking process. I realized that it was all storytelling.

I’ve worked many years as a freelance photographer and video producer, but also in-house with major outdoor brands in roles such as Photo Editor and Content and Creative Director. I get almost as much satisfaction in assigning the right photographer to a shoot and collaborating with other creatives as I do when I’m the one holding the camera.

I continue to seek out work where my skills and creative ideas can be put to good use as part of a strong team. I’m equally comfortable sharing knowledge and mentoring, as I am listening and learning from others, and that’s the best part I think – the process we’re all going through to do great work.