David Chalk has been a photographer for over thirty years. He has traveled extensively and has worked for magazines, corporate clients and Graphic Design Studios.
Short List:
New York Times
Fortune Magazine
Forbes Magazine
St. Martins Press
London Times Magazine
Travel Holiday Magazine
Angel Records
Polaroid Corporation
Warner - Lambert
Fuji Film Corporation
Museum of Natural History
Natural History Magazine
First Aviation Corporation
Envrionmental Safety Systems
Alias/Wavefront
A Better Chance Inc.
St. Vincents Hospital
New York University Medical Center
Riverview Hospital
Animal Rehabilitation and Wellness Hospital.
Brooklyn Stained Glass Conservation Center
Travels:
England
Ireland
Wales
Scotland
Italy
Germany
Austria
Argentina
Uruguay
Russia
Estonia
Soviet Central Asia
He has been working digitally since 1984 and in the 90's he spent several years as a special effects animator on Feature Films and made - for - TV movies.
Five time guest presenter at Apple Computer's "Flagship" Soho Store in NYC.
Guest Lecturer:
Moore College of Art and Design
Rochester Institute of Technology
International Center of Photography
David worked as a Digital Imaging consultant for Polaroid Corporation
and was a Featured Artist on the Polaroid Website, He also
received several work Grants to produce Objects of Affection
a series of 20 x 24 Polaroids.
In addition to his commercial work, his personal work is represented in many Museum and Corporate collections.
Short list:
Museum of Modern Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
George Eastman House
Library of Congress
Herbert F Johnson Museum of Art
Visual Studies Workshop
Charles Rand Penny Foundation
Cleary,Gottleib,Steen and Hamilton
Brooklyn Union Gas
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom.
Awards:
CAPS Grant, New York State Council on The Arts, 1971
Polaroid Work.com: Featured Artist on Polaroid's Website.
Polaroid Grant: Work Grant from Polaroid to produce the 20 x 24 portrait series "Objects of Affection".
Lowell Thomas Award, Society of American Travel Writers: Travel Holiday piece, A nation of Courthouses.Best Magazine Color Travel Photography (hand colored Polaroid Image Transfers).
Art Direction Magazine/Creativity Award: Photography For Var Business, State of the Market.
Graphic Design USA/Desi Award: Var Business, State of the Market.
Art Direction Magazine/Creativity Eighty: Business Card
Communication Arts Magazine/Design Annual: Travel Holliday Magazine, A Nation of Courthouses.
Print Magazine/Regional Design Annual: Angel/EMI, CD cover series, Great American Composers.
2007- Artist in Residence / BCAT Brooklyn Community Access Television (Multi-Media)
Projects:
Best Kept Secret. A Documentary about Suicide surrvivors, Interviews with those left in the wake. In production fall 2008.