I have been interested in photography since I was a kid. I know everyone says that, but I have the photographs to prove it. My mother will testify in my defense, really! Moving on, I took a break from photography until I was 14 (a whole 4 years!) and started using my mom's Pentax Honeywell SLR. I continued through high school working on the yearbook and school paper still using the Honeywell. Eventually my grandmother saw my dedication and bought me a Pentax ZX-50 with a couple lenses. After high school I continued taking photos in my free time, but really dedicated myself when I joined the Air Force and got a photography job. I spent 13 1/2 weeks at Ft. Meade, MD attending the Defense Information School in the Basic Still Photography course. I was stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD and really began to love photography more than ever. I put together a portfolio and resume and applied for a spot with the 1st Combat Camera Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., it took a long time, but I'm finally stationed there and looking forward to my tour.

I've had my photos on various civilian and military websites, in various military magazines such as Intercom and the official Air Force magazine, Airman. Also, I have had photographs featured in civilian publications Combat Aircraft magazine and The Rapid City Journal newspaper. I have won a few Air Force awards on a Major Command level and Bomb Wing level, and was selected to attend The Department of Defense 15th Annual Worldwide Military Photography Workshop. It's only available to 25 photographers from the entire DoD once a year and was one of the best and most informative photography experiences I've had.

I do some limited freelance work after duty and am always interested in new projects. Hope you enjoy the photographs I have posted here. Feel free to contact me or leave a comment.

mikekellerphoto@gmail.com