About

I have such a hard time answering the question “What do you do?” Not because I don’t know what I want to do but because I do many things, more than I can handle sometimes. And I’m equally passionate about every one of them and it’s hard for me to label myself as one or the other.

Up until September 11, 2008 I was a Photo Editor for PhotoShelter and was laid off due to the company being terminated.  This gives me more time to focus on the rest of the things that I do, which are:

Photography: I like photographing people, so if you are a person and would like to be photographed…get at me. You can view my portfolio here www.AtifAteeq.com . In addition to that I am interested in nightlife and event photography, you can see those images here www.ShotByBrooklyn.com.

I’m also in the final stages of putting together a book that will feature my project “South Asians in a Post 911 New York”

VANE: I founded a clothing and lifestyle brand called Vane with Eric Poon and Ravi Thane. I work along side Eric to lead the creative direction and take care of the day to day tasks of the brand. www.WEareVANE.com

Web Design: I am working on a bunch of freelance web design/development projects

Photo Editing: I freelance photo edit for photographers. I sit with them 1 to 1 and edit large amounts of photos down to a tight set.

Audio/Video: I am in the process of starting a small production company that will focus on creating original video and audio content for the Internet. More on that soon…

Yeah….so hectic is what my life has become!

Things that I’m into right now:

Black and white film photography
Hand held Gadgets
DVR
Blackberrys
The internet
Tetris
Digital Video
New York City
BBM
Fitteds
Shiny sunglasses
High Tops
Twitter
Macs
Podcasts
Crewnecks
Documentary Films
Photobooks
Roombas