BIOGRAPHY
Myles Kwesi Hutchful is an award winning photographer and filmmaker specializing in creative, editorial and documentary content. His work reflects a style that goes beyond the formalism and extends the context of the image engaging the viewer both as an observer and a participant. He blends strong composition, texture and detail to create imagery that is unique, compelling and timeless. His work has often been described as elegant, mysterious and hauntingly beautiful.
Hutchful’s work has been featured in several national and international publications, and he has exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the U.S and abroad. He has an extensive portfolio of images, which he often licenses to magazines and stock agencies. He regularly sells prints to art collectors and photography enthusiasts.
Hutchful developed a deep love for photography at an early age and received his first camera, Canon AE-1, as a birthday present from his best friend. He continued his love for photography and spent most of his time in the darkroom while attending the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He graduated with a degree in Biological Anthropology and worked as an investment banker for a few years before launching InLight Studio and InLight Foundation to pursue his passion for multimedia arts and human rights activism.
His company, InLight Studio, creates effective and captivating media for individuals and organizations, and also provides media consulting services to various clients. InLight Foundation raises funding for a variety of causes relating to human rights and civil rights.
InLight Studio, in association with the United Nations Refugee Agency, recently directed and produced a documentary film on the struggles of refugees living in Krisan Refugee Camp, an isolated and desolate refugee camp in Southwestern Ghana. Walking In Darkness will be released in the summer of 2013. The extended trailer can be seen here: http://vimeo.com/30053301
Shortly, after shooting the documentary, Hutchful started the Krisan Refugee Camp Foundation (“KRCF”) to assist the refugees of Krisan Refugee Camp in meeting their daily needs. KRCF is dedicated to providing food, clean water, nutritional supplements, hygiene products, clothing, medication and medical supplies to the residents of Krisan Refugee Camp. The website for the foundation is http://www.krisanrefugeecampfoundation.org. To donate to Krisan Refugee Camp Foundation, please click here: http://bit.ly/MFAadV
MY JOURNEY THROUGH MY PASSPORT PHOTOS
I was born in Ghana and raised in Canada. I moved to Canada at the age of 8. My passport photo taken right before Canada…
I lived in Canada for several years and became a citizen. I lived the life of a typical teenager… loved bmxing, loved skateboarding, loved dance competitions and got into occasional fights with the wanna-be bullies. This is my passport photo taken for my Canadian Citizenship…
After suffering a semester of bad grades, my father decided it was best for me to finish my education in Ghana, clearly an over-reaction :-) I attended Herman Gmiener International College, a strict and prestigious boarding school where rules were strictly enforced. This is when I developed a deep love for photography as a hobby. This is my passport photo taken for my Canadian passport shortly after arriving in Ghana…
The boarding school and its students took great and contagious pride in doing well academically. It transformed me into a complete nerd and reigned as the second top student of the school.
After graduating, I returned to North America. Ann Arbor, Michigan to be exact… where I attended the University of Michigan.
I attended university with the intent of becoming a doctor but lost interest in studying western medicine and instead gained a deep interest in anthropology.
I switched my major from bio-chemistry to biological anthropology. I graduated early and took several business classes. A passport photo taken while at the University of Michigan…
After graduating, I moved to Los Angeles where I got my first job as an investment banker. My love for photography continued. This photo was taken while I worked as an investment banker in Los Angeles.
I never had an interest being a banker as a career. I wanted to learn about money. I needed to pay my bills and student loans.
My real love was photography and film. I worked hard and was a top performer in the company but had little interest in climbing the corporate ladder. My lunch breaks and most of my weekends were spent with my camera.
I planned a big escape after two years but failed… I did not have a bullet proof plan… I quit investment banking… but after 6 months of traveling and shooting, I was back in the corporate world… A passport photo taken shortly after I returned to the corporate world…
After another two years in the corporate world, more weekends with my camera and saving money… I finally broke free… and pursued my love for photography and film full time… and here I am today… doing what I love with presence, passion and persistence…
