Photo artist interview #67 - KELLY KOEHLER

• In 1-2 words, what do you shoot?

ORGANIC ILLUMINATIONS

• What’s your weapon of choice?

KINDNESS

• Where is your favorite place on earth?

MY BED

• What would be your replacement Hobby/Profession if photography was dead?

COSMETOLOGY

• Spike Lee or Spike Jonze?

JONZE

• What do you favor:

B&W or Color? COLOR
Film or Digital? FILM
Studio or Location? LOCATION
Night or Day? DAY
Portrait or Landscape? PORTRAIT
Rambo or Commando? COMMANDO

• What is your most treasured possession?

MY BRAIN

• Favorite photo book and/or Favorite movie?

MOVIE ~ PUTNEY SWOPE

• Photographer/s that inspire you?

NICK KNIGHT, REBEKKA GUOLEIFSDOTTIR

• Advice for the younglings out there looking through their first viewfinder?

AVOID BEING INFLUENCED TOO MUCH BY OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS STYLES, JUST EXPLORE YOUR OWN VISION.

• What’s the story behind the photo below?

THIS IS AN IMAGE FROM ONE OF MY FIRST EXPERIMENTS PRODUCING THE HAIR CUT/COLOR OF THE MODEL MYSELF ~ I LOVE CARVING CREATIONS ON PEOPLES HEADS ☺

• Any future projects or travels?

STARTING TO IMAGINE MORE ARTISTIC FASHION SHOOTS WHERE I PRODUCE THE HAIR AND MAKEUP STYLING MYSELF…IT’S ALLOWING ME TO NOT JUST PAINT THE LIGHT, BUT ALSO PAINT THE ACTUAL SUBJECTS ☺

• Where can we see more of your work?

WWW.KNKOEHLER.COM

• In 1 word, last thing you’d say if time stopped right NOW?

BOOSH!


Photo courtesy of the artist "Kelly Koehler"

Thank you

T2