Thanks for checking out my work! Please email me directly for pricing. On exception I will be interested in TF-CD, otherwise please don't bother.

BIO
A.J. Pagano was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, smack in the middle of some of the greatest cultural and historical spots in the United States. At an early age, A.J. had a passion for the arts. Besides gym and sports, it was the only thing in school he was into, but more importantly, it was the only thing he could sit still at. Between the influences of music, culture and great museums that surrounded him, he found his peace of mind in art. Mainly drawing and painting at an early age, he wasn’t exposed to photography until the age of 14 in Junior High School. Black and White photography was taught with the development of the film in a darkroom. So the whole process was time taking and limited with the amount of film and paper you were allotted. So getting it right the first time was something that was instilled at an early age. Time also began to play it’s part in the process as well. Then through high school and his first semester of college, A.J. continued to take black and white photography classes, but yet his passion wasn’t what it was for drawing.

Through junior high and high school, AJ had a greater desire for painting and mainly drawing. Influenced by the renaissance of the comic book artists of the late 80s and early 90s, such as Jim Lee, Todd MacFarlane, Whilce Portacio, as well as the late Arthur Adams – all of whom reshaped and recreated the comic book landscape allowing for the huge push into the latest big screen movies. AJ then set his eyes on Joe Kubert School of Graphic Design, but was redirected by his parents to take up fine arts at a junior college to get a better – more well rounded education. The stalls of junior colleges art’s program were no where near creative nor in the direction that AJ wanted to go, so he withdrew from the programs and went with criminal justice to keep himself out of trouble. Shooting constantly in his spare time for entertainment.

The photography has still be the creative outlet that has been a staple of the images and brand that has come out of Atwoodz, Inc. and from AJ as well. Today with the success of Atwoodz, Inc. and the client base across the country, AJ is able to travel and photograph where he goes and the beauty of the world around him. The main objects of beauty of natural landscapes, wildlife and cityscapes are unique moments that he wants to share with others that weren’t there to make the trips. And although he knows Photoshop backwards, AJ still keeps true to being an artist in the fact that none of the photos taken are manipulated outside of their natural state in Photoshop.

Tags

See All Tags (5)