C.K. Sample

C.K. Sample III Photography

Man in white riding a scooter through hard shadow between tall buildings, Detroit

Portrait, street, and documentary photography from Dallas. Editorial work, music and events, and fine art prints made in-house.

Hasselblad X2D II · Leica Q3 · Leica Q2 Monochrom · Ricoh GR IV Monochrome

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Portraits · Street · Music & Events · Form

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Portraits

Studio and environmental portraits for editorial, artists, and musicians. Medium format in the studio, small cameras everywhere else.

Portrait of a woman in an arched amber niche, chin lowered, arms folded
Editorial · Hasselblad X2D
Two people embracing from behind in a city plaza, one wearing a patterned jacket
Detroit · Leica Q2 Monochrom
Close portrait of a woman resting her head on her hand, long jeweled nails and silver chain necklace
Houston · Leica Q3
Musician with bleached hair patching a modular synthesizer beside a large painted canvas
Detroit · Leica Q2 Monochrom
DJ in a backwards cap and long braids working the decks under purple and blue light
Dallas · Leica Q3
Woman in profile against a deep red wall, hand at her collar
Editorial · Hasselblad X2D
Man in a black hoodie and cap, arms crossed, in an industrial venue
Detroit · Ricoh GR IV Monochrome

Street

Hard light, deep shadow, and people moving through it. Mostly black and white, mostly Detroit, Dallas, and New York.

Vaulted pub ceiling with chandeliers over a bartender in silhouette
Detroit
Woman in a camel coat waiting at a rainy crosswalk, Dallas
Dallas
Older man with a shopping cart in the middle of an empty Times Square street
Times Square, New York
Dancer leaping on a tilted plaza beside a stone monument, Detroit
Detroit
Starbucks sign reflected upside down in a parking lot puddle
Texas
Brick wall with deep vertical shadow stripes running toward a city street
Detroit
Lone man sitting on his phone against a vast white wall
Detroit
Cyclist crossing a street striped with window light in front of a cafe
Detroit
Silhouetted woman lit from behind by food truck lights at night
Detroit

Music & Events

Festivals, concerts, and the crowds around them. Movement Detroit, stadium tours, and small rooms.

Crowd in silhouette against a blinding stage light at night
Movement, Detroit
Pianist alone on a dark stage in a pool of red light
Dallas
Musician behind a modular rig under exposed ductwork
Movement, Detroit
Festival stage at night, light beams cutting through smoke under a ring
Movement, Detroit
Shirtless man pushing through a dense festival crowd on a staircase
Movement, Detroit
Dense crowd looking up toward the sky with downtown Detroit towers behind
Movement, Detroit

Form

Architecture and abstraction. Light doing the work.

Curved atrium ceiling and window grid looking up toward a tower
Brutalist concrete wall against a deep blue evening sky
Bands of raking light across brushed metal
Pyramid of lit strings overhead in a dark interior

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Work with me

Portrait sessions, editorial assignments, event coverage, and prints.

Portraits & editorial

Studio or on location. Medium format files suitable for print and publication.

Music & events

Festivals, concerts, launches, and private events. Fast delivery of an edited set.

Prints & licensing

Archival prints of any image here, printed in-house. Editorial and commercial licensing on request.

Get in touch

Available in Dallas and for travel.

Email cksamplephotos@gmail.com
Instagram @cksamplephotos