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Mod Paul

This image best illustrates Paul's lifestyle and personality.

I create photography that visually communicates ideas and personalities. Specializing in narrative-driven portraiture and lifestyle, my images are bold and quirky with a skewed reality.
The framework of my photography draws from time spent working as a Photojournalist at The San Diego Union-Tribune, coupled with time spent studying conceptual commercial photography at the Academy of Art University, earning a Master of Fine Arts degree. The style of my images draw inspiration from Guy Bourdin, Helmut Newton, Juergen Teller and Richard Avedon (to name a few).

Awards 2015 Communication Arts Photography Annual
2015 Prix de la Photographie - White Competition - Honorable Mention
2014 Prix de la Photographie (PX3) - Honorable Mention
2013 Prix de la Photographie (PX3) - Honorable Mention
2012 Gallery Photographica - Gold Award / 1 Image | Silver Award / 1 Image 2011 International Photography Awards (IPA) - Honorable Mention / 4 images 2011 Prix de la Photographie, Paris - Silver / 1 Image | Of cial Selection / 2 Images 2011 Editorial Photographer’s Education Grant
2010 American Photo Images of the Year - 2nd Place
2009 Communication Arts Photography Annual
2009 American Photo Images of the Year - Student Photographer of the Year