David
Pu'u
Photographer/Cinematographer
David Pu'u was raised in Santa Barbara Ca. A former career
athlete and corporate CEO, he terminated a twenty year career
in the Surf Industry to pursue Photography and Cinematography
in 1996.
In the
period of time since then, David has established himself as
a leading editorial photographer, with work regularly appearing
in publications worldwide. Approximately forty editorial publications,
located in Europe, Japan, Australia and the U.S., regularly
use his work. Publications range from magazines like Surfer
( Senior Photographer) and Surfers Journal, to mainstream
concerns such Sports Illustrated (two covers), National Geographic,
NY Post, London Daily Mirror, SZ.De, Playboy, Time and many
others. He also acquired the 2003 Canon Image of the Year
award.
Concentrating
initially on water photography and ocean related subjects,
where he is currently recognized as being one of the leading
image producers in the world, David quickly broadened his
subject range by doing limited entertainment industry projects,
where he works doing production stills, celebrity portraiture,
and miscellaneous art department work. His work appears as
on screen art in a variety of motion pictures.
He is
well versed in all phases of photography and lighting, and
has competently produced an array of magazine covers, spreads
and features, shooting from the water, jet skis, helicopters,
airplanes, and moving vehicles, preferring a moving set to
more staid studio work.
David
also works as a commercial shooter with clients running the
gamut from surf and apparel industry concerns, to various
corporate clients.
Commercially trained in digital formats, he also is able to
produce work on demand in viable digital file form with his
in house, digital system. Images are delivered via CD-R and/or
DVD-R.
His work
has won several prestigious art shows, and has been selected
to hang and screen in museum venues, such as the Texas Institute
of Art, and the American History museum in NY.
In 2000,
David began shooting high speed motion picture, action sports
pieces in both 16mm and 35 mm formats. David produces specialty
water camera footage, which is commercially marketed through
over thirty agencies worldwide. His footage appears regularly
in feature films, various television projects, and commercials.
David
is represented internationally by Corbis Media. (Corbis.com
keyword: David Pu'u to view his library there). His personal
library boasts an image file of close to 50,000 images. Retail
print sales are available direct through PhotoBroker.com/davidpuu.,
Wetsand.com and Hookupu.com. He is available for booking worldwide
by contacting him at puufoto@aol.com.
Cel is US: 805 794-0123.
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