How it all started
Formally Cosmo Film & Photography, the story of how Beyond the Frame came to be is very near and dear to my heart. I consider myself a multipotentialite, a term used to define those who excel in many different fields. At the time of COSMO’s inception, I was attending Art School at Louisiana State University. I had previously been studying electrical engineering until I decided to change majors and pursue a path that would stimulate my artistic endeavors. At this time in my life, I still lived under the impression that I should be good at ONE thing. Engineering was that one thing until photography became much more intriguing to me. While in an evening class one day, I decided to get up an leave. No one had upset me. I wasn’t late for an important meeting. Nothing had gone wrong at all. Something was pulling me outside. I stepped out of the building preparing to descend the stairs on the exterior, and as I looked towards the levee, the breathtaking sunset nearly brought me to tears. I immediately started running to my car to get my camera to make it to the levee in time. The moment I reached to top, I snapped the photo you see above, and was instantly in love. I turned around and realized just how far and how fast I had run, just for a picture. But it wasn’t just for picture. It was for the entire rush of energy that brought me to that place. I knew then that it was a moment I would never forget, and continuously live to create.
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”
Philosophy
Our values are based on genuine positive energy, creativity, connectivity, and community. Every project that Beyond the Frame is attached to is rooted in storytelling, vision building, and understanding how the universe works around us.