Brian Rawson first discovered his talents and interests in the arts as an adolescent, taking advanced placement art classes as early as high school. In 1999, he graduated with a degree in Commercial Art: Digital Technology from Nassau Community College. Further advancing his education, Brian studied Photography at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan.

Soon after, Brian was hired at Kinko's located in the News Corporation Building in Times Square, Manhattan. This was his first "career-related" job. Brian swiftly moved up to Graphics Supervisor of the Computer and Printing Department designing and creating prints for a wide variety of well-known companies ranging from MTV to WWF, Ralph Lauren to GMC, and many more.

It was roughly three years later when another opportunity presented itself. Bang Bang Clothing not only needed an innovative graphic artist, but someone who had the ability to operate a large format ink jet printer. Brian was hired as the Assistant Visual Director, working out of their 8th Street office in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. There he scanned film from their photoshoots, airbrushed, designed, and printed enormous sixty square foot photo billboards that hung throughout their ten Tri-State area locations.

Two seasons later, Brian was offered the challenging job of graphic design specialist for the marketing department at a prestigious and internationally acclaimed law firm, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley, and McCloy, located off Wall Street in the Financial District of Manhattan. He become responsible for every graphic related need of the firm, including advertising, newsletters, mailers, sales kits, brand and identity strategies, signs, and portrait photography of the partners and associates for all their offices worldwide.

Due to the close proximity of the firm's main office to the devastation of 9/11, changes had to be made within the company. This created the opportunity Brian needed to begin the successful pursuit of his photography career. In 2003, Brian assembled a modeling agency, established important contacts within the field, and created a swimsuit calendar for All American Calendar, a photoshoot of which would be featured on television.

In 2004, Brian was hired as the Art Director and Production Manager for Long Island's SP News Publishing's four weekly newspapers. He designed every editorial story and advertisement for the newspapers, went on an abundant of photography assignments, and had a photo column titled, "Brian's Photo of the Week," which received rave reviews!

When the company could no longer make ends meet in 2005, it dissolved and Brian returned to the freelance world. He landed graphic design jobs through advertising agencies, worked on accounts for major corporations such as Cablevision, Domino's Sugar, and more. He photographed large events such as National Underwear Day in Times Square, NY, Hofstra University's Hockey Team's Championship Game, and the Long Island Roller Rebels. At this time, he also began photographing weddings as well.

The British Broadcast Company (BBC) took notice of Brian's work and hired him to shoot celebrity portraits of Whoopi Goldberg and Miss Piggy. In 2006, Brian's portrait shots of Tracey Ulman and Dawn French splashed across the cover of Radio Times, a well circulated British magazine similar to our TV Guide.

Following that success, Brian began displaying and selling his photographs at various exhibition and galleries throughout Manhattan and Long Island. Brian's work was featured alongside artists like H.R. Giger and Annie Sprinkle at a group showing at Art @ Large in Manhattan.

Dioni (BelleDioni), a fine art reproduction company that sells products to Target, Bed, Bath, & Beyond, Linens & Things, and other such companies, hired Brian as their Print Production Manager and Photographer. He did everything from the start, shooting the image, to the finish, creating the catalog. Here, Brian learned and mastered printing on Mimaki Printers, a challenging feat.

Brian's interest in window displays and other various-like projects propelled him to take a job with Red Visuals, a visual merchandising company who holds accounts with top luxury fashion and beauty brands such as Versace, Coach, Sak's 5th Ave, Bloomingdale's, Macy's, MAC Cosmetics, and more.

Most recently, Brian held a temporary position at The Impossible Project, the new makers of Polaroid Film. He field tested new films now featured in the new Polaroid Archives, before they were released to the public, and worked on various other projects with the company as well.

Currently, Brian continues his work as a freelance photographer and owns three different websites, each displaying another one of Brian's extraordinary talents.

www.BrianRawson.com/

www.FourHappyPixels.com/

www.VivaLaRaw.com



Specializes in, but not limited to:

Graphic Design
Digital & Film Photography
Print Production
Visual Merchandising


Industries served, but not limited to:

Fashion & Beauty
Fine Art
Law, Finance & Political
Communications, TV, Radio