Krista Kahl

​I am a professional photographer, painter, designer and writer with passion and eagle-eye instincts. My work has an emphasis on music, equestrian life, race cars, life mysteries and the in-exhaustive world of fine art. I love to capture movement and unique fleeting moments, using light to yield striking results.

 

I completed my BFA at Otis College of Art & Design in 2007. Since then, my career has been one amazing experience after another.

I spent 10+ years in a career as a master darkroom printer in Los Angeles doing archival printing projects such as the Julius Shulman Collection for the Getty Research Institute, 2 years as archival printer of Manoah Bowman and Robert Cushman's contribution to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Margaret Herrick Library. I'm also grateful to have assisted the amazing Los Angeles documentary photographer, Estevan Oriol.

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My fine art work experiences in Los Angeles were illustrious. However, following the Great Plague of 2020, I relocated to Silicon Valley whilst I decided where to attend graduate school so I could teach.

Growing up under the strict discipline required to become an Olympic gymnast, I invest the same steady resolve in my photography, from beginning to end. I make all of my clients feel at ease, and allow for the creative collaboration between us.

 

The digital film transition was a bit tough to swallow for this film lover, but I apply the same passion now in my digital work and have grown to appreciate the unlimited beauty of what can be created.

I bring my artist's imagination and keen visual aesthetic to all (my Artistic mediums) When photographing portrait sessions. I see each client as the individuals they are and capture their essence with my intuitive vision. Everyone I photograph receives my undivided attention and care during each session and my clients feel confident and happy with their time and investment.

 

  I started out as a painter at age 18, and continue to paint whenever possible, and love getting commissions. My favorite subject matter for my art is neuroscience, astronomy, spirituality, language, quantum mechanics, energy, patterns of mundanity, trauma effects and biology.

 

I was lucky to attend artist entrepreneurship courses through an alumni scholarship at Otis College of Art & Design in 2021. My current goal is to achieve a residency opportunity at TEAR 2026, in Margate, UK, Black Rock in Senegal or ARCUS in Japan 2026.

 

Thank you for visiting. 🌟🐴💕📸🎨🎹

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