Today we’d like to introduce you to Timothy Tadder.
Timothy, please kick things off for us by telling us about yourself and your journey so far.
While I fell in love with image making as a teen in my father’s darkroom, it was something I learned playing college football that really propelled my career. Hard work yields amazing results – as in the harder I worked towards my goals the more amazing the accomplishments. It’s a simple mantra, the harder I work, the luckier I get. As a father, it’s something that I am diligently passing on to my two daughters. Watching them learn that accomplishing anything worthwhile takes commitment, sacrifice and focus; inspires me to keep pushing towards my goals. Twenty years ago I left behind a career as a high school teacher and football coach, to follow a dream of being a photographer. I truly started at the bottom, freelancing for community newspapers, then as a photojournalist, and ultimately collaborating on campaigns for the worlds most iconic consumer brands. Each step up is a reward for the countless hours sacrifice put towards my goals. It is said that “hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard” and nothing could be more true. I know I am competing with amazing talents. Though I believe that to be distinctive, inspiring and innovative, requires that I put every ounce of energy into the projects awarded to our team. I draw upon my experiences as a teacher and a team player to plan better, problem solve smarter and push myself, the talent and crew to deliver the very best performances possible. Success is the cumulative effort of all the little things along the way that make the work great. I am still climbing, scratching and clawing my way towards being my very best. I still approach every opportunity to make images both moving and still with the same passion as my very first assignment. The craft of creating is never lost on me. Today I am the best version of myself – I’ve evolved into a producer, director, writer and photographer, a true visual communicator. I am leveraging all the lessons l learned to make shrewder choices, be more efficient, and amplify my effectiveness to communicate.
Can you give our readers some background on your art?
I create iconic art both, still and moving images for global brands like Nike, Gatorade, Under Armour, Microsoft, etc. AND I also create fine art that I exhibit at galleries around the world. While I am more internationally recognized for my work with major consumer brands, my fine art photography projects have gone viral one many occasions. This past year my Nothing to See series was featured at Art Basel and the New York Art Expo, as well as appearing on countless blogs. Currently, we have TV commercials running during NFL games, NBA games, as well as our iconic still and moving images for the brand Peloton.
In my personal fine art work, my message over the past few years has been political, and I have been using my platform to express my grave concern about the current social and political crisis facing our democracy.
What responsibility, if any, do you think artists have to use their art to help alleviate problems faced by others? Has your art been affected by issues you’ve concerned about?
I am passionately motivated to create art that inspires discourse. I am extremely unhappy with the erosion of truth and integrity in our political process. We have a president that lies to the American people. We have a president that has created deep division with both verbal and physical assaults. We have special interest groups like the NRA protecting profits over children. The best way that I can effect change is to use reach an audience through what I do best, creating iconic art.
I have never been more inspired than I am now to create images that help me express my frustration with our society and I feel I am not alone. There are bands of artist that feel the responsibility to use their art to communicate the anxiety affecting our democracy, our planet, and our children’s future. We all need to do anything we can to right this ship. My strongest weapon is my ability to visually communicate.
What’s the best way for someone to check out your work and provide support?
My work can be viewed on my website TimTadder.com as well on all my social channels, Instagram @timtadder and facebook.com/timtadderphotography as well as on billboards, TV’s during sporting events, and publications etc. I exhibit my fine art in New York, Miami, Las Vegas, and soon in Los Angeles.
Contact Info:
- Address: 1393 Caudor Street Encinitas CA 92024
- Website: timtadder.com
- Phone: 8582052455
- Email: mail@timtadder.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timtadder/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimTadderPhotography/
- Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/timtadder/
- Other: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD4xaMun1Ls
Image Credit:
© 2019 TimTadder.com
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