Always drawn to the arts, Rons first passion was music. An opportunity arose in commercial production initially to work in his familys Cincinnati-based business, Instant Replay, which later became Hamad Films. His ascent took him to Chicago in 1988 where he lived and worked for two years. In 1990 his journey continued to Los Angeles, where he has been based and continues to reside and work. Rons 18-year career as a commercial and music video director has earned him numerous industry directorial awards. He has directed commercials all over the country as well as internationally. Never having lost sight of his roots, Rons current directorial affiliation in the Midwest is with Hundred Street Films, maintaining long-time relationships with Cincinnati.

Rons passion for photography has been a natural outgrowth of his visual strengths as a director. Armed with an antique plastic Diana camera, he began instinctively shooting whatever caught his eye. Vintage cameras are his medium of choice; Diana, Holga and his latest find: a restored 1972 Hasselblad.

Ron is drawn to beauty, to pause, to flickers of light across landscapes or faces. His poetic enthusiasm, regardless of the medium, is always to illuminate moments of humanity. Capturing these quiet, still moments in time and space, through the use of photography, is a natural progression in his life as an artist.

This past year his photography was selected out of 1200 submissions to be one of 200 in what is regarded as one of the most prestigious Art Exhibitions of its kind in Los Angeles, Focus On AIDS 2002. Most recently he has had two shows in Los Angeles entitled "Quiet Moment" and "Sacred Forms."

Rons work will be on view at Pendleton Pilates in the fall of 2003. For further information or to ask about commissioning Ron for your own Goddess portrait, please contact him in Los Angeles at 323-646-8065 or at info@ronhamad.com.