Editorial Illustration and Image Licensing
“One of the greatest avant-garde balloon artists in the United States.” — The New York Times
Conceptual photographs built with balloons, ready for publication
Commission new work for your story or license from the archive. Each work is hand-built then photographed. Not 3D renders. Not AI-generated.
Selected clients: react/review (UC Santa Barbara), University of Bern, Project Poetica (SMU / Bridwell Press).
Commission New Work
Turnaround time for minimal abstract and conceptual work is 48 hours from concept approval to image delivery. Full-scale builds take one to two weeks.
The above images are personal projects selected from my portfolio, most of which were prompted by real-world stories. This gallery is the service I’m offering, an interpretation of news stories and opinion pieces filtered through my visual vocabulary of metaphor and drama, and executed with niche sculptural expertise.
Once you send the story and angle, I’ll send back either sketches or digital comps for your approval. Following material prep work, the balloon build itself never takes more than four days. At the end you’ll receive final files at print spec, with orientation and crop variants, and optionally alternative angles and detail shots. Layered files are not generally included.
Ask about availability early. My calendar depends on ongoing projects and build windows are limited.
Rights and Licensing
Images are licensed per use, non-exclusive: one placement, in one publication, for editorial, cover, or promotional usage. Exclusivity is available and priced separately. Commissioned work is licensed the same way, with first publication to the commissioning outlet, and is not work-for-hire. I maintain all copyrights as the artist and creator, and images are not licensed for AI training.
Each use carries the credit line: Balloon sculpture and photograph by DJ Morrow, @balloonsinbold.
Contact
Send the piece, the angle, and your close date. Layouts, drafts, and page roughs welcome as attachments.