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= Chris Lawrence Photographer = James Christopher (Chris) Lawrence (born January 31, 1973) is an American advertising photographer.

Early life
Born in Charleston, South Carolina, USA, he is the first of two children. His father, John F. Lawrence, was the managing editor and co-owner of Upstate Newspapers INC. in Landrum, SC. His grand father J.W. Lawrence was the founder of "Landrum Leader" later renamed "The News Leader" which was part Upstate Newspapers INC. In high school, she became interested in various artistic endeavours, and began to write and play music. Chris attended the Art Institute in Oristano, Sardinia, Italy, where he studied ceramics. He also briefly attended Spartanburg Tech. Chris first worked as a graphic designer and photojournalist in the United States from 1992 -1999 before moving to Madrid, Spain.

Career
Asked at what point did Chris Lawrence know he wanted to be a professional photographer, the answer might be fairly simple. From a very early age the excitement generated by the suspense of waiting for his KODAK INSTAMATIC 110 photos to be processed at the drugstore, was almost unbearable. Far from being a professional at that point, He received his very first Reflex, a Pentax K1000 from his father when he was 10 years old and his father taught him how to meter light. His father later showed Chris how to develop his own black & white film and make prints. Photography has changed and developed since then however his passion has grown along with it. Chris started out as a graphic designer & news photographer in the United States where he worked from 1992 to 1999. Since 1999 Chris has been living and working as a professional fashion and advertising photographer in Madrid, Spain. Although he began work as a graphic designer in an advertising studio (Effects Factory), he very soon undertook freelance photography for this studio until finally starting up my own company, DigitalWorkflow. But before Chris completely ventured out on his own he worked as an art director for Young & Rubicam Madrid, where also did freelance photography for YR Madrid client Movistar.

Chris' studies include… art in the Art Institute in Oristano, Italy; graphic design at Spartanburg Technical College; understudy photographer Charles O. Hearon for many years; a Master’s in Photoshop at the University of South Carolina. Thanks to the years spent in graphic design, Chris has become an expert in computer generated imagery (CGI) which is an important component in media today. However, he has never forgotten the importance of traditional photography. Even though everything ends up in computer generated imagery, I always insist on creating a photograph in the camera. I don’t accept the notion that “you can fix it after in Photoshop”. For me there is no job too big or too small, nor any challenge too great. Chris thrives on being challenged to do something new and always strive to communicate through the perfect image for, as Frederick R. Barnard said: “A picture is worth ten thousand words”. Chris goal is to expand geographically and offer his skills and creativity to all advertising agencies through the magic of his camera lens.

Clients: TBWA, Publicis, YR, McCann Erickson, Momentum Worldwide, Grey Worldwide, Lowe Worldwide, Tiempo BBDO, OGILVY ONE, Adstore YR, Bungaloo25, ARS, BtoB, Insolita, ABJ, SINTESIS+SPC, Wysiwyg, Next-Door, Sheridan, ClipDesign, Keaton Comunicación, NCA, 343 and direct clients such as Madrid in Love, Coca-Cola Spain, Air Comet, Deutsche Bank London & Nike Holand.

Represented by: Jaime van der Goes of VANDER productions has been representing Chris since 2008 in Spain, Holand and England. Jaime also has produced my photo shoots for Nike (Milan & London), Chevrolet (Seville & Madrid), Fanta (Madrid), and many others. Editorials: Strike the Street Kultura Urbana online Magazine; El bikini no se lleva, Lugares magazine(Air Comet); 10080 minutos para mi, Pullmantur VOP Magazine

Personal Life
Chris is a cycling "Tifoso" (fan in italian) he spends his little free time on his bike cycling around and about europe. Of course when his is back in South Carolina visiting his family he spends many hours riding around the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Chris in his first Grand Fondo The Assault on Mount Mitchell 1995 (102 miles) he placed 46th (out 1000 cyclist) with a time of 5:58:10. In 1996 place 4th overall in the South Carolina MTB championships. In 2008 Chris won the 24DOCE 12 hour race with his four man relay team, 2nd place in 2009. In 2010 they placed 12th in the 24 hour race with only 3 of the 4 rider in the team.

He also played drums in the rock band "Blend" in the 90's that he co-founded with his best friend Micheal Bunn.