RICHARD ANTHONY BLAKE

RICHARD RECENTLY ENTERED THE FILM AND COMMERCIAL UNIVERSE THROUGH STORYBOARD AND ART DIRECTION. HE HAS COMPLETED STORYBOARDS FOR TELEVISION, SHORT FILMS AND FEATURE FILMS.

RICHARD STUDIED AND PRACTICED PAINTING AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY AND THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN.

HAVING WON NUMEROUS SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS, RICHARD GAINED REPRESENTATION WITH THE MICHAEL FOLEY GALLERY IN NEW YORK CITY. HE HAD HIS FIRST SOLO SHOW AT THE GALLERY IN 2005 AND HAS PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS GROUP EXHIBITIONS IN NEW YORK, MIAMI AND CALIFORNIA.

IN ADDITION, RICHARD HAS TAUGHT DIGITAL IMAGING AT VARIOUS COLLEGES IN NEW YORK AND TEXAS.

MICHAEL CANO, CFA - DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

MICHAEL ROUTINELY EXPRESSES GRATITUDE FOR THE IMPROBABLE PATH OF HIS CAREER. HAVING EXPERIENCED THE THRILL OF CAPTAINING A NCAA FINAL FOUR BASKETBALL TEAM, HE LANDED A POSITION IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN AS AN INVESTMENT BANKER IN THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY SPACE. .

AS RIGOROUS AND REWARDING AS EACH ENDEAVOR COULD BE, THE ALLURE OF CREATING BEAUTIFUL IMAGES WAS TOO GREAT.

MICHAEL WORKS AS DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND OPERATOR WITH THE RED ONE DIGITAL CAMERA FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF FILM AND COMMERCIAL PROJECTS.