RJ Hamilton
/biography
Photographer and Retoucher.
​Born in USA, 1974
1994-1998 Studied at the Minneapolis Collage of Art and Design
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I started my journey into the world of Photography with the invention of the Polaroid Camera. At age 8 I fell in love with the ability to capture the world with the click of the shutter, and in my teens I built my first darkroom. When I received the award for "Artist of the Year" at my high school graduation, I started to believe there was more to this than just a fun hobby.
Realizing this was a true passion of mine, I continued my education at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, receiving a BFA in Photography, Video and Sound Effects. During my first studio job at Cable Photo Systems, I was exposed to multiple photographers and styles; ranging from large dual seamless walls for automobile shoots to the micro studio set for jewelry photography.
​I took a few years to explore performance, singing and dancing on the floating stages of the cruise ship industry, while continuing my photographic journey by capturing my world travels. (Central America, Japan, Costa Rica, Alaska, Puerto Rico and Europe)
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Coming back to land life, I jumped ship in the port of NYC and rebooted my professional career in Photography and Image Manipulation, building my reputation within the industry as dependable, accurate and lively addition to the production.