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BIOGRAPHY
Trevor Traynor is a photographer, director, and visual explorer. He is an avid traveler known for his extensive range
of subject matter and seamless ability to blur the lines between fine art and commercial photography.
His work has been featured in Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop, Financial Times, Hamburger Eyes,
and All-American by Bruce Weber. He has won several awards including American Photography, PDN Annual,
and the International Photography Awards. His photographs have been exhibited globally and featured at
The Getty Center, The Grammy Museum, and Photoville NY.
In 2016 he flew with NASA on an operation IceBridge mission over Antartica alongside artist Zaria Forman.
In 2018 he founded Memoryscape, a full service production boutique based in Los Angeles.
In 2020 his work was selected as part of a new permanent polar art exhibit aboard the National Geographic Endurance.
In 2022 his project NEWSSTANDS was minted on the blockchain as a sold out collection of 100, 1/1 NFT's. NEWSSTANDS.XYZ
SELECT CLIENTS
Adobe
Adult Swim
Amazon
Baptiste Institute
Billboard
Casper
Celadon Books
Chile Turismo
Christie’s
Documentary+
Dr. Squatch Soap Co.
Guitar Center
Guinness World Records
GRIN
House of Marley
I Heart Media
Lelo
Lindblad Expeditions
Mass Appeal
NASA
Oath
Promax
Research Mag | GSU
Ryot
SceneFour
Singularity University
Skyscape Gardens
Thesis Agency
Thrive Mag | ASU
Tribeca Film
Vibe
Visit Greenland
Volkswagen
WePower
Western Digital
World of Greenland
XPRIZE Foundation
XTR Films
Zeal Experiential
SELECT awards
American Photography 31, 35, 36, 37, 38
PDN Photo Annual 2011, 2016, 2019
Int'l Photography Awards 2003, 2009, 2018
SpECIAL Collections
The Smithsonian
Pfizer
The RAW Dao
Swinterton
University of Colorado.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Two Italian Rascals. Issue I
Quest Magazine nr. 230
Dis.posed, Ed. of 100, Self-Published. Newsprint.
Vol I - 9. Ed. of 100, Self-Published.
Walks With Rocco, Ed. of 50, Self-Published, Zine.
Contact High, A Visual History Of Hip-Hop.
Saint X, Celadon Books. Book Cover.
Hip Hop: A Cultural Odyssey Book.
Graffiti Tattoo, Volume II. Book.
Tierra & Agua, Ed. of 50, Self-Published.
How To Rap, Book Cover.
Hamburger Eyes Issue 013.
Merge, Sweden. Issue 017.
Solo exhibitions
2023. Made You Look pt. 1 NFT collection presented by Focus Bloc x 96 Studios, SuperRare.
2022. NEWSSTANDS, IRL NFT Installation, Hot Shot Muffler, Los Angeles, CA.
2011. Low Life, Peek Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2011. Low Life, Cukui, San Jose, CA.
2009. I Shoot People, Artifacts, Sacramento, CA.
2009. I Shoot People, Powerhouse Arena, Brooklyn, NY.
2009. I Shoot People, Hot Pop, Milwaukee, WI.
2009. I Shoot People, Tradition, Westlake Village, CA.
2009. I Shoot People, D-Structure, San Francisco, CA.
2008. Cold Soldiers. Oxenrose. San Francisco, CA.
2007. Cold Soldiers. InvisibleNYC. NY, NY.
2007. My Piermont, Piermont Library Gallery, NY.
2005. Choromcore, Corner Shop. NY, NY.
2005. Chromocore, Laila Lounge. Brooklyn, NY.
SelecT GROUP exhibitions
2023. They Shootin: Hip-Hop Til Infinity, Banshee House, Denver, CO.
2023. JOYSOME: Printed flag exhibition, Month of Photography, Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO.
2022. Carousel Curated Drop 2, Obscura Community NFT Project, Launched on Foundation.
2022. Obscura Carousel Curated Exhibition, Venice Biennale, Eurpoean Cultural Centre, Venice, Italy.
2022. Monolith Gallery, NFT Group Exhibition, Quantum Art Space, Los Angeles, CA.
2022. Exhibition VI, Monolith Gallery, NFT NEWSSTANDS Curation, Launched on Monolith.Gallery.
2022. 36 Exposures, First of the Roll, NFT Project, Launched on Sloika.
2022. Carousel Curated Drop 1, Obscura Community NFT Project, Launched on Opensea.
2020. CHANGE: A Permanent Polar Art Exhibit Exclusively Aboard Lindblad Expeditions - National Geographic Endurance
2019. Contact High, Annenberg Space for Photography , Los Angeles, CA.
2017. Contact High, Photoville , Brooklyn, NY.
2016. Hip Hop, 212 Arts Gallery , New York, NY.
2016. Instagram Jam, MOPLA x Lucie Foundation, Smashbox Studios , Los Angeles, CA.
2014. NYELA, Curated by Discover LA, New Years Eve Show, Grand Park, Los Angeles, CA.
2014. LA Story, Curated by Discover LA, Off The 405 Series, The Getty Center, Los Angeles, CA.
2014. Move, Curated by Rich Jacobs, & Pens Press, Los Angeles, CA.
2013. 100 | 50 | 1 Portrait show, 50 more portraits, The NWBLK, San Francisco, CA.
2011. New York Photo Festival Presents: Audio Visual, Powehouse Arena, Brooklyn, NY.
2011. Hip Hop: A Cultural Odyssey Release Party, Grammy Museum, Los Angeles, CA.
2011. Moholy Ground Release Party, Roots Division, San Francisco, CA.
2010. Ala Champfest, Gorker Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
2010. Ala Champfest, Wayward Gallery, London, England.
2010. Ala Champfest, Bright Tradeshow, Berlin, Germany.
2010. Grown Home. Usual Suspects, Sol Collective, Sacramento, CA.
2010. Grown Home. Casual Abyss, Hamburger Eyes Epicenter, San Francisco, CA.
2009. Winged Decay, UAMO Festival, Munich, Germany.
2009. Photographer’s Showcase, Photo-Eye Gallery. Santa Fe, NM.
2008. R.S.V.P. Galeria de Arte Fotografico , Instituto de Artes de Medellin. Colombia.
2007. R.S.V.P. Clos de L’Abbaye Galerie. Paris, France.
2007. Group show number.18, Humble Arts Foundation Gallery.
2005. Altered States, Chromocore Series, RX gallery. San Francisco. CA.
2005. Affordable Arts Fair, Chromocore Series, New York, NY.
2005. Art Los Angeles Fair, Chromocore Series, Los Angeles, CA.
2005. Scope Miami, Chromocore Series, Miami, FL.
2005. Scope New York, Chromocore Series, New York, NY.