About me

“If I had a shoot in Rochester tomorrow, I’d call you.”
-Lane Turner, Photo Editor, Boston Globe

At 14, I thought I was going to be a writer.  After an interview with electronic artist Moby for my school paper, being a reporter seemed like the path for me.  But while arranging credentials for the 2000 Vans Warped Tour, a publicist asked me that fateful question: do you need a photo pass?

The rest is history.  Shooting concerts led to shooting sports, which led to aiming my camera at just about anything that moved (and some things that didn’t).  A number of photographically-minded friends have said they’d never consider working behind their cameras for a living, fearing that it would soon feel more like work than something enjoyable.  After nearly ten years, I’m happy to say that there’s still no feeling in the world like looking through the viewfinder and pressing the trigger on that one-of-a-kind exposure.

This is an exciting time to do what I do.  The manual exposure film bodies that I learned my trade on are all but obsolete, while the rapid expansion of modern technology presents more opportunities to create shots that may not have been possible in the past.

I’ve never met an assignment I didn’t like.  I’ve spent hours in sub-freezing temperatures to cover President George W. Bush stepping off of Air Force One.  I’ve been soaked in hundreds of gallons of fake blood and covered in shaving cream.  I’ve dodged my share of sideline-bound football players.

What can I do for you?

-Kevin Leas