When the young hooping nig Taj Anthony stoddart Montgomery was dedicating his time riding his bike from home to the gym, from dusk till dawn just to put in the work, he never thought his passion would’ve gone from NBA player to being a director behind the lens. from shooting for clothing brand campaigns for artist to music videos for artist such as, Rizzo Rizzo, trunk London, to Yungtristo. The artist Taj Anthony stoddart Montgomery has a knick for expressing himself through many different avenues even aside from the camera, providing us with fits from his clothing brand “BïND” all the way to painting abstract photos on a canvas.
The year 2017 as Taj says was, “the birth of like, me getting into photography, my first creative venture in a way….. it all started over something goofy, i pretty much had a crush, on a girl, then it like grew Into something more.” They say the love you feel between a significant other are most creators biggest muses, ya know? “I’ve always been a person who made videos like stop motion videos when i was younger, so i just finally got on top of it, so i got that bussin from 2017 to 2019.”
Wondering what led Taj to take a hiatus from his photography, he said “i felt like photography… it just like changed, when i was first doing it to when i stopped doing it, it felt like i couldn’t shoot out of expression, i had to shoot like i gotta make something to prove something… couldn’t shoot for the love for photography.” Really letting what he said resonate you can tell that he’s a passionate dude which could be tied to his hoop dreams. Before all of the expression through his creative outlets, Taj’s original art was basketball. Taj would dedicate nearly his whole day to being in the gym, as he says “i was tryna go to the league bro, i was tryna go to the NBA, i still feel like i could make it tho… i would like wake up 7 in the morning and ride my bike to fitness connection, and then leave there At 9pm and ride my bike home like everyday.”
From capturing moments for artist like Rizzo Rizzo to also clothing brands and peoples visions to also starting to make hot tracks on the low along with painting, TAJ’s most difficult obstacles has been “working through bullshit and staying consistent, not letting the bullshit slow you down.” TAJ’s consistency has led to him tapping in with his creative workflow or process, as he says “it’s really off like feelings like emotions, I’m just tryna express through that.” The true heart of an artist. While interviewing taj shows one of his clothing products from his clothing brand “BïND” it started from him wanting to build a community as taj says, which revolves around what he would want from someone else. the “BïND” comes from the word combined which is on a puzzle piece. The puzzle piece represents how it starts with ourselves how we start off with ourselves taking things piece by piece to connect to this bigger picture… so whenever you see someone else wearing this, it’s like, i know that’s somebody who’s going through what they’re going through.” his vision for a community really keeps him motivated, as he said “i’m trying to become something in this life.” With his view you can definitely see that coming together wanting the world to be peaceful and share some more love. Bined will be a movement in the years to be for the right community
