DEER GOD TEAM | NICHOLAS

photo by karl burhop

ok i admit that its more than a little strange to write a profile on yourself.  but here i go.

as creative director of DEER GOD i basically have a hand in everything we do that is non-audio.  that basically boils down controlling/editing all things visual and written.  of course we work as a team and frequently collaborate and take cues from one another, but i more or less take these efforts and produce the final product.

out of the whole team i am probably the last to the party in that i was not involved with audio or video production until a few years ago when i returned from overseas.  for the better part of the last decade i was involved with education having taught secondary english abroad at international schools in MYANMAR, JAPAN, VENEZUELA as well as a stint as a peace corps volunteer in ALBANIA.  my start as an educator was in NYC where i got my masters at COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY and had brief stints teaching at both BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL (student teacher) and STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL (long-term substitute).  my bad timing entering the field in the wake of the great recession meant that no new positions were available as older teachers delayed retirement and an effective freeze was put on new hires.  thus i had an IVY LEAGUE degree and recommendations from two of the top public high schools in the nation, but no prospects.

so i went  and taught overseas.

due to my parents work i spent time overseas growing up in NIGERIA (middle school) and KUWAIT (junior year of high school) and attended high school in both MASSACHUSETTS (NORTHFIELD MOUNT HERMON) and CALIFORNIA (ROCKLIN HIGH SCHOOL).  oh yeah, and i was born in SPAIN.

my passion as long as i can remember photography as i would take photos of my travels (somehere around 60+ countries).  i think my passion for other cultures and worldviews informed my (brief) teaching career and most definitely is a part of what i bring to my current visual work here at DEER GOD.  if interested, check out my photos above. 

​the rest are linked HERE.