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PROFILE |
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| Photographer with two decades of experience creating compelling images, with a particular focus on band portrait and live music photography. Has published work that has been seen in underground music venues across the US and Europe. I take ugly photos of dubious people. | ||
EDUCATION |
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| 2017 | A.A.A. | Tidewater Community College (Norfolk, Virginia, USA) Studio Arts, with concentration in Photographic Media Arts, Magna Cum Laude |
| 2020 | A.A.A. | Tidewater Community College (Norfolk, Virginia, USA) Studio Arts, with concentration in Glassblowing, Magna Cum Laude |
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY |
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| 2001 – present | Senior Technical Support Engineer, Photographic Products Canon Information Technical Services, Inc. (Chesapeake, Virginia, USA) Duties include: Issue research, support material development, training, technical writing, reporting |
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| 1998 – 2001 | Key Lab Tech Ritz Camera (Chesapeake, Virginia, USA) Duties included: Day-to-day operations of running a photo lab, including quality control, maintenance of lab equipment, and the printing of customer’s photographs |
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LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY |
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| Proficient in the written and spoken English language. | ||
FELLOWSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES |
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| Member, Tidewater Community College Student Art League | ||
| Member, Glass Art Society | ||
TECHNOLOGY |
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| Proficient in the use of various technologies, both hardware and software based, involved in the creation of professional quality photographic work. This includes the use of camera equipment, both analog and digital, of various capture formats, as well as the software required to process images in a modern manner. Proficiency also includes the processing of analog images, both film and prints, in a traditional darkroom. Capable in the use of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Lightroom, Google Suite, and Microsoft Office. | ||
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS |
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| 2017 | This Was Our Time… McKay, A., Blurb, ISBN: 1366248082 |
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AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS |
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| 2019 | Dr. Emanuel Chestnut Provost’s Award 48th Annual TCC Student Art & Design Exhibition, TCC Visual Arts Center (Portsmouth, Virginia, USA) |
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| 2017 | Ed Gibbs & Portsmouth Museums Award for Excellence in Photography 46th Annual TCC Student Art & Design Exhibition, TCC Visual Arts Center (Portsmouth, Virginia, USA) |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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| 2017 | Beyond 340 McKay, A. (Editor), Blurb, pp. 3 – 4, ISBN: 1366082079 |
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| 2017 | “Review: Andy McKay’s Photo Exhibit: This Was Our Time…” Brian McDonald, Hardcore Norfolk (Web) |
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| 2017 | 340 High Street Student Magazine Tidewater Community College (Portsmouth, Virginia, USA) |
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| 2002 | Permanent (LP, CD, and other promotional material) Count Me Out, Indecision Records (Garden Grove, California, USA) |
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| 1999 | 340 High Street Student Magazine Tidewater Community College (Portsmouth, Virginia, USA) |
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| 1999 | On Our Way (LP and CD) Time Flies, Indecision Records (Garden Grove, California, USA) |
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| 1998 | Keepin’ It Rad (7″ Record) Handplant, Backfire Records (Germany) |
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| 1998 | Self-Titled EP (7″ Record) Time Flies, inVAsion Records (Virginia, USA) |
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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2020 | “49th Annual TCC Student Art & Design Exhibition” Tidewater Community College – Visual Arts Center (Portsmouth, Virginia, USA) | |
| 2019 | “48th Annual TCC Student Art & Design Exhibition” Tidewater Community College – Visual Arts Center (Portsmouth, Virginia, USA) | |
| 2018 | “November”, Solo Exhibition Charlie’s American Cafe (Norfolk, VA, USA) |
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| 2018 | “2018 Virginia Glass Guild Members Exhibition” Slover Library (Norfolk, VA, USA) |
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| 2018 | “47th Annual TCC Student Art & Design Exhibition” Tidewater Community College – Visual Arts Center (Portsmouth, Virginia, USA) |
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| 2017 | “This Was Our Time…”, Solo Exhibition The Groove Record Shop (Norfolk, Virginia, USA) |
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| 2017 | “46th Annual TCC Student Art & Design Exhibition” Tidewater Community College – Visual Arts Center (Portsmouth, Virginia, USA) |
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| 2017 | “Genesis 2017” Peninsula Fine Arts Center (Newport News, Virginia, USA) |
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| 2017 | “Spring 2017 Stockley Gardens Festival Emerging Artist Exhibit” Hope House Foundation Stockley Gardens Arts Festival (Norfolk, VA, USA) |
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| 2017 | “May” Percolator (Norfolk, Virginia, USA) |
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| 1999 | “28th Annual TCC Student Art & Design Exhibition” Tidewater Community College – Visual Arts Center (Portsmouth, Virginia, USA) |
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| 1998 | “1998 Thomas Nelson Community College Student Art Show” Peninsula Fine Arts Center (Newport News, Virginia, USA) |
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