BIO

My name is Kelsey. I see life in pictures… 

I find the extraordinary in the ordinary, and frame simple scenes of life as art.  I grew up around makers. I love color, composition, and light. I’m an observer of movement and connections. I look for small details that speak to us long after we thought we had forgotten them - ones that awaken our memory. 

I am a Virginia native (the northern part) who has lived half of her life in California (the southern part). I have an MFA in Photography from Cal Arts in Los Angeles, a BA in Art from UC Santa Barbara and I have been studying art and photography seriously since age 14. My personal artwork has always focused on every day life with roots in my own narrative. My story. My photography style has been described as dreamy. gorgeous. emotive. 

Outside of personal work, I’ve photographed so many families that I love... many year after year. While my work has been published in some major places, portraiture and family work is always timeless. A selection of my photography is also available to license commercially at Offset/Shutterstock and Stocksy United.

Based in Oakton, Virginia, I work in the Washington, DC area, but sometimes you can find me near family in Ventura, Santa Barbara, and Ojai, CA.