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Anthony Hawthorne is both a photographer and model. Born in
Long Beach, CA, one of the first life lessons I learned was that
you don't have to follow the path in front of you; you can create
your own path.
I was always a very smart, athletic, extremely skinny little kid
who didn't have an artistic bone in his body. In high school, I
discovered track, football, and weight lifting. By my senior
year the skinny kid disappeared and I was being recruited
colleges to play football. Choosing education over football, I
attended college in Pennsylvania.
Moving from California to Pennsylvania was a huge cultural
change. In both California and Pennsylvania, I was exposed to
many different types of personalities. Attending a small
college and living in a fraternity house I was exposed to new
types of music, art, fashion styles, etc. Thus giving me some
form of creativity and appreciation for the arts.
Long Beach, CA, one of the first life lessons I learned was that
you don't have to follow the path in front of you; you can create
your own path.
I was always a very smart, athletic, extremely skinny little kid
who didn't have an artistic bone in his body. In high school, I
discovered track, football, and weight lifting. By my senior
year the skinny kid disappeared and I was being recruited
colleges to play football. Choosing education over football, I
attended college in Pennsylvania.
Moving from California to Pennsylvania was a huge cultural
change. In both California and Pennsylvania, I was exposed to
many different types of personalities. Attending a small
college and living in a fraternity house I was exposed to new
types of music, art, fashion styles, etc. Thus giving me some
form of creativity and appreciation for the arts.
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It was in college that I discovered the possibility of modeling. A teammate and I were joking around
about trying out modeling and acting when the season football season was over. Well when the season
was over I gave modeling a try. Of course, being a college student and a dual sport athlete, I could not
give it the serious attention that modeling took. But during the time that I could focus on modeling, i was
given the pleasure of being in a nationwide selling poster, a wedding catalog, 2 magazines, an art show,
and other items....and built a decent portfolio.
After graduating college, I moved to New Jersey. I thought I'd have more time to focus on modeling,
until I tore my achilles tendon. Still wanting to be apart of the business and having a fond appreciation
for photography, I thought this would be a good time to try my hand in photography. My first camera
was an Advanced Point and Shoot camera.
Every year I set 3 goals to achieve during the year. During my injury my goal was to teach myself
photography. I set out to achieve this goal by reading, practicing, pulling from my modeling experiences,
and talking with other photographers (www.dpchallenge.com was a great help in advancing me as a
photographer). I now have over 3 years of photography under my belt and made the change to a DSLR
camera.
Please take the time to browse my galleries and contact me if you have any interests.
Thank you for visiting my page.
about trying out modeling and acting when the season football season was over. Well when the season
was over I gave modeling a try. Of course, being a college student and a dual sport athlete, I could not
give it the serious attention that modeling took. But during the time that I could focus on modeling, i was
given the pleasure of being in a nationwide selling poster, a wedding catalog, 2 magazines, an art show,
and other items....and built a decent portfolio.
After graduating college, I moved to New Jersey. I thought I'd have more time to focus on modeling,
until I tore my achilles tendon. Still wanting to be apart of the business and having a fond appreciation
for photography, I thought this would be a good time to try my hand in photography. My first camera
was an Advanced Point and Shoot camera.
Every year I set 3 goals to achieve during the year. During my injury my goal was to teach myself
photography. I set out to achieve this goal by reading, practicing, pulling from my modeling experiences,
and talking with other photographers (www.dpchallenge.com was a great help in advancing me as a
photographer). I now have over 3 years of photography under my belt and made the change to a DSLR
camera.
Please take the time to browse my galleries and contact me if you have any interests.
Thank you for visiting my page.
Anthony Hawthorne
Anthony Hawthorne Photography