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ndrew Kung Group is a commercial, advertising and lifestyle photography and commercial video production company, founded by Andrew himself who serves as the president, director of photography and a commercial photographer for the company. Based in the Midwest, the company’s portfolio is full of visual media that creates imagery for a wide range of clients. “I never thought that becoming a professional commercial photographer would be my profession but here I am today, with over 10 years in the field of commercial and advertising photography,” Andrew says. He first became interested in photography when he was 9 years old. Andrew’s father had an interest in collectable cameras and pursued photography as a hobby. “I started casually shooting 35mm film with point-and-shoot cameras and would typically be the designated ‘photographer’ when our family or friends went on vacation,” he says. “I didn’t focus much on photography once I was in high school, likely because of too many distractions
but then picked it up again around 2004 at the end of my college career.” Andrew earned two Bachelor of Arts degrees in Sociology and Economics. His professional career began in the field of higher education, and he started pursuing his MBA but didn’t continue, as he realized that he really wanted to be in the world of commercial photography and advertising. He started becoming interested in photography once again when he came across a more surreal style of photography that uses strobes to overpower the sun. “At the time, I did not know how to achieve that look. It intrigued me greatly and in my pursuit of knowledge on how to achieve and refine my own style of using strobes, I was introduced to the world of commercial, advertising and, editorial photography.” Andrew admits that it took him some time to leave his full-time day job. ”I worked with some respectable people and it provided a good amount of security, health care, and a retirement fund,” he says. “I tried quitting my day job three times, each time being lured back into the
ArtDiction | 28 | September/October 2021
