Kelly

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Kelly Beckta, Travel Photographer

I’m a traveler, a photographer, and a storyteller.

I’ve always had a wandering spirit with an insatiable desire to explore. I love to dive into unfamiliar worlds, seek understanding, and capture the untold stories hidden in every destination. There’s nothing more exhilarating than immersing myself in a new place, uncovering its essence, secrets and beauty.

I’ve spent the past 34 years of my life traveling to one hundred and four countries, documenting the richness of places that are often overlooked.  The way I see the world has always felt like looking through a viewfinder. As I walk, I instinctively pause—framing a scene in my mind before I ever lift the camera. The camera is simply an extension of that instinct, allowing me to freeze fleeting moments, colours, and emotions before they disappear.

I’m drawn to capturing the rich tapestry of travel photography —the vibrant colours, the culture, street scenes, and the people who bring life to these moments.  I do a lot of street photography in far away places because that’s where life happens, it tells real, unscripted human stories—unpredictable and full of character, reflecting the raw, vibrant beauty of life.

If you’re ready to see the world through a different lens, let’s connect and bring these untold stories to life together.

 

Kelly

My Skills

100%
Travel Photography

Capturing the heart & soul, the grit & grime and the bold & beautiful moments of people and places in time across the globe.

95%
Street Photography

Random moments and chance encounters recording everyday life in my favorite streets around the world or right here at home.

90%
Storytelling

In words or images of people, places, and things, capturing the decisive moment, the ephemeral and spontaneous.

100%
Content Creator

Creating travel content from my travels around the globe

Why Choose Me?

light

Creating stories with light and shadow, using natural light positioned correctly to create quality, clarity, tone, emotion and so much more. Paying attention to how light plays off of the angles and curves of my subject, and which parts of the subject are illuminated or in darkness, I have mastered how to harness light in the most effective way for any given project.

Professional skills

I possess strong technical photography skills combined with creativity, patience, and concentration with attention to detail.

Perfect Equipment

Creating with cutting edge science using a Sony Alpha mirrorless camera and the exceptional ZEISS lenses, delivering high-resolution images without any compromises, outstanding light intensity and legendary bokeh

Unique Vision

Bringing everything together and using my uniqueness to create the flavour of the scene, that could include smoky & foggy, mysterious, colourful, bold, or edgy images

Experience

Over the last 34 years, I have shot travel photography in over 100 countries across six continents, and I have had the pleasure of creating images for World Nomads, Lonely Planet, Intrepid Travel, Kathmandu, and Expedia.

Kindness, Empathy & Ethics

My warm, friendly, and considerate nature combined with the ability to understand and share the feelings of other while simultaneously taking an ethical approach to positively impact the world beyond my lens.

Latest News

Man In The Café

Man In The Café – This is one of my favourite images shot in Soho, London and was selected as one of the Guardian Travel Photography Competition Winners – the judge Paul Goldstein had this to ...

Strange Roots

Strange Roots – My image of a Dragon Blood Tree in Socotra, Yemen I called Strange Roots because it came from a place known as the most alien looking place on earth, was selected as a National...

Cuban Barber

My image of a Cuban Barber in Havana, Cuba was included in the 2018 National Geographic Travel Photographer of The Year Contest and was selected as the editor’s top pick and featured by many n...

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