DEDICATED TO MY MOM, MY DAD, AND ATLANTA. THE CITY THAT MADE ME
“ALL THAT IS BUBBLING IN THE STREETS OF ATLANTA IS BEING WELL DOCUMENTED AND PHOTOGRAPHER, CAM KIRK IS PLAYING A MAJOR ROLE IN THAT.”
- LIFE + TIMES “CAMERON KIRKLAND, BETTER KNOWN AS CAM KIRK, HAS SNAPPED CANDIDS OF SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN RECENT HIP-HOP HISTORY. HIS PORTFOLIO IS IMPRESSIVE BECAUSE IT SHOWS A DIFFERENT SIDE OF THE LIFESTYLE OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS.”
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CAMERON KIRKLAND, ALSO KNOWN AS “CAM KIRK”, HAS BEEN IMPACTING
MUSIC THROUGH HIS CREATIVITY BEHIND THE SCENES AND BEHIND THE
CAMERA. THE RECENT COLLEGE ALUM WAS BORN AND RAISED IN PRINCE
GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND, AND MOVED TO ATLANTA, GA IN 2007 AS A
FRESHMAN AT THE PRESTIGIOUS MOREHOUSE COLLEGE. WHILE IN ATLANTA,
CAM KIRK FOUND HIS PASSION FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY.
WHILE EXPLORING HIS TALENTS IN ATLANTA, CAM KIRK HAS PRODUCED
WORK FOR YOUNG JEEZY, T.I., BUN B, ESTELLE, SCHOOLBOY Q, CURREN$Y,
MONICA, TANK, 2 CHAINZ, FUTURE, GUCCI MANE, YOUNG THUG AND
MANY MORE. WHILE CONTINUING HIS ENDEAVORS IN PHOTOGRAPHY AND
VIDEOGRAPHY, THE SKY SETS NO LIMIT FOR THE YOUNG CREATIVE CAM KIRK.
P R O LO G U E BY PHOTOGRAPHER CAM KIRK
THIS YEAR HAS BEEN AN
NIGHT CLUB IN ATLANTA. MY
EXTREMELY PIVOTAL YEAR
CAR WAS BROKEN INTO AND I
FOR ME AND MY CAREER AS A
LITERALLY HAD EVERYTHING
PHOTOGRAPHER. I HAVE BEEN
STOLEN FROM ME EXCEPTMY
THROUGH SOME OF THE MOST
CAMERA. EVERY SINGLE
EXCITING AND WORST TIMES IN
HARDRIVE, MY COMPUTER, AND
2014. LIKE THEY SAY YOU CAN
CAMERA LENSES WERE GONE.
NOT TRULY APPRECIATE THE
EVERY PHOTO OR VIDEO FILE
POSITIVE AND GOOD TIMES
THAT I HAVE PRODUCED IN THE
WITHOUT EXPERIENCING A
PAST WAS NOW GONE.
LITTLE BIT OF NEGATIVE TIMES. ANYTHING WORTH HAVING
I WAS HURT AND CRUSHED.
NEVER COMES EASY. I AM A
I FELT LIKE MY CAREER DIED
FIRM BELIEVER THAT GOD
AND I DEBATED ON QUITTING.
SENDS US TESTS IN LIFE TO SEE
RANDOMLY ENOUGH, WHOEVER
HOW MUCH FAITH WE HAVE IN
DECIDED TO BREAK INTO MY
OURSELVES AND HIS PLAN.
CAR LEFT ME ONE PIECE OF HOPE... MY CAMERA. THEY TOOK
MY 2014 STARTED OFF AS
EVERYTHING FROM ME EXCEPT
ROCKY AS I COULD EVER
THE MOST VALUABLE THING IN
IMAGINE. ON THE LAST DAY OF
THE CAR.
2013, I WAS OUT CELEBRATING THE NEW YEAR AT A LOCAL
THEY LEFT THE MAIN TOOL
OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS MY
THAT COULD REPLACE
YEAR THROUGH MY OWN
EVERYTHING THAT WAS STOLEN
PERSPECTIVE AND WORDS.
FROM ME THAT NIGHT. I TOOK
NATURALLY I AM A VERY QUIET
IT AS A MESSAGE FROM GOD
AND PRIVATE PERSON, BUT I
THAT WHAT I WAS WORKING ON
KNOW WITH SUCCESS COMES
IN THE PAST I COULD SIMPLY
A RESPONSIBILITY TO INSPIRE
LEAVE IN THE PAST BECAUSE
OTHERS.
THE THINGS THAT I WILL BE EXPERIENCING IN 2014 WILL
I PLAN TO OPEN UP MORE
BE MUCH GREATER. TODAY
ABOUT MY JOURNEY AND
LOOKING BACK AT THE SUCCESS THE UPS AND DOWNS OF THE OF 2014 I CAN SAY THAT IT WAS
BUSINESS. I WANT TO GIVE
A VERY TRUE REVELATION.
PEOPLE A REAL PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT IT’S LIKE TO PURSUE A
THIS YEAR I HAVE EXPERIENCED
CAREER AS AN ENTREPRENEUR
SO MUCH AND HAVE
IN THE ENTERTAINMENT AND
ACCOMPLISHED MUCH MORE
PHOTOGRAPHY INDUSTRY.
THAN I COULD HAVE EVER
AT TIMES IT IS NOT AS
IMAGINED. I WANTED TO
GLAMOROUS AS IT SEEMS
RELEASE THIS BOOK TO
FROM THE OUTSIDE. TO
SHARE WITH THE WORLD,
MAKE IT IN THIS WORLD AS
MY SUPPORTERS, AND
AN ENTREPRENEUR YOU
HAVE TO BE DEDICATED AND DISCIPLINED.
BY WAY OF THIS BOOK , I WOULD LIKE TO WALK YOU
I SACRIFICE EVERYDAY TO BE
ALL THROUGH SOME OF THE
ABLE TO WAKE UP AND LIVE
MOST KEY MOMENTS OF MY
MY LIFE AS A PHOTOGRAPHER
2014 YEAR AND GIVE A LITTLE
AND ENTREPRENEUR. A LOT OF
BIT OF BACK STORY AS TO
THE SACRIFICES I HAVE MADE
HOW VARIOUS MOMENTS CAME
EARLIER IN MY CAREER HAVE
TOGETHER. HOPEFULLY AFTER
PAID OFF IN A MAJOR WAY. A
READING , YOU WILL GET A
MAJORITY OF THE SEEDS THAT
BETTER INSIGHT AS TO WHO I
I HAVE PLANTED WITH MANY
AM , AS WELL AS , HOW LIFE IS
ARTISTS IN THE PAST REALLY
AS A PHOTOGRAPHER ON THE
CAME INTO FRUITION THIS
RISE IN A VERY COMPETITIVE
YEAR.
MUSIC INDUSTRY.
I SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED MORE ON PHOTOGRAPHY THIS YEAR THAN EVER BEFORE. I CONCENTRATED ON BECOMING MORE OF A DOCUMENTER AND PHOTOGRAPHER THAN JUST A DIRECTOR.
RAE SREMMURD FIRST EVER PHOTO SHOOT AS A GROUP.
I
FIRST MET RAE SREMMURD IN 2013 THROUGH MIKE WILL MADE IT.
THEY WERE WORKING OUT OF EAR DRUMMER PRODUCER, P NASTY’S HOUSE IN MARIETTA. MIKE ASKED MY FRIEND B WRIGHTOUS AND I TO VISIT THE HOUSE AND CHECK THEM OUT. AT THIS TIME THEY DIDN’T EVEN HAVE A GROUP NAME , THERE WAS ACTUALLY A THIRD MEMBER , AND THEY DID NOT EVEN HAVE A RECORDED SONG. THEY JUST USED TO DANCE AND FREESTYLE FOR HOURS TO RANDOM BEATS. THAT ENERGY, CHARISMA , AND RAW TALENT WAS TRULY UNDENIABLE. AT THE HOUSE
MIKE WOULD JUST PULL UP
PROPERLY EXECUTE A PLAN AND
RANDOM BEATS AND THE BOYS
A VISION. I AM HONORED TO HAVE
WERE COMING UP WITH HIT SONGS
BEEN THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPHER
OFF THE TOP OF THEIR HEADS.
TO CAPTURE THESE TWO STARS AND TO HAVE BEEN APART OF
IN 2014, I WAS ASKED TO DO THEIR
THEIR HISTORIC SUCCESS STORY.
FIRST EVER PHOTO SHOOT AS ‘ RAE SREMMURD’. AT THIS TIME THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THEIR IDENTITY AND BRAND. NEEDLESS TO SAY , IT DIDN’T TAKE THEM TOO LONG TO FIGURE IT ALL OUT. IN ONE YEAR FROM THE DAY I DID THEIR FIRST EVER PHOTO SHOOT, RAE SREMMURD RELEASED THEIR DEBUT MAJOR LABEL ALBUM “SREMM LIFE” , SHORTLY AFTER TAKING HIP HOP BY STORM WITH MULTIPLE SMASH SINGLES. THEY ARE A TRUE TESTAMENT TO HOW FAST THINGS CAN PLAY OUT IN THIS INDUSTRY WHEN YOU
ONE OF THE PHOTOS FROM THIS SHOOT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES