I work as an Artist, Photographer, Designer, Film Maker, Teacher and Music Producer.
Hope you like the work and if you’d like to get in touch you can contact me at: chris@arunproductions.co.uk
I am continuing to caption and organise much more photography and film, so apologies if a picture or a video clip is the wrong way up or there is no caption. It’s an on going process, but I thought there’s enough to show and entertain for now :)
I have made quite a bit of Art and Design too, this is being collated and will be presented on this site later this year.
If you’re interested here’s a bit more background info to some of the things I’ve done over the years:
I have 15 years of experience as an educator with young people and adults in and outside of mainstream education. Guest lecturing and teaching Art, Drawing, Painting, Photography, Film-Making, and Lighting at Bath College (Love2Learn, Post16 and Foundation), Bath Spa University, Royal Academy of Arts, London (attRAct), Bristol University Photographic Society, Knowle West Media Centre, Creative Youth Network, Southmead Community Center, Abbey Wood School, and local photographic societies.
I was a Resident Artist at the Freedom of Expression Festival at Nottingham University’s Human Right’s Law Center.
My art and photography has been exhibited and films screened at: RWA Bristol, Edinburgh Short Film Festival, Shanghai Short Film Festival, Nottingham University, Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, The Cube Microplex and St.Georges Bristol, and lots of other venues, clubs and galleries in Bristol.
I’ve photographed and filmed for a wide range of sectors and different size businesses, from corporates to individuals, commercial and journalism through to charities and the arts, for example clients like Oxford University (St.Aldates), English Heritage, Diana Porter Contemporary Jewellery, Steel Vintage, Sounds Commercial, Clarke-Willmott, Accenture, Bristol Drugs Project, NHS, Amphora Aromatics, Stonehealth, Barclays Wealth, JJ Hotels, Carr-Gomm, Tidal Tales Collective, Scholastic Corporation, Tufts University and many more…
My photography was first published regularly in print by The Big Issue (including The International Network of Street Papers) covering social reportage stories and portraiture. Over the years work has featured in publications like Geo, The I, Times Online, Dazed and Confused, etc…
Photographed many weddings along the way, in the UK and abroad. Big parties at grand venues and church halls, camping in fields and gazebos in the mum and dad’s garden, friends and family at the local curry house or with two witnesses at the registry office, I love a good wedding.
I’ve done billboards for music releases and the NHS, photos on the side of buses, huge multi-floor corporate banners in office lobbies, painted murals on walls, and made films for huge projections on buildings for trade shows in China.
Some Artist’s and Label’s music I have worked on through photography, film, artwork and design: Omar, Split Prophets, Maisie Williams, Datkid, Sr. Wilson, Pete Josef, Invada Records, Gardna, Sound UK, Terri Walker, Worm Discs, Ben Westbeech, Mark B, Rose Kemp, Fliptrix, Dr.Meaker, The Ragga Twins, Illinformed, Roni Size, Inkie, 3Dom, Eva Lazarus, Run Logan Run, DJ Badhabitz, Carasel, Kalashnekoff, High Focus Records, Baileys Brown, Axel Holy, George Fields, Gaza Glock, Twizzy, Brownswood Recordings, Everest Dub, Mackiu, Jinxsta JX, Frilla, Wish Master, Roc Marciano, The Inexplicables, The Scribes, Sonnyjim, Farma G, Lewis Parker, Upfront MC, Jack Jetson, Dr.Syntax, Res One, Mylo Stone, DJ Frenic, Andrew Neil Hayes, Anthony Garratt, ED OG, Fangs of the Dodo, Verb T, Genesis Elijah, Parly B, Jman, Se Fire, Inja, Audio Bullys, Life MC, Dr.Syntax, Res One, Badhabitz, Flying Monk, Mirapid, Numesa, DJ Aries, False Idols, Potent Funk Records, One Little Independent Records, OR: Original Recordings, Whirlwind Recordings, Real.Life.Drama. Records, Supa T, Percy Filth, Serocee, DJ Rogue, Sir Beans OBE, Kelz, Sonnyjim, Geechi Suede, Malay Sparks, Rozi Plain, Guilty Simpson, Leaf Dog, Jman, Rebecca Nash, James Morton, AFT, No Go Stop, The Fauns, Red Beard, Graham Costello, Jay Wilcox, Pressplay, Lounge Cat Ideals, Faye Maccalman, Lara Jones, Matthew Bourne, Riaan Vosloo, Gonga, Phonesca, King Toby, DJ Embassy, Sergi Jorda and The Reactable, DJ Cheeba, Micall Parknsun, Chad Lefkowitz Brown, Seventhly, First Degree Burns, Ded Tebiase, Hozay, Dick Johnson, Mark Woodstock, Steve Banks Quintet, Nick Malcolm, Marie Lister, Annie Gardiner, Will Harris, Moonlight Saving Time, Emily Wright, Ramson Badbones, Fuzz Against Junk, plus many more…
Working with lots of musicians has led to designing record, cassette, cd and digital covers. I’ve also ended up doing lots of flyers, posters, and digital promo like reels and stories. Listening to some fresh vinyl with my photo or design on the cover is very satisfying!
I like listening to music nearly as much as I like sampling it, and producing music is my favourite thing to do, mainly Hip Hop beats for MC’s. I’ve released and contributed to albums, EP’s and remix projects on record, cassette, cd and digital with Upfront MC, Datkid, Twizzy, Jinxsta JX, Mylo Stone and Axel Holy/Dee Green as well as recording features and tracks here and there from very many other artists. Mainly rappers but singers and instrumentalists as well. I’m always making new material and there’s always releases on the way.