Paul Redmond is an editorial, commercial and fine arts photographer. His images appear in Rolling Stone, Time, InStyle, Los Angeles Magazine and publications around the world. His interest in media and the message led to a career in films, commercials and music videos. He went on to shoot and direct documentaries on subjects ranging from illegal street racing to the 2000 Democratic Convention. In film and television production he learned the creative process of advertising, the dynamics of the celebrity world, and the collaborative spirit of working with crews. For him, it became a proving ground on how to take charge and learn to play with the other kids to get the job done. In documentaries, he learned to listen with a purpose. Interviewing people, in their element, sometimes during intimate moments, he began to spot fleeting moments around him which rekindled his interest in the power of the still image.

About Paul:
He studied Photography and Communications at UC San Diego. From high school through college, he played drums in local bands. From Top 40 on a transistor radio, into the blinding light of Glam, the redemption of the Punk Movement, never forgetting soul, be-bop, grunge, folk and all it spawned, music matters. A French Canadian from Quebec, he feels properly Americanized. Learning the language while moving around and going to 20 different schools made him very adjustable.

Of his work, Redmond says:
When I was a teenager, I cut all sorts of photos out of magazines and kept them in a folder. That’s before I ever thought of doing photography. I did it without knowing why. I knew that photographs could say things in a very cool way. I pay a lot of attention to composition and charging the information in an image. It doesn’t have to be literal, just something evocative you can come back to. Now I get to work with clients to get their meaning across. Put a camera in my hand and I’m happy.

Current projects include:
-Southern California Burn Areas, about new growth after the fires,
-Working Hands: People Who Make Things
-Out There: Urban Bicycle Culture