Carly Keowski.
aka. Camera Artist. Memory Maker. Hype Girl.
I am a travelling addict, obsessed with Netflix and reality TV. A lover of 90’s RnB car karaoke and going to festivals and concerts.
I’m a dance and basketball mum, have three amazing teens and married to a pretty cool Englishman.
After graduating high school, I completed a Diploma in Travel + Tourism and got the travel bug…
which led to the photography bug. I was working in London in a travel agency and travelled through 30 countries and it was when I was in Europe, The Middle East and Africa, I found my passion for portrait photography. I loved meeting people and listening to their stories.
Why I Do What I Do
At the beginning of my journey, I dabbled in wedding and family photography, but as my children became older, I realised it was getting more and more difficult to get them to coorporate on front of my lens. I get it! It was so easy to get the million photos of them growing up, but once they hit the tween years, getting a gorgeous photo of my precious children was sometimes thrown in the “too hard” basket.
I quickly found my passion lies in photographing teens and providing them with an amazing experience. More than just the heartbeat of my business, mentoring teens has been a life calling and my photography and business extends far beyond photos.
My favourite thing is watching a teen’s confidence grow and from the moment they meet me, all timid and shy, to the time they walk away with a confident strut - it really is a difference.
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feel like mentoring teen girls is a life calling and the bonding experience that teen girls have with their Mums during the session far out ways just pretty photos. Mums are crying, we hug it out, we all end up having a geniune connection and a lifelong friendship.
I decided early on that it was going to be my goal to make the CKP experience to help girls find their inner beauty and build unshakeable confidence.
FUN FACTS
I am an only child, my parents are my best friends. Lived the best of both worlds, city + country upbringing.
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When we lived in the country, we owned a holiday ranch on 150 acres, with 22 horses, accommodation + restaurant.
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I’ve travelled to over 30 countries, and spent 6 months in the back of a truck travelling the Middle East + Africa.
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I spent a day on the movie set for Lord of the Rings. It was the most surreal feeling and one of my core memories.
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Awards & Recognitions
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Click Away Photography Conference - USA
Voice Your Brand + Teen Photography Workshop - USA
Creative Live Photography Online Broadcast - USA
The Portrait System with Sue Bryce
Senior Photography Online Summit, USA
Tween/Teen Photography Summit, USA
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Hot 100 Senior Photographer USA
SeniorInspire 50 Teen Photographers to Follow
Top 25 Most Influential Teen Photographer
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Cairns Eye Fashion Liftout AUS
Oasis Magazine AUS
Pakmag AUS
Australian Floral Industry Magazine AUS
Get It Magazine AUS
What Women Create Magazine AUS
Behind The Shutter USA
Senior Style Guide USA
Senior Year Magazine USA
Modern Teen Magazine USA
Styled Senior USA
Inspiring Teens USA
Ellements Magazine USA
Seraphina Magazine USA
Teen Cruze Magazine USA