Chad Michael Ward

[Wednesday] From the Archives: Zzy

Early last summer, Zzy and her friends Ophelia Darkly and Shilo von Porcelaine paid me a visit from Chicago to do a few shoots for Zivity.com and a magazine spread for Tenebrous Magazine.

I was between roommates at the time, s...

[Tuesday] Fiction: JUNKFOOD NOIR, Chapter 3

“In Hollywood, Everyone Can Hear You Scream”

The city spread out beneath him like a sea of Christmas lights. Hollywood. Babylonia.

Gamble couldn’t believe almost a year had passed since he’d stepped off that shitty Greyhound bus from that shitty little nowhere town and checked himself into t...

[Monday] Photo Set: "Deer Princess"

When I first met Kelly Eden, I had no idea she was internet-famous.  Like, REALLY internet-famous.  Having pink hair and some mad crafting skillz will do that, I'spose.

When I met Kelly, it was on the set of a band photo shoot.  The singer had brought her along to do his makeup...

[Weekend Bonus] "Scene from an unfilmed movie"

Photography is magic.  Smoke and mirrors. 

With a wave of the wand you can become whatever you want.  You can become whatever I want.

Lover.  Fighter.  Virgin.  Whore.

Photography is black magic.  Voodoo and sacrif...

[Friday] Behind the Scenes: The Making of Berlin's "Animal" Music Video

It's the summer of 2013 and I'm knee-deep in pre-production on my then upcoming feature film Strange Blood when I get the call from longtime acquaintance and legendary music video director Dean Karr.  He tells me he's sending a job my way that he can't do for a little band I might have ...

[Thursday] News Updates: A Day with Nickie Jean, HEX and Book Discount Updates

Here we are, already at week 2 on this whole Patreon thing.  Pretty exciting!

Life continues to move at an accelerated pace.  I've given myself a "shoot at least once a week" rule recently, but so far, I've been averaging at least 2 shoots a week, which is usually unheard of for me.  I chalk it up to ...

[Wednesday] From the Archives: Mika Lovely

Mika found me via ModelMayhem.com in late 2012 to let me know that she would be coming from Miami to Los Angeles and very much wanted to shoot.

Most of 2012 had been spent dealing with a family tragedy, being forced to move by a crazy roommate and some serious time devoted to the scriptwriting of my first feature film. ...

[BONUS] Jessica, 3AM

We've been up all night.  

Drinking. Smoking.  

She's naked and singing and dancing around the room, spinning and hollering and falling down;  I'm sitting in the corner, watching her with predatory eyes.  

Drunk.  Stoned.

We intended to do a shoot hours earlier; the kind whe...

[Tuesday] Fiction: JUNKFOOD NOIR, Chapter 2

 “And all that came before…”

“Hit me again.”

Gamble looked down at the mess of a woman laying beneath him. Big beautiful blue eyes slowly drowning in a pool of swelling pink flesh. Pouty lips smeared with blood and cheap lipstick.

“Hit me again you fucking pussy...

[Monday] Photo Set: "Mother of the Wasteland"

My work first appeared in Dark Beauty at the end of 2014 as a cover and editorial showcasing my collaboration with body painter Michael Rosner.  Editor Topher Adams was so impressed with the images that he asked me to return for a cover and editorial focusing on my on ...

[Friday] Behind the Scenes: Motionless in White, "Reincarnate"

In early 2013, I was approached by one of my clients, Fearless Records, to shoot promotional photos for their band Motionless in White.  Lead singer Chris Motionless was a huge fan of my work and this was an opportunity to finally work on something together.  C...

[Wednesday] From the Archives: "Midnight in the Room of a Thousand Decisions"

I met Katie West online in the late 90s.  She was a college student in Canada with a penchant for nude self-portraits, I was an aspiring comic book writer.  We both had a love of author Warren Ellis, and met through his message board.

Nearly a decade later, we finally met in person.  I photographed her na...

[Tuesday] Fiction: JUNKFOOD NOIR, Chapter 1

 “The End is the Beginning is the End”

Gamble sat on the edge of the bed, cock in one hand and a wilted picture of a dead starlet in the other. He did his best to avoid staring directly into those horrible black eyes of hers and instead traced the wrinkled fold of her paper breasts with his thumb.

[Monday] Photo Set: "Black Eyes and Berry-Stained Lips"

I got a text message late Thursday night.

"Mika got a black eye!  She had a seizure and somehow gave herself a black eye.  You need to shoot her ASAP!"

That she was having seizures was terrible to hear, but my former partner-in-crime was right--this was a rare opportunity.

2015-07-13 17:53:54 +0000 UTC View Post

HELLO AND WELCOME!

Hey there!  Welcome to the very first post for my Patrons!

I am absolutely thrilled that you've decided to join me on this crazy journey we call art.  I've got two photo sets coming to you this week--a super secret magazine editorial featuring NICKIE JEAN that hits print later this month, but that you as a...

Chamber of Echoes, "World of Silence"

Berlin, "Animal"

Awaken the Empire - "Cross My Heart"

Motionless In White Reincarnate Music Video

Underhaus Productions' 2014 Reel

Seven Saturdays - "One in 3"

Davey Suicide - Generation Fuck Star

Awaken the Empire, "Rise + Fall"

DEAD INSIDE: The Rant

MUSIC VIDEO: Lacey Conner - "The Stranger"

MUSIC VIDEO: Awaken the Empire, "The Awakening"

Chad Michael Ward 2011-2012 Demo Reel

THE LOST GRIND OPERA (part 6 of 7)

THE LOST GRIND OPERA (part 5 of 7)

THE LOST GRIND OPERA (part 4 of 7)