Patrick Ray Dunn is in the business of producing surrealistic images on a very high level of artistic expression, through the photographic medium. Patrick's work in fine art and stock photography began in 1985, while he explored day and night landscapes. Soon enough, Patrick's passion for the medium led him to other avenues, including creative darkroom manipulation.

While he was still a newcomer to photography, Patrick's surreal images of landscapes and female nude silhouttes gained the attention of one of photography's most influential masters - Howard Chapnick, former President of Black Star. Howard's suggestions to Patrick were instrumental in leading him into a commercial career in photography, which would result in world-wide acclaim and recognition.

Patrick Ray Dunn has been published in nearly every country around the world and his work is collected by numerous art collectors and buyers every year. The images Patrick produces are truly one-of-a-kind, as the amount of work he puts into each one is evident even at first glance.

We are very excited and honored to exhibit the work of such a prominent artist here on Profotos. The selection of work in Patrick's Profotos Portfolio is among the best you will find anywhere in the world. This is the work of a true master of the medium - Patrick Ray Dunn.,Patrick Ray Dunn is in the business of producing surrealistic images on a very high level of artistic expression, through the photographic medium. Patrick's work in fine art and stock photography began in 1985, while he explored day and night landscapes. Soon enough, Patrick's passion for the medium led him to other avenues, including creative darkroom manipulation.

While he was still a newcomer to photography, Patrick's surreal images of landscapes and female nude silhouttes gained the attention of one of photography's most influential masters - Howard Chapnick, former President of Black Star. Howard's suggestions to Patrick were instrumental in leading him into a commercial career in photography, which would result in world-wide acclaim and recognition.

Patrick Ray Dunn has been published in nearly every country around the world and his work is collected by numerous art collectors and buyers every year. The images Patrick produces are truly one-of-a-kind, as the amount of work he puts into each one is evident even at first glance.

We are very excited and honored to exhibit the work of such a prominent artist here on Profotos. The selection of work in Patrick's Profotos Portfolio is among the best you will find anywhere in the world. This is the work of a true master of the medium - Patrick Ray Dunn.,What a crazy obsession--chasing and manipulating light to create images with these little boxes with glass.

I'm a graduate of the University of the Self-Taught with a major in Photography Trial & Error, and a minor in Luck -i.e., I am self-taught with an occasional mentor, and by reading every book on the subject. I started my photography "addiction" in 1985 shooting day and night landscapes throughout the western United States. I did not start out shooting with the intent of achieving commercial success: I simply enjoyed creating these images. With the risk of sounding pretentious; I created these images for my own artistic fulfillment. And shooting scenics did not completely satisfy my skewed artistic slant. So in the summer of 1988, I plunged into special effects photography by using a 35mm slide duplicator and in-camera double exposures. I eventually custom built a 4x5 slide duplicator with a unique pin registration system.

By 1989, I had a small body of work of surreal photo-art that I sent to Howard Chapnick, then President of Black Star. Howard Chapnick is considered the "Granddaddy of Photojournalism", and is highly regarded worldwide in the photography business. I was hoping to get a critique from this giant in the business. Instead, Howard surprised me with a proposal to write a picture story of my surreal photo-art titled "The Surrealistic Photographic Eye of PR Dunn".

This picture story was published in magazines worldwide. And this was my start in commercial photography. Since then, my unusual stock images have been published in virtually every country in the world. In 1997, I bought a MAC computer, and switched to digital photo-illustration--once again--with the help of a few computer savvy mentors. My current photocompositions are a cross-pollination of optical and digital F/X photography.

So please contact me if you have unusual stock image needs that fit my forte. I shoot stock and assignment photography in the studio and on location. But I must warn all potential art buyers: I am not available fo work-for-hire, buyouts, or the transfer of copyright of any of my images. Nor will I participate in royalty-free stock images--this is simply not negotiable. I'm a General Member of the American Society of Media Photograhers, and also Editorial Photographers. I adhere to the suggested business practices and ethics of these organizations.

If you are interested my stock or assignment photography, or prints of my images, then check out my web site at http://www.patrickraydunn.com for details.

--Patrick Ray Dunn