Untitled 3, by Casey Kelbaugh

Casey Kelbaugh
Born: Princeton, NJ.
Currently resides in: New York, New York

Website: http://www.caseykelbaugh.com & www.slideluckpotshow.com

Work Statement:
I shoot a variety of subject matter, but what I strive for is a sense of authenticity in my photographs. I tend to stay away from staging, forcing, or over-producing my pictures, as I find that there is so much richness in the world that already exists. With the corners of my frame, I try to provide a thoughtful, clear window into a world where truth meets beauty.

Bio:
I was born in Princeton, NJ in 1974, though most of my upbringing took place in Seattle. I studied Psychology and Painting at Middlebury College ('96) in Vermont.

I began taking photographs in 1997 while living in Tokyo. At the time I was studying sumi-e ink painting under a Zen Buddhist master. I began to experience the limitations of the medium, and found photography gave me much greater access to the world and allowed me to participate in it, rather than sketching it from afar. I got my basic training at Tokyo Photo Workshops, and then at the Photocenter NW in Seattle. I spent the next few years studying, interning at galleries, traveling and shooting around the world, and assisting commercial and editorial photographers. It was also during this time that I started Slideluck Potshow, which is a slideshow potluck that I brought to NYC, and now exists in a number of cities around the country.

After working for all of the editorial clients in Seattle and doing a substantial amount of commercial work, I moved to NYC in the fall of 2003. Since that time I have done some very high-end advertising work as well shot for a number of publications. I am represented by World Picture News and shoot for the New York Times on a near-daily basis. In fact, I have to run now to shoot something for them.