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Kevin Christopher Ou
Born
Kevin Christopher Ou

(1979-03-04) March 4, 1979 (age 45)
Singapore
NationalityAmerican
OccupationPhotographer
Years active1997–present
Websiteimkevinou.com

Kevin Christopher Ou (born March 4, 1979) is an American director, photographer, entrepreneur, and investor from Singapore.[1][2]

Early life

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Kevin Ou was born in Singapore, on March 4th, 1979. He attended St. Joseph's Institution International High-School and graduated in 1991. Later, he attended Catholic Junior College in 1997. In 1999, he enrolled in the Mass Communications program at Ngee Ann Polytechnic.[3] Ou left Singapore after being "turned away" from a photography class.[4] He moved to Los Angeles in 2000 after obtaining a Mass Communications diploma from Ngee Ann Polytechnic. He studied photography and art at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and graduated in 2004.[5] After graduation, Kevin worked as a photographer on national advertising campaigns for a number of automobile manufacturers.[3][5] After the automobile industry's shift to CGI-based work, he began to accumulate celebrities, politicians, music artists, and actors as clients.[5] He has since photographed Tom Cruise, Barack Obama, Nick Cannon, Ludacris, Mariah Carey, P Diddy, Elijah Wood and Johnny Depp.[4][6] Kevin began as an intern for Los Angeles-based photographers David LA Chapelle and Jill Greenberg. Ou then co-founded the celebrity home and lifestyle brand magazine, Modern Home + Living.[4][7] Ou was later named one of the top 10 most influential U.S. photographers in 2009 by Creative USA.[8][9]

Education

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Ou has given educational talks on behalf of Canon and Leica.[10] He is also in demand as a guest lecturer at the Art Institutions Globally. He actively supports the mentorship program under the National Arts Council (Singapore), taking young photographers under his wing. Ou is also an educational judge at CMYK Magazine (United States).[11][12] In 2014, Kevin mentored an entrepreneur circle in his talk for CREATIVEMORNINGS in Singapore.[1][2]

Professional career

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2002 – Founded KEVINOU, INC. in Hollywood, California.[4] A production company shooting a mixture of actors, musicians, entertainers, and athletes, including Emma Stone, Andrew Garfield, Alice Cooper, Snoop Dogg, Justin Bieber, Miss Universe 2012, David Guetta, Chris Brown, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Nick Cannon, Ludacris, Elijah Wood, and 50 Cent.[6][13][14]

2005 – Co-founded Four9Seven Creatives with fellow photographer, Stephen Dummit in Pasadena, California. A talent management company representing commercial photographers and designers. Ou's shares of Four9Seven were eventually sold off for an undisclosed sum in 2008.[15]

2008 – Co-founded The Forum Agency, a strategic marketing agency for celebrity branding.[8]

2009 – Co-founded the celebrity home and lifestyle magazine, Modern Home + Living with the founder of DUB Magazine, Herman Flores, and Creative Director of We Are Anyone, Stephen Chavez[16] Modern Home + Living was later acquired for an undisclosed sum.

2012 – Kevin was an early cryptocurrency investor, moving into bitcoin at $55. Kevin started THE LUMENERE GROUP, a development consulting firm with offices in the United States and Asia.[17] Specializing strategic development in the areas of Entertainment and Technology. THE LUMENERE GROUP's Venture Division finances Hollywood Blockbuster films[18] and the development of internal portfolio companies.

2013 – Kevin started publishing cryptocurrency advisory through the now defunct, The Bitcoinian.

2014 – Kevin was part of class-action lawsuit against Mt. Gox for its US$460 Million security breach.[19] Personal losses up to US$3. The lawsuit is still ongoing. Shortly after, Kevin participated as a founding investor in the Ethereum Blockchain.

2015 – Kevin was involved in the merger of CATLYST/TV as part of a co-venture with Blink Asia. CATLYST/TV was an independent Consulting & Development agency focused on entertainment formats in both traditional and digital media sectors.[20] In the same year Kevin founded Spark Space.[21] A co-working studio aimed at Photographers, Filmmakers and visual creatives.[22][23] Spark space was later acquired in 2017, by the Chinese conglomerate, MVR.[24]

2016: Kevin expands The Lumenere Group to focus on advisory and development of global ICO / Blockchain based projects. The group and global partners emphasize on capital funding and industry insights.[25]

2018 – Kevin launches the Global Experience Marketplace, LIVMO. Focusing on the connection of brands, consumers and communities through unique experiences.[26]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kevin Ou The Lumenere Group". Creative Mornings. May 24, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Singapore with Kevin Ou". Peatix. March 21, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "What's In Kevin Ou's Canon EOS 5D MK III". The Sunday Times. October 9, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d Ang, Kristiano (May 11, 2011). "Why Luck Matters in Photography". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  5. ^ a b c Soh, Joanne (March 17, 2011). "Made it in America". Asia One. Archived from the original on March 22, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  6. ^ a b Soh, Joanne (April 22, 2011). "Fiona Xie models for charity campaign". The New Paper. Archived from the original on April 26, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  7. ^ Modern Home + Living Magazine. "MHL Magazine Bio & Position". MHL Magazine. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  8. ^ a b Neuman, Chad. "Supermodel Me". Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  9. ^ "A Day with Singapore Celebrity Photographer Kevin Ou". Hayo Magazine. August 18, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  10. ^ "Eos-X—perience". Canon. January 6, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  11. ^ "Meet the Judges". CMYK Magazine. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  12. ^ "Judges Wall". Broderick Design. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  13. ^ Ang, Kristiano (May 11, 2011). "Why Luck Matters in Photography". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  14. ^ Tay, Alice (June 22, 2011). "Kevin Ou,Los Angeles". Feature Shoot. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  15. ^ "CMYK Volume 50 Judges Wall". Broderick Design. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  16. ^ "Stephen Chavez:Biography". We Are Any One. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  17. ^ "Global Clinic". The Lumenere Foundation. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  18. ^ "Singapore Red Cross". The Lumenere Foundation. March 14, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  19. ^ Robert McMillan (March 3, 2014). "The Inside Story of Mt. Gox, Bitcoin's $460 Million Disaster". Wired. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  20. ^ "Catlyst TV". Catlyst TV. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  21. ^ "We Have Been Acquired". July 9, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  22. ^ "SparkkSpace". SG Magazine. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  23. ^ "Sparkk-Space". Co Working. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  24. ^ "SPARKKSPACE Is Acquired By Chinese Conglomerate, MVR (Cinematics)". Online PR News. July 9, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  25. ^ "Ico Alert". Archived from the original on February 28, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  26. ^ "LIVMO-Live More. Be more". Retrieved February 27, 2018.
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