Cj burton photographer biography

Written by T.K. Dalton
Edited by Jesi Khadivi
Diagram by Brandon Jones

You could say photography is a family affair for C.J. Burton—but that statement, like his innovative work with miniature sets, is trickier than it first appears.

After retiring from police work, Burton&#;s father worked as a wedding photographer. The younger Burton began shooting weddings at When C.J. said “I do” to art school, his father had to adjust. “He was convinced I was wasting my money because I was paying all this money to go to a photo school, when in his mind I had all the photo knowledge I needed being able to shoot a wedding,” says Burton.

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“Now he fully acknowledges that I’ve done the right thing and I think he’s really proud of the work that I’ve done. I’ve shot the cover of TIME five times now, and that’s a really big deal to my parents. I don’t think my dad looks at it as the same career anymore.

We both use a camera for a living but we’re not really doing the same thing. I think he sees that w