SWAG proud to name acclaimed photographer - and all around 'nice guy' - Phil Koch as member of the week!Phil Koch is a nationally recognized, award-winning photographer, videographer and filmmaker. Among his awards and honors, Phil was named winner of Ron Howard's Canon Imagination in 2012 (Forgotten Tale). In 2012, Phill also received the Pace Setter Award from the Milwaukee Independent Film Society. In 2009, Phil was named Best Filmmaker by the Shepard Express for the Best of Milwaukee series. Phil Koch may be an exception to the rule that "nice guy's finish last." In this case, it's "nice guy's finish first." Phil has a reputation for stepping up to the plate to help local filmmakers and film productions achieve success. His ability to wear many hats (pun intended!) helps to improve the creative process. Some of his more recent projects include Petty Cash (2011), Yellow Hill: The Stranger's Tale (2012) and Serum (2012-2013). An article written by noted illustrative photographer Royce Bair states.... "Can a photographer create his own style and following by breaking one of the basic rules of composition? Phil Koch did." "There are three unique things about my new Flickr gallery of Phil Koch images: 1) every image was photographed by Phil in Wisconsin, 2) every image is a vertical, and 3) every image has the horizon line almost dead center -- breaking a major rule of composition." "Because of Phil's unique composition, he has created a style that is starting to get attention. Although Koch has only sold a handful of prints so far from the 'Horizons' project, its exposure has resulted in a new assignment to start traveling the country to shoot both photography and video." In the same Royce Bair article, Phil Koch continues by saying: "I always wanted to try to shoot a good vertical landscape because I have noticed very few do that. So my goal, a little over a year ago now, was to take one good vertical a day, forcing myself to really look at both the sky and what was on the ground in front of me. I call them vertical "Horizons" because I split the photo in half. So many people think I am breaking the basic rule of photography doing this, but if you stand in a field and look at the world in front of you the horizon is always dead center of vision no matter how tall you are. Now blow this image up to say a 20x26 and its as if you are there and can walk into the photo." To date, Phil Koch has taken over 250,000 images for his 'Horizons' project. To see his body of work you can visit this site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/philkoch/ To connect with Phil you can find his profile here: SWAG - Stage and Screen Artists. |
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