About Davin Lavikka
Davin Lavikka is a photographer and artist in Scottsdale Arizona. Photography is his primary tool and has been for the last twenty + years. He is known for his architectural and commercial work but has become known for his fine art photography first. He is influenced by early masters like Eugene Atget, W. Eugene Smith, Diane Arbus, Walker Evens, Ansel Adams, Albert Renger-Patzsch, Horst P. Horst, Ernst Haas, Herbert Bayer, Jacques Henri Lartigue and Edward Weston.
Davin's History:
He has had a few different careers in design that molded him into the person he is today. The path to where he's at now started with a love for architecture and a talent for drawing early on. This led him into advanced architectural drawing programs in high school and some part time work inking drawings for local architects along with learning how the business worked. The inside knowledge steered him away from architecture and pushed him towards a college fine arts program. He then began showing his work in galleries while still school and sold quite a lot of work. Three years into college he married and started a family bringing school to a halt.
Throughout Davin's youth he worked part time as both a general mechanic and as a certified automotive technician. This led him to a technical job working for a large company in the microprocessor industry for six years. Davin was an engineering assistant and that entailed building prototype robotics and further improving those designs. The management discovered he had technical illustration skills and promoted him. His duties included technical drawing, 3d modeling, photographing assembly steps, advertising photography, technical writing and converting the manuals he created into web documents. Davin left the company for a carrier in graphic design after seeing 13 layoffs. He moved on and went to work for a local design firm that entailed: photography, layout, design, proofing, printing and web development. This job was a great learning experience because it covered all elements of design. His primary job was later defined as photography and web design. He still has this design firm as a client today. "I have been on my own since 2001 and I really feel that photography is my calling but design is every where". He is a rolling studio with photography equipment for every need. Davin's work can be found in galleries, ads, magazines and websites. " I am constantly evolving, learning and happy with what I do".
The Ultimate Goal:
From the very beginning Davin has been a visionary translating his ideas into a physical form through drawing, painting, illustrating and photography. Davin's ultimate goal is to fully explore the artistic side of photography through alternative processes and ideas. He is fascinated with visual composition and how we react to it. "You can look at a master painter's work like Marcus Pierson, Philip Curtis or Van Gogh, see a painting they did and automatically know it was them. It's harder to do that with photography but that's the goal, to see identify me without knowing the work."
Client List:
Ace Packaging- Phoenix, AZ
All Clear Disinfectants - North Attleboro, MA
Aquascapes - Phoenix, AZ
American Marketing Association - Phoenix, AZ
Arizona Association of Realtors - Phoenix, AZ
Arizona Design Center - Scottsdale, AZ
Augusta Grass and Greens - Scottsdale, AZ
AZ Lost Boys of Sudan - Scottsdale, AZ
Bellas Artes De Mexico - Scottsdale, AZ
Bischoffs Gallery - Scottsdale, AZ
Biltmore Golf Center - Phoenix, AZ
Blue Nation- Santa Monica, CA
Bold Impressions Inc. - Phoenix, AZ
Bollinger Atelier, Phoenix, AZ
BRE Properties - San Francisco, CA
Buddha Body Products- Gilbert, AZ
Crystal Fountain Systems, ON, Canada
Chase Bank - Phoenix , AZ
Chaparral Suites Resort - Scottsdale, AZ
Centor Architectural - Australia
Contemporary Forum - Phoenix, AZ
Copeland Interiors - Phoenix, AZ
Copper Point - Phoenix, AZ
Creative Home Engineering- Gilbert, AZ
Devereux Golf Wear- San Diego, CA
Di-Matrix Precision Manufacturing - Phoenix, AZ
Drinique - Scottsdale, AZ
Elite General Contracting- Phoenix, AZ
Fiesta Inn Resort - Tempe, AZ
Gaultier Jewelry - Scottsdale, AZ
Great American Media Services- Sparta, MI
Hair Genesis - Phoenix, AZ
Hassayampa Inn - Prescott, AZ
Hensel Phelps Construction Co. - Phoenix, AZ
Hob Nobs Coffee Shop - Phoenix, AZ
First American Title - Phoenix, AZ
Four Peaks Mining Company - Scottsdale, AZ
Infinisys Manufacturing - Phoenix, AZ
Inn at Eagle Mountain - Fountain Hills, AZ
Ironwood Village - Casa Grande, AZ
John C. Lincoln Health Network - Phoenix, AZ
Keller Williams Realty - Gilbert, AZ
Kool Grips- Scottsdale, AZ
Land Title - Phoenix, AZ
Leslie's Pools- Phoenix, AZ
Nikoleav Designs, - Tempe, AZ
Noochie Golf - Gilbert, AZ
Myhre Group Architects, Inc. - Portland OR
Missions Palms Hotel - Tempe, AZ
OLT Fashion- Scottsdale, AZ
Point 32 Foods - Fountain Hills, AZ
PSP Golf - Scottsdale AZ
Prada - New York, NY
Prescott Coalition of Tourism - Prescott, AZ
Phoenix Art Museum - Phoenix, AZ
Promag - Phoenix, AZ
Roche Constructors Inc. - Greeley, CO
Route 66 Salsa - Scottsdale, AZ
Shasta Pools - Scottsdale, AZ
Sphinx Date Ranch - Scottsdale, AZ
Southwest Greens - Scottsdale, AZ
Southwest Microwave- Phoenix, AZ
SRM Design - Phoenix, AZ
Steve Carr Group - Grand Rapids, MI
Therma Tru Doors - Maumee, OH
Taigmarks Inc. - Elkhart IN
Touchstone Gallery, Albequerque, NM
Union Sportsman's Alliance - Nashville, TN
Valley Rain Construction - Scottsdale, AZ
Vallone Interior Design - Scottsdale, AZ
Viz Vocus - Scottsdale, AZ
Western Spirit Museum - Scottsdale, AZ
Whish Body Products - Scottsdale, AZ
Yashi Foods - Scottsdale, AZ