Chris Burkard

Chris Burkard
Born (1986-03-12) March 12, 1986
San Luis Obispo, California, U.S.
Residence Arroyo Grande, California, U.S.
Nationality American
Occupation Photographer
Website ChrisBurkard.com

Chris Burkard (born March 12, 1986 in San Luis Obispo, California) is an American self-taught photographer and artist, based in California Central Coast region. Burkard’s work is layered by landscape, lifestyle, surf, outdoor and travel subjects. Burkard takes a photojournalistic approach to conceptualize large-scale editorial projects that extend across multiple mediums, formulated for digital and print content platforms.[1] The use of natural lighting techniques is prevalent throughout Burkard’s work as well as capturing humanizing moments in both cultural and natural landscapes.[2][3][4]

Burkard gravitates towards and leads assignments to colder places. This contrasts the idea of surfing as a sun-drenched, beach-blonde experience. Burkard has led trips to some of the coldest regions of the globe.[5] In addition to hunting down perfect waves in some of the harshest conditions in the world,[6] Burkard has shot, both personally and commercially, on six of the seven continents. His travels have included over 21 trips to Iceland, as well as trips to Norway, the Faroe Islands, India, Cuba, New Zealand, Russia, Switzerland, and Italy.[7][8][9]

Education

Burkard is a graduate of Arroyo Grande High School. After completing high school in 2004 at the age of 19, Burkard enrolled in classes at Cuesta Junior College.[10] He became exposed to photography as an art form and the idea of composition quickly captured his attention.[11] 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 in order to highlight the movement of water and document his friends.[12][13]

Burkard purchased his first camera from a Goodwill auction for $65, and after shooting and developing an entire role 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.[14]

In 2006, Burkard shadowed large format landscape photographer Michael Fatali,[15] whose images of the American Southwest desert are published frequently. Later that year, Burkard interned under Transworld Surfing photo editor, Pete Taras.[8][14][16]

Career

In the early years of his career, Burkard worked as a freelance photographer on both editorial and commercial projects, amassing a client list that includes American Airlines,[17] Nikon, Volkswagen, Apple Inc, Fuel TV, Burton, Volcom, RVCA, Poler Stuff, Pacifico, among others, as well as having work published on over 35 national and international covers of magazines including Surfer Magazine (both print and digital),[18][19] The New Yorker, National Geographic AdventureEandSPN.com [20][21] Starting at the age of 21 and between the years of 2008–2010, Burkard served as the senior staff photographer at Surfline, a global, surf forecasting and content site, based in California. During this time, he was also senior staff photographer for Water Magazine.[17] Beginning in 2009, Burkard was contracted by Patagonia, Inc. as a project photographer. In 2010, Surfer Magazine offered Burkard a position as senior staff photographer, a title he still resumes.[22][23][24] Burkard also operates a full service studio in Grover Beach, California shooting commercial and editorial work.[25] Burkard spends time as an educational writer and guest keynote speaker at TED, and IBM.

Transworld Surf

In 2006, Burkard interned at Transworld Surf Magazine for four months prior to becoming assistant photo editor.[26][27]

Surfline

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 to leave for Surfer Magazine as senior staff photographer.[14]

Surfer Magazine

After working at Surfline and Water Magazine, Burkard was hired at Surfer Magazine in 2010. As of May 2013, he holds the position as senior staff photographer.[28][29]

Personal life

Burkard was born in San Luis Obispo but grew up in Arroyo Grande. He was raised by a single mother; she married his stepfather when Chris was 12 and they joined a family of five. Burkard lives in Grover Beach with his wife Breanne; they married in 2007 and have two sons, Jeremiah and Forrest.[30]

Awards and recognition

Published Books

Films

Best Cinematography - Wavescape Surf Film Festival

Best Film - MIMPI

Best Film - Approaching Lines Festival Best Documentary Short - Florida Surf Film Festival

References

  1. ↑ "Rangefinder Magazine".
  2. 1 2 "Adventure Journal".
  3. ↑ "Adventure Journal, Behind The Lens".
  4. ↑ "View Bug".
  5. ↑ "National Geographic Magazine".
  6. ↑ "Rangefinder Magazine Interview".
  7. ↑ "Surfer Magazine, Norway".
  8. 1 2 3 "Revolt In Style Magazine, Through My Eyes".
  9. ↑ "Surfer Magazine, Behind The Lens".
  10. ↑ "Chase Jarvis".
  11. ↑ "Insivity".
  12. ↑ "Korduroy tv, Innerviews".
  13. ↑ "500px".
  14. 1 2 3 "Club of the Waves".
  15. ↑ "Michael Fatali".
  16. ↑ "Visual Supply Company".
  17. 1 2 "The Inertia".
  18. ↑ "Wave Riders Gallery".
  19. 1 2 "Chris Burkard Photography Facebook Page".
  20. ↑ "ESPN Chris Burkard Iceland".
  21. ↑ "ESPN Simple Pleasures".
  22. ↑ "The Cleanest Line".
  23. ↑ "Surfer Magazine".
  24. ↑ "National Geographic Adventure Magazine".
  25. ↑ "Chris Burkard Studios, The Creative Loft".
  26. ↑ "Transworld Surf".
  27. ↑ "Surf Pulse".
  28. ↑ "Surfer Magazine, Staff".
  29. ↑ "The Marc Silbur Show".
  30. ↑ "Patagonia".
  31. ↑ "PMDA Visionary Photographer Awards 2016".
  32. ↑ "Olympus Pro Showdown".
  33. ↑ "Pique Magazine, Olympus Pro Showdown".
  34. ↑ "Red Bull Illume 2013".
  35. ↑ "The World Open".
  36. ↑ "The World Open Winners".
  37. ↑ "Wet Sand".
  38. ↑ "Red Bull Illume Winners".
  39. ↑ "Red Bull Illume Photographer Profile".
  40. ↑ "Red Bull Illume".
  41. ↑ "Red Bull Illume, Huffington Post".
  42. 1 2 "Follow The Light Grant, Surfline".
  43. 1 2 "Follow The Light Grant, Transworld Surf Magazine".
  44. ↑ "Follow The Light Foundation Winner, Surfline".
  45. ↑ "Follow The Light Grant, Surfing Magazine".
  46. ↑ "Morro Bay Art Center".
  47. ↑ "Liquid Salt Magazine".
  48. ↑ "The California Surf Project".
  49. ↑ "Amazon Books, The California Surf Project".
  50. ↑ "Chronicle Books, The California Surf Project".
  51. ↑ "The Surfing Blog".
  52. ↑ "Come Hell Or High Water, Woodshed".
  53. ↑ "Come Hell Or High Water, New York Film Festival".
  54. ↑ "Plight Of The Torpedo, Magic Seaweed".
  55. ↑ "Come Hell Or High Water Signing Dates".
  56. ↑ "Torpedo People, Plight Of The Torpedo".

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