David Johnson (takes pictures)

About Me

I am a portrait photographer, director, and silk screen artist. Once I realized that there’s always someone that will make a better donut than me, I abandoned my dreams of a “Donut Bike” to see what I could do with photography.
I've had the great opportunity to work with amazing Creatives at Fox Broadcasting, BBDO, Young & Rubicam, Grey Advertising, Edelman, The Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, Animal Planet, The Food Network, Time Magazine, Atlanta Magazine, Portland Monthly, Entrepreneur Magazine, Fortune Small Business, Senior Market Advisor, Boomer Market Advisor, Benefits Selling, The Mullen Agency, and multiple record labels.
In that time, I've gotten to work with Christian Slater and the cast of Breaking In, been diagnosed by the cast of House, M.D., NOT yelled at by Chef Gordon Ramsay, worked now twice with Larry King; I had four minutes to photograph Kofi Annan, I’ve busted my tail in front of Tony Hawk - ON HIS OWN SKATEBOARD!!!!!!!.... I worked with Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard in his decades old shed where it all started... photographed Kat Von D and the artists of LA Ink, worked with Woody Allen in his own screening room, Richard Branson on his sailing yacht, David Simon on the streets he writes about in "The Wire," and other noted celebrities including Sean Combs, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean Penn, Eddy Vedder, David Fumero, and Melissa Fumero and Nic Noviki.
I am no less passionate when I get to work with owners of small start-ups, people I meet on the street, the soon-to-be-celebrities, and the want-to-be celebrities. Everyone has a story, and I like to hear them all.
I just like taking pictures. Why? Because I can't write poems.
I live in downtown Brooklyn with photographer Natalie Brasington and Emma, the wiggly pit bull.