Julie Schuchard has been a working photographer for over 15 years shooting in a range of mediums from Lomo, Holga and medium format to alternative processes and digital. Her training and education in fine arts informs the artistic process she applies to her work. Julie currently lives in San Francisco where for the last five years she has built a substantial body of commercial and artistic photography documenting the local music scene.

As a music photographer, Julie’s work has appeared in publications including The San Francisco Chronicle, Spin Magazine, Pitchfork, The Onion, SF Bay Guardian, SFist, SF Weekly, Loose Record and Six Degrees Magazine. Her client list includes mainstays of the independent music industry such as Noise Pop Industries, Rightround, Rough Trade Records and Universal Records. Julie is also the co-founder of Tricycle Records, an indie music label where she continues to work with musical artists both as a photographer and publicist.

Education and History
Julie Schuchard studied Fine Art Photography with Wes Chapman and Pipo Nuygen at Southern Oregon University from 1997-2000 where she focussed on mixed media and experimental processes. Following the completion of her undergraduate education, she briefly settled in Portland Oregon, where she worked as an art educator for The Portland Art Museum and Fine Art Starts. In 2002 she returned to San Francisco where she completed a Masters in Women Studies at San Francisco State University. Her thesis examines the relationship between visual imagery and gender in the work of contemporary artist Cindy Sherman.