Hello, My name is Wes.
Photographer / Graphic Designer
Creative Strategist / Art Director
My earliest memory as an illustrator was when I drew a gigantic rocket on my grandmother's carpet with a fat red marker. Later on, through discipline and consistency while a teenager, I was awarded the Scholastic Gold Key while my work was displayed in the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Now I strive to work as a freelance designer, illustrator, and photographer. I apply the bleached bypass effect to most of my photos while composing for patterns within the frame. Presently, I reside in Chicago with my incredible wife and two playful cats although I wished we had a dog. My favorite pastime is watching movies over a cup of coffee or tea.
Birthplace: Anchorage, Alaska.
Residence: Chicago, Illinois
Education:
Cleveland Institute of Art - Photography and Figure Drawing
Cuyahoga Community College - Graphic Design
Columbia College - Cinematography
Chicago School of the Art Institute - Drawing
Film Credits listed at www.IMDB.com
Purpose Philosophy: I create to influence, educate and empower inner-city youths and young adults within many cultures to innovate and build their communities through vision, design, and technology by equipping the young population with creative tools to sustain the health, wealth and life of the next generation.
Mission Statement:
Building People, Securing Families, Revitalizing Communities through Vision, Design and Technology as Creative Tools to build Future generations.
Build, Secure, Grow
Thank you!