HI! I’M TOPHER.

I’m a Los Angeles-based creative with 10+ years of agency and marketing/production experience with concentration in photography, photo editing and graphic design. Actively seeking opportunities focused on art direction and brand development to produce memorable visual experiences.

My v̶i̶l̶l̶a̶i̶n̶ origin story starts out in middle school when I essentially got bullied by my family to choose a more reliable career path than music. Not explicitly saying how much more reliable to go, I picked up my first camera and started going down the visual arts path. With my background in the local music scene, I started shooting my friends’ bands and designing promotional flyers, which opened my interest into graphic design and now I get to utilize my skillset and work with creators, small business and production teams to produce event branding and identities.

Outside of the creative field, I find influence and inspiration from animation, gaming, tabletop RPGs, independent and analog horror, great color palettes, skate culture and international folklore. Going to conventions, cooking and shooting with film cameras is how I like to spend my free time.

I love what I do and I hope to work with more people down the road who think the same.

Contact Information
Email: contact@topheroriel.com
Social Handle: @topheroriel

Featured Publications and Clients

• RAW Artists (2016, 2018)

• Cosplay Realm Magazine (2019, 2020)

• University of Nevada, Las Vegas

• Elevated (Presented by Progressive Insurance)

• CelebriTee Showdown (Twitch Sports & American Family Insurance)

• Wannabe on YES Network