Timothy McGurr: The 13th Witness | Hypebeast

Have you ever experimented with film? or is your work strictly digital?

Not yet, only because I haven’t had the chance. I’d love to and am certainly waiting for the opportunity. I recently did a music video that was shot with a video and still camera. The final version released was video and this was a really exciting moment for me. Before that time I’d been known for only making videos comprised of stills and brought them to life through motion.

The Nitro Underground video correct?

Yeah, the Nitro video was a breakthrough for me because it was my first demo if you will, of what I can and want to do with video. I had a taste of it and now I’ve got the hunger. Photography has been the appetizer and I think the main course is hopefully on it’s way soon.

Growing up in an artistically talented family, how has your father influenced your career?

My father is my best friend and he just happens to be Futura, that’s the best way I could put it. I’ve got big shoes to fill. I was raised in a different world than most people have been raised in, exposed to many different scenes. Although exposed sounds terrible, I mean it in a good way. I admire my father for what he’s created from nothing. I feel at the very least I owe it to him, if not myself, to try and be the illest I can be because I know that’s what he wants to see. Every father wants to see their children succeed, its no different with us.

Are there any special projects your working on at the moment?

A few are in the works. I just don’t like to count the chicks until they hatch. If i say something and it doesn’t fall through I’ll feel like an ass clown. Under promise, over deliver. My father and I like to use that one.

Nice! Aside from your expertise in photo/video, what other sorts of pastimes catch your interest?

I started a webdesign/media company entitled BurntBatteries. We were doing a few websites but haven’t done anything of late because money wasn’t sufficient. People apparently think websites can be done for like $500 bucks and frankly it’s insulting.

Did u do your own work design for 13thwitness.com?

I’ve maybe designed the 13thWitness page at least 20 times since the start. I used to change the entire layout every night just out of boredom but I’ve chilled from that. The current layout is actually the simplest ever, it’s just a simple flash image viewer, nothing fancy.

Sometimes less is more?

It always is.

Tim, thanks for the time bro. Any closing words or suggestions for aspiring photographers?

Yeah, I actually do have one. Always make sure your memory stick is in the camera before you run out of the house. The best photo I ever took, was the one I never took.

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