MICHAEL LAWRENCE
is a NYC-based photographer, filmmaker, and creative director whose visual wit, absurdist humor, and surreal imagery are quickly earning him a reputation as one of the most inventive and exciting new creative minds in the industry.

He has created a niche of cross-genre style, working as an acclaimed photographer and director - most well-known for his “WAVES: People of Bunaken” portraiture series - exhibiting internationally in 2009, and published in book form in 2010 - and his short narrative, “Mind the Gap”, which has screened and received audience awards at Reel Movement Boston, The Other Venice Film Festival, and the Big Easy Film Festival.

His experience as a Creative Director has included conceptual direction and production on multimedia campaigns for innovative initiatives such as RACI Project, Mangusta Productions, Fifth + Prospect, Transparent Records, Pioneer Climbing, and Oak.fm.

Right now Michael is breaking into commercial films and music videos, starting with a project for American agency Cenergy Communications and motion/still promos work for The Himalaya Group, Pioneer Climbing, Capture Adventure, The MGH Group, Oak.fm, RACI Project, TreeHouse Creations Japan, Invisible Inc/George Watsky, and breakthrough artist Emil & Friends through Modular/Cantora Records.

Michael is currently in pre-production with his directorial feature film debut, “Simalakama”. The piece, set in the exotic seaside jungles of Bunaken, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, seeks to be a milestone project for Michael, incorporating a dynamic mixed-media documentary approach in an attempt to address the complex social and environmental elements of the narrative.

Michael signed for US representation at Project Fathom/TheFAKTORY in June 2009.

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