Mike Kelly evolved into his career as a location photographer in the late 70's. By evolve, I mean to say that he transitioned from assistant to his nationally renowned photographer father, Tony Kelly, to actually servicing many of his father/mentor's own accounts himself. Such corporations as Inland Steel, Mobil, AT&T, Zenith, FMC, among others.

As a photographer, Mike's objective is to fully comprehend his client's message, then he spares no effort to craft an image blending his client's concept with his own creative vision to capture an image with depth, esthetic and brood appeal.

Mike attributes part of his success to his passion to utilize his lens in pursuit of attaining a sense of "oneness" with himself and his environment.The other part of his success comes from the fantastic support that he naturally evokes from those around him. Be they maintenance personnel , factory foremen, or C.E.O.'s, Mike truly enjoys interacting with them all. "Connecting is vital part of making excellent photographs" Mike says.