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Evan Robinson, Class of 2006 - Master Visual Storyteller
Evan Robinson, Class of 2006, is a visual storyteller with a penchant for telling compelling narratives. In his work, he likes to ask how a product is made, who uses it, and why people love it. He has created images and directed videos for brands around the world. A Renaissance man, he's also a pilot and flies small airplanes around the country. Check out his website and interview...
Website: www.evanrobinson.com
Article on Evan Robinson as Photo Pilot
Article on Robinson's photography and director work on Phase One
What kind of artwork do you do?
I’m a visual storyteller, creating images and directing videos for brands around the world. In addition to commercial work, I’ve flown small airplanes for thousands of miles around the country capturing aerial fine art images.
What inspired you to pursue this kind of art?
After becoming a pilot, years into my career as a commercial photographer, I realized that the views out the side of a small airplane, in remote parts of the country far away from any roads, needed to be shared—the world is getting a bit less wild every year, and in a small way, I hoped to document what raw nature looks like from the air.
What is your latest project?
My latest project is available at prints.evanrobinson.com - a new archive of the Western US from the air. Check out the project here.
What is an artwork or project that you're most proud of and why?
Two projects were high points of the last few years. Working with IWC to show what it’s like to shoot aerial images in the backcountry was a marriage of fine art and commercial work that I loved. View the project below or here.
A commercial project that was particularly fun involved traveling to Italy to photograph the heirloom factories making some of the best linens and sheets in the world—and then returning to NYC to photograph an ad campaign alongside the manufacturing images. You can see the images here.
What advice would you give to our students who want to pursue art as a career?
Don’t study art. If you want to make things—go make them. It’s more useful to learn business, to grow a network of potential patrons, to have experiences that give you the chance to make art than it is to sit in the classroom for a profession that cares about what work you make, not the school on your resume.
Article on Evan Robinson as Photo Pilot
Article on Robinson's photography and director work on Phase One
What kind of artwork do you do?
I’m a visual storyteller, creating images and directing videos for brands around the world. In addition to commercial work, I’ve flown small airplanes for thousands of miles around the country capturing aerial fine art images.
What inspired you to pursue this kind of art?
After becoming a pilot, years into my career as a commercial photographer, I realized that the views out the side of a small airplane, in remote parts of the country far away from any roads, needed to be shared—the world is getting a bit less wild every year, and in a small way, I hoped to document what raw nature looks like from the air.
What is your latest project?
My latest project is available at prints.evanrobinson.com - a new archive of the Western US from the air. Check out the project here.
Two projects were high points of the last few years. Working with IWC to show what it’s like to shoot aerial images in the backcountry was a marriage of fine art and commercial work that I loved. View the project below or here.
A commercial project that was particularly fun involved traveling to Italy to photograph the heirloom factories making some of the best linens and sheets in the world—and then returning to NYC to photograph an ad campaign alongside the manufacturing images. You can see the images here.
What advice would you give to our students who want to pursue art as a career?
Don’t study art. If you want to make things—go make them. It’s more useful to learn business, to grow a network of potential patrons, to have experiences that give you the chance to make art than it is to sit in the classroom for a profession that cares about what work you make, not the school on your resume.
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