For over two decades, Chris Handley has produced advertising and design for agencies and corporations throughout the US.
He began his career in St. Louis in 1989, as a graphic designer for The Composing Room, a traditional typography house, where he mastered typography and desktop publishing skills while serving some of the top advertising and design firms in the city.
After his start in St. Louis, the blue waters of Hawaii called. Handley became art director for Honolulu’s largest advertising agency, Starr Seigle McCombs. There he developed collateral advertising campaigns for SSM’s largest billing client, the Bank of Hawaii.
A move to Atlanta in 1995 led to the opportunity to become an entrepreneur. Today, Handley is creative director for Snowball Creative Group, a company that brings specialized design services to clients.
Handley enjoys applying his creative approach to a variety of activities, including photography, cooking, playing guitar, and figure drawing.
A Golden Key National Honor Society graduate of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Handley earned a bachelor’s degree in Visual Communication–Design.
The photography galleries on this website showcase Handley's travels including Italy, Spain, Portugal, and throughout the U.S. His subjects range from landscapes and architectural accents to transportation and people.
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Chris Handley began entering photo competitions in September of 2009 and has earned over 100 awards including:
Water Mill at Cades Cove
2nd, Monochrome
Tangled Up in Blue
2nd, Color
Mail Car
Best in Show & 1st, A2Z
Meesh
1st, Color
Swirl
HM, Digital
Flying High
1st, Color
Bass Harbor Head Light
2nd, Color
Pin Up Girl
1st, Monochrome
Oakland Cemetery
High Point Total, A2Z
Lighthouse Wall
1st, Monochrome
Barber's Poll
1st, Digital
Driver 8
3rd, Masters
2nd, Color
Siena
Best of the Year, Masters
3rd, Salon
3rd, Monochrome
San Luca
1st, Color
Lighthouse
1st, Masters
3rd, Monochrome
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