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When Angela Boatwright was born on May 20, 1975 in Columbus, Ohio,
she was the first Boatwright born in the North.
Years later, at a
Guns N' Roses/ Aerosmith show in nearby Buckeye Lake, Angela was
reborn in the name of metal. It was around that time she started
taking pictures of her favorite bands, moving from metal to hardcore
to skate and back again as she saw fit. After high school, Angela
set off for the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, but,
impatient to start being a photographer already, she left after a
coupla years. Soon after, she shot her first album cover for
Eyehategod and turned pro for real in 1998.
After years of freelancing, shooting everyone from Method Man to
Rachel Weisz for magazines ranging from "XXL" to "Jane," Angela took
on the role of Director of Photography at the graffiti/culture
magazine Mass Appeal, where she’s been for over seven years. Now
magazines come to her, writing up her openings in "Women's Wear
Daily" and giving her multipage features in "Anthem" and "Strength,"
for which she also shot the cover. She's also taken on advertising,
shooting for the anti-Tobacco campaign Truth and Etnies girl as well
as 8 catalogs and counting for Urban Outfitters. Angela then shared
gallery space with more graf artists like Shepard Fairey and Futura
at her first show, entitled "True School," in 2001. Her first solo
show was in the spring of 2002 at the Riviera Gallery in Brooklyn,
curated by legendary designer Matt Owens. Angela's also begun to
curate shows, as well.
In the Spring of 2204 Angela traded her position as Director of
Photography to Special Projects Director for Mass Appeal thus
freeing up some time and allowing her to create her newest company,
Killer of Giants. Representing image makers such as legendary
skateboarding photographer, Brian Gaberman, hip hop photographer
Mike Schreiber and collage artist Bobby Puleo alongside herself
Killer of Giants has only just begun. And with clients the likes of
Weiden + Kennedy, Mountain Dew and Vibe magazine, Killer of Giants
has nowhere to go but up.
Angela's currently so busy that she can't remember her own name, but
whether trying to figure out how to get to Finland for her next
feature in Revolver or to Norway for the next metal fest, Angela
continues to do right by Boatwrights, metal fans, and photographers
all over this great land and beyond.
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