Ken Kaminesky Biography
I’m a self-made billionaire inventor, I’ve worked at NASA and CERN. Explored 8 continents including Atlantis. Won 2 Nobel prizes, a Pulitzer, six Grammys and People magazine’s sexiest man alive 3 years running. I’m currently working on developing cold fusion reactors that will provide free clean, sustainable energy to all mankind for centuries ahead.
Oh, and I also take photos in my spare time.
At least this is how I’d like my bio to read. :-)
Truth is that I have a very cool job. Over the last fifteen years, I have shot commercial lifestyle images for stock photography agencies such as Jupiterimages, Corbis, and Getty Images. I’ve been lucky to work with some amazing people, both at these agencies and on my teams of models, producers, stylists, and assistants. I’ve had my photos published for editorial and commercial purposes all over the world and have had some great commercial clients along the way as well. In the last five years, I switched to shooting travel images and fell in love with photography all over again.
In 2016 I co-founded Discovery Photo Tours so that I could share my love for travel and photography with avid photo enthusiasts from all over the world. Savouring art, food, history, and culture with tour groups in places like Jordan, Italy, and Iceland is one of the most rewarding aspects of my work.
My travel & photography blog has become part of my journey to see the world in a new way and I’m pleased to share that vision with you. I love what I do, as well as the people and places I photograph. Each person and every place has its own story. But sometimes the best stories are the ones you star in.
So here I am on the road to discover the world around me and to take a whole lotta photos while I’m at it. There is a big world out there and it is calling.
See you out there.
Ken
Join me on the adventure of a lifetime in places like Italy, Jordan, Tanzania, Japan, and more!
A collection of recent interviews, articles, and reviews:
Professional Photographer Magazine: THE MAGIC BEHIND KEN KAMINESKY’S TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY
ePHOTOzine: An Evening With Photographer Ken Kaminesky
PhotoShelter Blog: Want to Be a Travel Photographer? Pro Photog Ken Kaminesky Tells Us Why It’s All About The Business (and the shoes.)
YouPic: “I’m inspired by the wonderful work of other photographers”- Ken Kaminesky
Professional Photographer Magazine: Ken Kaminesky Photographs the Great Migration
Shotkit: Featured Photographer
PhotoBlog: 50 Photography Portfolio Websites From The Best Photographers In The World
Photography Talk: Discovery Photo Tours Jordan
Shotkit: Featured Photographer
Redfin: How to Incorporate Art into Your Home
Resource Magazine: How FUJIFILM Helps Photographers Capture Their Most Life-Changing Journeys
Explora – The B&H Blog: Ken Kaminesky’s Nat Geo Cover
Explora – The B&H Blog: Necessity is the Mother of Taking Chances
Aperture Academy: Featured Photographer, February 2015
Tog Tech: 15 of the World’s Top Photographers Reveal Their Favorite Gear
Shutterbug: Travel & Location Photography: Let’s Get Away From It All
Applied Arts: Photographer Ken Kaminesky Lands the Cover Shot on National Geographic
G-Technology: The importance of backing up your photos
Resource Magazine: THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHY BLOGS YOU SHOULD BE READING IN 2017
World Travel Buzz: Travel Photography from Ken Kaminesky!
Eye & Pen: 20 Weeks of Travel: Travel Photography with Ken Kaminesky
Mosaic: 5 tools Ken Kaminesky uses to manage his photography businesses from the road
Photo Traces: Top Travel Photographers Reveal Their Favourite Photo Locations Around The World
ForegroundWeb: 15 best features of successful photo websites (and how to design yours)
PhotoBlog: 50 Photography Portfolio Websites From The Best Photographers In The World
Ugo Cei Blog: Photo Safari in Tanzania – An Interview with Ken Kaminesky (Part I)
Ugo Cei Blog: Photo Safari in Tanzania – An Interview with Ken Kaminesky (Part II)
PHOTOLEMUR: An Interview with Ken Kaminesky – Incredibly Talented Photographer and Blogger
Wild Planet Magazine: Focus On Fujifilm • Ken Kaminesky
Landscape Photography Magazine: Focus On Fujifilm • Ken Kaminesky
IndustryDev: Top 50 Photography Blogs & Bloggers
Podcasts
RGG EDU: The coolest job in the world – Podcast
The Traveling Image Makers: The Business Of Photography with Ken Kaminesky
Radical Travel – Travel Photography with Ken Kaminesky
The Traveling Image Makers: Ken Kaminesky on Safari
FREE SPIRITS PODCAST: TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHER KEN KAMINESKY
Pro Photographer Journey: Ken Kaminesky, Veteran Travel Photographer
I’m available for commercial and editorial travel and/or location photo assignments worldwide.
