About Mike Kelly

About Mike Kelly

I began evolving into my career as a location photographer while a teenager. My passion for photography unfurled while working at the elbow of my father & renowned photographer Tony Kelly. My youthful determination was to be fully capable of executing big location photo assignments on my own. I transitioned from assistant/apprentice into servicing many of my father/mentor’s accounts. I soon was executing some assignments from beginning (planning/travel), to shooting, to end (edit & delivery). I found myself working early on for such clients as Inland Steel, Mobil, AT&T, Zenith, FMC, among others.

As a commercial photographer, my objective is to fully understand the message of my client, and the nature of their products and services. This understanding allows me to craft images with an esthetic impact that positively conveys my client’s message. One of the occupational pleasures of my profession is to meet and work with new people; from line workers, to art directors, to CEOs. I find that good positive working relationships with all involved parties on any location assignment are a vital component of all my photo shoots.

 

Mike Kelly and the Dalai Lama

Photo: Richard Shay

Experience

Editorial

Washington Post The Critic Magazine Evanston Review Streetwise
Popular Science Shukan Shincho ( Tokyo) Wilmette Life National Petroleum News
Chicago Sun Times Totally Housewares Screen Magazine North Shore Magazine
Chicago Tribune Citizen Park Ridge Evanston Clarion

Celebrity Coverage

His Holiness The Dalai Lama Personal photog for his 2011 visit to Chicago
President Barak & Michelle Obama For Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid For Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Michael and Juanita Jordan Various family events and parties
Tina Turner Concert coverage for Hanes Hosiery
James Taylor Private concert
Kenny Rogers Private concert, Chrysler Corporation

Corporate/Industrial

Pepsico
Western Golf Association
ZS Associates
Civic Federation
Presbyterian Homes
Kraft Foods
Executive portraits for marketing
Annual Report
National (en masse) portraitue, marketing photos
Banquet Coverage
Marketing, brochure, news letter photography
Symposium Coverage
At&T Editorial assignments for various house organs. Large format ads.
Mobil Oil Refinery Brochure, photos for Mobil World (global .quarterly)
Network Executive Women
Ameritech Mobile
Annual Report
Marketing promotion and press release.
Bell & Howell Multi image brochure cover collage. Photos for quarterly & annual reports.
Zenith Electronics Marketing, press release, annual report photography.
American Airlines Executive Portraiture.
PCA (Packaging Corp. America) Plant photos in Osaka Japan, annual report, research lab brochure, in house publications,
Tennessee Paper Plant Brochure.
Rotary International Rotarian Magazine cover/inside photos.
Brunswick Annual report, marketing photos
McDonald’s Executive portraiture
John Marshall Law School Marketing and PR photos
Northwestern University Nano Technology dept. Annual Report.
Johnson Controls Annual report photos
Libby Foods Editorial photos for house organs
John Deere Photos for instructional power point presentations
Inland Steel Magazine photos of Chicago Auto Show
Sidley Austin Coverage of annual black tie gala
Baker McKenzie Brochure, marketing, event, & portrait photography
Chick Evans Scholarship Annual report photography of recipients

I invite you to collaborate with me for your imaging needs.