How a small town photographer ended up at NYU and how he is working towards breaking into a world of fashion.
The Deets:
- Name: Callum Hutchinson
- Hometown: Northport, Long Island
- School: Tisch
- Major: Photography
HCNYU: When did you first become interested in Photography?
CH: Freshman year of high school.
HCNYU: Why were you so interested in it?
CH: Um, my sister was very into photo her junior year of high school, and in 8th grade I would just watch her do photo shoots and became super interested with all of the aspects of photography. Eventually, I got her camera my freshman year and just started taking pictures – they were horrible! But you have to start somewhere I guess.
HCNYU: When did you realize you wanted photography to be your career?
CH: Honestly, when I realized I couldn’t do anything else. I’m kidding, but seriously I just knew I would never want to ever be confined to an office or ever be doing paper work. I always knew I wanted to do something creative and I didn’t really know what that was until I started applying to schools. Photography makes me so happy. So, at the end of the day, I knew the only way I was going to have a fulfilled, long-lasting career was if I pursue a major in photography.
HCNYU: Why did you choose NYU?
CH: I chose NYU for so many reasons. When I visited the school, the student work was very inspiring and made me excited to work hard to achieve their level of accomplishment. Also, just being in the city as a fashion photographer is the ideal place to begin networking and getting ready to work on a career. And obviously the program here is amazing. It’s so personalized and I really feel like they are getting me ready to work in the industry. NYU is basically my dream school.
HCNYU: What is the hardest part about learning photography?
CH: It would have to be finding a personal style and just always trying new things to shoot. Staying inspired is actually the hardest part I guess, a lot of artists struggle with that.
HCNYU: What your dream for a future career?
CH: My dream would be to shoot for Vogue, W magazine, Vanity Fair. I want to break into the fashion industry by being a fine art, fashion editorial photographer.
HCNYU: Who are your photographer idols?
CH: Oh my god. I have so many. Gregory Crewdson, Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, Robert Mapplethorpe and Annie Leibovitz.
Check out some of Callum’s work below:
Follow Callum on Instagram: @callumhutchinson (personal) and @callumhutchinsonphoto (professional)