PAUL McENTIRE
is a professional photographer based in Tulsa, Oklahoma whose work has taken him around the globe. Paul is available for commercial, travel and editorial assignments wherever the project leads.
Paul has created images for TV Guide Channel, Wired magazine, Oklahoma State University, and USA Today as well as commercial images for many Oklahoma corporations.
His work has also given him the opportunity to freelance for several Christian ministries, traveling internationally to raise support and awareness for children in crisis by bringing to light the plight of AIDS orphans, abandoned children, impoverished families, and children caught up in sex-slave trade and human trafficking.
When not shooting for a client, Paul creates fine art images of landscapes and scenes from everyday life—many of these hang in private collections throughout the United States.
is a professional photographer based in Tulsa, Oklahoma whose work has taken him around the globe. Paul is available for commercial, travel and editorial assignments wherever the project leads.
Paul has created images for TV Guide Channel, Wired magazine, Oklahoma State University, and USA Today as well as commercial images for many Oklahoma corporations.
His work has also given him the opportunity to freelance for several Christian ministries, traveling internationally to raise support and awareness for children in crisis by bringing to light the plight of AIDS orphans, abandoned children, impoverished families, and children caught up in sex-slave trade and human trafficking.
When not shooting for a client, Paul creates fine art images of landscapes and scenes from everyday life—many of these hang in private collections throughout the United States.
IMAGE TYPES
AVAILABLE FOR ASSIGNMENT
PHOTOGRAPHY FORMATS
- Fine Art
- Archival, Limited-Edition Giclee’ Prints (select images only)
- Online Print Orders
- Digital File Licensing
- Stock Photography
AVAILABLE FOR ASSIGNMENT
- Editorial Photography
- Travel Photography
- On-Location or In-Studio Commercial Photography
PHOTOGRAPHY FORMATS
- Digital SLR
- Medium-Format
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
I work as a photographer, as opposed to any other artistic medium, because I like the idea of documenting moments as they are instead of creating a new, subjective version of them.
I prefer to photograph nature and people in a candid, observational way. Although I do work as a commercial photographer, in my personal work I dislike pre-editing my images by posing or arranging elements. For me, it’s all about context and I feel that doesn’t truly come through when the scene has been manipulated. Therefore, I also don’t do excessive color correction or "digital darkroom" work. I prefer the images to speak for themselves.
For me, a successful image is one that brings all of the elements of the scene together through the technical decisions and aesthetic choices I make. One of the biggest factors in that process is light. For this reason, I most enjoy photographing nature because the same scene can look dramatically different from moment to moment.
I work as a photographer, as opposed to any other artistic medium, because I like the idea of documenting moments as they are instead of creating a new, subjective version of them.
I prefer to photograph nature and people in a candid, observational way. Although I do work as a commercial photographer, in my personal work I dislike pre-editing my images by posing or arranging elements. For me, it’s all about context and I feel that doesn’t truly come through when the scene has been manipulated. Therefore, I also don’t do excessive color correction or "digital darkroom" work. I prefer the images to speak for themselves.
For me, a successful image is one that brings all of the elements of the scene together through the technical decisions and aesthetic choices I make. One of the biggest factors in that process is light. For this reason, I most enjoy photographing nature because the same scene can look dramatically different from moment to moment.