Rene Colon was born in Norfolk, Virginia. As a toddler, his family relocated to San Diego, California, where he lived for 18 years. His privileged surroundings exposed him to several opportunities. Rene was taught professionalism and the importance of time management at an early age by his parents. From age 16 to 17, he worked his first job as a grocery bagger at a Marine Corp grocery store. At 18, he held his second job as a cashier and maintained attendance to college level courses in architecture, business, photography, and graphic design.
At age 19, Rene's eagerness to see the world led him to enlist in the United States Coast Guard. He had the opportunity of traveling the world and working in places such as Hawaii, Guam, Japan, Kwajalein, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, and Alaska. His outgoing personality, determination, and military specialty knowledge worked in his favor when he became a Third Class Petty Officer(E-4) within just five months of his enlistment. His dedication earned him Second Class Petty Officer(E-5) approximately one year later and First Class Petty Officer(E-6) in less than five years, faster than most military personnel. After implementing various specialty training and displaying excellent work ethic, the military installation witnessed one of the highest success rates of qualified personnel in forty years of commission.
Rene reunited with his creative crafts. After various college courses in photography, he invested in his first professional camera. Rene discovered his talent after creating beautiful images of wildlife, landscapes, and people. It wasn’t long until he found his passion, capturing the beauty in men and women across the world. After providing his services at mixed martial arts tournaments in the San Francisco bay and weddings in the San Diego area, he became known throughout California as a new and innovative photographer.
In 2007, Rene started RC Photography & Design, an independent business that services clients in the fields of modeling, entertainment, and sports. His passion is not only photography but capturing the light in the human race. His creative eye led to accomplishments such as his website and his work published in media such as crownjewelstudios.com,dionjulian.com, truinkmedia.com, robertortiz.com,blackresume.com, sdraps.com, imdb.com, youtube.com, bodybuilding.com, simplyshredded.com, thefashionrecords.com, Flavour(August 2009), iCandy(October 2009), Soreal(November 2010), and Essence(December 2009) magazines. The letters RC represent his name Rene Colon, hence the name RC Photography & Design.
With RC Photography & Design, Rene served as an innovative photographer while working with rapper, actor, and athleteRomeo, College Boyys,JC Jones from the hit television show, Glee, Mercedes-Benz,Ducati motorcycles, Clothing Designer and Image ConsultantDion Julian Lattimore,The Drew League,Wealthy Minds Clothing,Tito Ruiz, TRu Ink Media,Hill Harper, former NBA player and ESPN Sports Analyst Miles Simon, Mentor/Speaker/CoachDawn Johnson "The Self Esteem Queen", former NFL playerRobert Ortiz, actressNatasha Marc,NdaStars clothing line CEO Rob Hill
, modelSiray Kong, music groupBlack Resume, rapper/producerReno Capital, and Model/Actor/Fitness TrainerMax Philisaire. With RC Photography & Design, you can count on consistency and awesome quality of work.
Military communications specialist, photographer, graphic designer, and entrepreneur are just a few words to describe this young innovative talent. His next endeavor is to add the roles of business management and videography to his list of industry related ventures. Seeking to merge his skills in creativity, organization, coordination, and event planning – a step into business management and videography are a natural progression for Rene Colon. Always believe in yourself – possibilities are endless. Stay tuned, this young professional is well on his way to greater success!