Super Pets is the brainchild of Toronto’s world-renowned Artist: Arturo “Duro The Third” Parada. In 1976, he was born in Toronto, Ontario to Chilean and Italian parents who immediately identified an incredibly talented son. He was only six years old when he joined the Lego Club and built a 4-foot working windmill demonstrating his name in lights that glowed nothing but artistic talent. His parent
s quickly saw the capability of his artistic talents and immediately enrolled him into a competitive art program that was held every Sunday afternoon. He quickly excelled within the program and became the star at all the local art shows, 4 years in a row. At the beginning of his high school career, he failed a significant amount of classes because it was catered more towards academics rather than his passion, the arts. Frustrated with the way his life was unfolding, he then transferred high schools and enrolled in Wexford Arts Institute. During this time, he received exceptional press towards his Graffiti Murals. The Arts councilor of Wexford was impressed and requested a large mural in the hallway, which led to massive amounts of recognition and four additional high schools painted. Momentum took over and Arturo started appearing in interviews on local television and radio stations. To this day he is the most published, interviewed Canadian Graffiti Artist. Achieving such accolades, his murals were featured on the front cover of the Globe and Mail Newspaper, obtained a two-page spread in the Toronto Sun and The New York Times. Duro’s television credits included: MTV, Breakfast Television and Much Music on several occasions. Arturo’s murals were also exploding with the partnerships with McDonalds, HMV, Northern Telecom, GM, Nike, and much more. In the year of 2000, Arturo moved into the downtown core of Toronto and started his own graphic design agency, which evidently was a success. He quickly became the most engaged graphic designer in the city creating exceptional flyers for majority of the nightclubs in the downtown core. After becoming one of the most known providers of nightclub flyers, Arturo quickly identified his next step in his career, nightclub photography. One of his clients convinced him to do nightclub photography due to the fact that his personable skills engaged, captured, and influenced people miraculously. In 2003, Arturo developed a unique style of photography that stood out from everyone else. By 2008 he became an absolute maniac and was doing six to eight nightclubs a night dominating the nightclub photography industry. For an artist who has never been drunk or high in his life, the nightlife was starting to diminish his fulfillment towards art. In 2007, Arturo identified that MySpace and Facebook were quickly dominating the online market as people were continuously uploading pictures of themselves. He then discovered his next step within his artistic career: Studio Photography. After investing into studio quality equipment, Arturo executed two hundred photo shoots in the year of 2009. During one of Duro’s photo shoots in 2010, a model had brought her gorgeous, pleasant, and obedient Pomeranian. Arturo was inspired to photograph the puppy and captured a feeling of passion, gratitude, and happiness. This is when he discovered he wanted to give the exact same treatment as his clients, to their pets. Pet photography was a big step and challenge, but Duro was driven to impact the pet photography industry in Toronto and was ready to make his mark with Super Pets Photography. Super Pets Photography specializes in pet photography in the entire Greater Toronto Area. Our boutique studio provides a friendly and relaxed environment for your pet so they experience a “star feeling” when they are being captured in the spotlight. Super Pets Photography’s promise is to deliver and capture the essence of your pet’s personality through our highly experienced & talented photographer: Arturo “Duro The Third” Parada. We will create a tailored shoot designed with your vision in mind to ensure that we bring out the very best in your pet. We customize each shoot with props and various sets to ensure that your concept comes to fruition. If you’d like to be a part of the photo shoot, we also specialize deliver photographs of the owner with their pets. We offer various mediums to choose from, including: canvas, digital copies, coffee table books, postcards, greeting cards and magnets. Several pricing packages are available to suit your budget needs and most orders can be completed and delivered within just a few business days!
