DetailsModel Mayhem #:
139842
Last Activity:
Aug 23, 2023
Experience:
Very Experienced
Compensation:
Depends on Assignment
Joined:
May 11, 2006
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Friends (556)About Me
Photographer based between Toronto and Detroit. Always eager to work with creative, passionate people and have been shooting Art/ Fashion photography for over 30 years. Prefer artistic nudes but I also shoot portraits, fashion, erotic nudes & architecture.
Always working but still willing to take on TFP assignments, feel free to inquire. Currently finishing a book project. All Models who participate in my artistic projects are also eligible to receive a financial return for their participation. If you have any questions on how that works please drop me a line and I will respond. I do get paying assignments from time to time and on those occasions Models get paid accordingly. I have a fairly lucrative payment plan for my Art photography so please inquire about this if you are interested. "A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know." -Diane Arbus About me: Christopher Cushman was born and raised in Detroit Michigan. Growing up in Detroit in the 60's and 70's gave him a unique perspective on people which is central to and has informed his work to this day. He received his degree in Design and Illustration from Ferris State University. He began his career in photography during the 80's attracted to portraiture as a means to understand the human condition. Christopher has had showings at various galleries in Detroit including the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) and at Toronto's AGO and has been extensively published. In 2004 he placed third in Wooloo's Master Picks out of a field of 24 finalists for his work entitled FIERCE! Christopher has specialized in dance photography and has had the honor of photographing dancers from over 50 dance companies including Alvin Ailey, Garth Fagen in New York and Toronto's Ballet Creole and Kashedance. In addition Christopher along with his friend Kevin Ormsby have published a book on Dance in 2008 entitled "Dance Through Life" and is completing two new volumes, one of portraiture and a documentary piece entitled FIERCE! Being Black, Being Gay. Christopher has resided in Toronto for the last 20 years. To see more of my work please go to my website: http://www.epiphanynoir.com Verified Credits (0)Worked with Epiphanynoir? Share your experience and become verified! Add CreditsCredit Notes
Gallery Showings:
Urban Park Gallery, Greektown, Detroit Michigan The Pittman-Pucket Gallery, Ferndale Michigan Art Gallery Of Ontario (AGO), Toronto Ontario The Pittman-Pucket Gallery, Ferndale Michigan Ryerson University, Toronto Ontario BAND Gallery, Toronto Ontario Ryerson University, Toronto Ontario Gladday Bookshop, Toronto Ontario Gladstone Hotel, Toronto Ontario Museum Of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD), Detroit Michigan Awards: Wooloo Master Pic’s - 2004 Third Place out off 24 winners – FIERCE! Commissioned Work: Ballet Creole Dance Theater, Poster for Soulful Messiah - 2008 Winter Program Ballet Creole Dance Theater, Poster for Spring Show - 2011 Spring Program Ballet Creole Dance Theater, 2007-2014 Promotional Photography Kashedance, 2009-2015 Promotional Photographer Austin Clarke, Portrait For HarperCollins 2009 Kevin Ormsby, Portrait – Kashedance Theater 2009 Lance T. McCready, Book Cover 2010 Ballet Creole Dance Theater, Poster for Soulful Messiah - 2010 Winter Program dance Immersion, 2012/16 Season Marlon M. Bailey, Book Cover 2013 Kashedance 5 Year Anniversary Poster 2014 dance Immersion, 2014/15 Season Ballet Creole 25th Anniversary Calendar 2015 Books: Janssen Press, Black 4, 2007 Dance Through Life, 2008 EpiphanyNoir, 2009 Alvin Ailey Student Program, Global Harmony, 2009 Making Space for Diverse Masculinities, 2010 Pluralism In The Arts In Canada – A Change Is Going To Come, 2012 Butch Queens In Pumps, University Of Michigan Press 2012 10X10 Project, 2014 FIERCE! Being Black, Being Gay (draft publish date 2016) Ovahness! - The Toronto Ball Scene (publish date Spring 2019) BLACKBOOK 30 (draft 2014/ Publish date 2016) Lost Island In The Six, 2017 Magazines/News/Internet: Exposé Entertainment Magazine, Nov 08 Issue, Bell and Pen Galas Exposé Entertainment Magazine, Jan 09 Issue, Austin Clark and Fashion Cares Dance Current, Apr 2010, The Aesthetic Of Cool Toronto Globe and Mail, Dec 12th, 2010 Edition/Art Section Ottawa Citizen, Jun 13 2011, Leaner, Smaller More Intimate The WIG, Jun 15 2011, B-Boyism and Beyond Sway Magazine, Kashedance & Recalcitrare at the Canadian Dance Festival Canadian Dance Festival, Jun 16 2011, Kashedance Creative Edge Arts Review, Jul 2011, Kashedance Huffington Post, Oct 2011, Dance = Life FAB Magazine, Oct 2011 And It Don’t Stop Dance Current, Jan 2012, Life Is But A Dream TO Live With Culture, Jan 2012, Black History In Focus INToronto Magazine, Feb 2012, Toronto Ball Scene INToronto Magazine, Jul 2012, The Great Canadian Kiss-Off XTRA!, Feb 2012, Finding A Gay Family XTRA!, July 2012, Cover, Queering Caribana FAB! Magazine, Oct 2012, Legends of the Ball FAB! Magazine, January 2013, Photography Issue Cover FAB Magazine, January 30, 2013, Many Shades Of Black Xtra! January 30, 2013, More Than “Good Face” Toronto Star, January 31, 2013, Tribute: A Moving History of Canadians Blacks At Harbourfront INToronto Magazine, Feb 2013, Couples Finding Love Dance Current, Jan/Feb 2014, Cover and enclosed photos of Toronto Vogue Ball Scene Globe and Mail, March 17, 2014, Just Dance Toronto Star, April 4, 2014, Kashedance Sidesteps Steriotypes Dance Current, May June 2015, Kevin Ormsby’s Cashet The North American Gleaner, November 19, 2015, Dance Explores Themes in Marley’s Music and issues of Homophobia Xtra!, November 2015, Peace, Love, and Jamaican Homophobia Toronto Star, November 2015, The Ebb and Flow of Ballet Creole
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