Kirk Keeler
Photographer, Songwriter, Teacher
Born – 1970, Walnut Creek, California / Hometown, Calistoga, California (Napa Valley)
B.A. Humanities – New College of California, Self-designed: How Music Affects Social Change
Photoshop© assistant, Michael Frye (2010)
Workshop Coordinator, The Ansel Adams Gallery (Jan. 2013 – Nov. 2019)
- Workshop Assistant, Michael Frye, (2013, 2014, 2015)
- Workshop Assistant, Keith Walklet (2013)
Guiding & Classes Coordinator, The Ansel Adams Gallery (Jan. 2013 – Nov. 2019)
Performing Songwriter, Kirk Keeler Music (1996 – 2008)
Owner/founder, Yodeling Frog Music (2004 – present)
Owner/founder, Kirk Keeler Photography (2013 – present)
Photography Honors & Awards
- Grant Award, Center for Cultural Innovation (August, 2021)
- Finalist, Yosemite Renaissance 35 – Exhibit and Competition (2020)
- 2nd Place, Yosemite Renaissance 34 – Exhibit and Competition (2019)
- Finalist, Yosemite Renaissance 28 – Exhibit and Competition (2013)
- Honorable Mention, 36th Annual Spring Photography Contest, Photographer’s Forum (2016)
Photography Group Exhibits
- Staff Photographer Shows – The Ansel Adams Gallery (2012, 2014, 2015)
- Mariposa County Arts Council, Mariposa CA (2016)
- Sierra Art Trails Reception Event, Stellar Gallery, Oakhurst CA (2016)
- 2019, 2020 Art Exhibition, Wild & Scenic Film Festival, Nevada City, CA (Jan. 2019and Jan. 2020)
- “Yosemite: Grand Gesture of the Range of Light”, April 9th – May 4th, 2019, Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, Sacramento CA
- “Yosemite At Night”: Nighttime photos of Yosemite National Park, exhibit with Michael Frye, June 30th – August 17th, 2019, The Ansel Adams Gallery, Yosemite CA
- “32 Degrees of Winter: Images by Resident Photographers, January 4th – February 22nd, 2020, The Ansel Adams Gallery, Yosemite CA
Teaching Positions
- Private Photo Instruction, Napa Valley, CA (June 2021)
- Photography Class Instructor, The Ansel Adams Gallery (May 2011 – Nov. 2019)
- Nighttime Guiding Instructor, The Ansel Adams Gallery (Jan. 2015 – Nov. 2019 )
- Private Photo Instruction, Death Valley National Park (April 2019)
- Private Photo Instruction, Tromsø, Norway (Feb. 2019)
- Beginning/Intermediate Guitar, Kirk Keeler Music (2008)
- Assistant, Summer Rock Band Music Program, Marin Academy (2008)
Featured in Articles
- “Through the lens: Photographer Kirk Keeler says we should pay attention to ‘inner intuitive presence’”, by Jim Bair, The Union Neveda County, March 13th, 2020
- “How to photograph Yosemite like Ansel Adams”, by Robert Annis, Lonely Planet, (September, 2019)
Photo Publications (Magazine)
- Cyclocross Magazine (Web Edition), (February 2019)
Written Publications (Magazine)
- “Riberolle Surfaces from Dübendorf Mud for U23 Women’s Win“, by Kirk Keeler, Cyclocross Magazine (Web Edition) , (February, 2020)
Publications (audio)
Publications (Music)
- From The Underground (Full-length album), 2004
- 3-Song EP, 2002
Featured Speaker
- “Ten Years In Yosemite: Learning Photography by Living Photography”, Nevada County Camera Club, November 2020
- “Parallel Lives: Kirk Keeler’s Photography in Ansel Adams’ Yosemite”, San Luis Obispo Camera Club, 2017
- “Being a Staff Photographer in Yosemite: Three Different Views”, with Evan Russel and Mike Reeves, Yosemite National Park, 2013