My aesthetic grew out of the post-punk era of a D.I.Y. lifestyle exploring street culture, sexuality and social commentary.  As primarily a self-taught photographer, my personal work investigates ways in which we communicate with each other - through identity and language. By extension, my commercial work usually comes from within the music industry; collaborating with recording artists on their image and envisioning ways to capture individuality through pictures.  Parallel to this career in photography, I have collaborated with music video and commercial directors writing treatments for both short and long form projects and also freelanced as script reader for various NY-based production companies.  In an effort to combine all of these elements and have them rise and converge, I am now moving forward into film making as a director and producer of short form narrative presentations that employ technology as a tool for the democratization of the industry, not as a means or as its own character dimension.  After we are wowed by the latest, most awesome disruptive technology, it is still a good story that really grabs us.

My first feature, called KINGDOM COME, will have an online release, and is about the dilemma of youth and how to reconcile your ideals as a teen with the flawed rules of society.  Email me if you would like to read the script and check out my web site of photography work as a visual reference to my style.

Thank you!

Leslie

leslie@leslielyons.com