I am a New York based documentary photographer. I’ve loved photography ever since I was young boy. In my house we had many books on photography and the two that I looked at and that influenced my vision the most were books on the Troubles in Northern Ireland and of the Civil Rights Movement in the South. When I moved to NY, I was introduced to Louis Stettner, Roy De Carava, Saul Leiter and Robert Frank. These photographers broadened my vision of the world around me. Currently, I’m working on documenting how people are surviving in this economy and the plight to keep what they have work for.

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• 20+ years of photography experience, as a photographer, photo editor, lecturer and teacher, serving a dynamic range of clients and organizations.

• Multidimensional photography professional—freelance photographer; owner of a specialty stock photo agency; photo archivist; and an expert in both digital and traditional photo media and darkroom procedures.

• Photographs have appeared in group and solo shows around the world, and are held in museum collections in Korea and New York as well as the private collections of designer Ralph Lauren and actor Gabriel Byrne.

• Printed photographs for such luminaries as Robert Clark and Bill Clinton; worked with a diverse array of freelance clients, from museums and galleries to design firms and print publications.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2007 Caladan Gallery - Salem, MA
2003 70 NW Gallery - Milford, PA
2001 Big Genius Gallery - New York, NY
1996 Strobe Smith Gallery – Brooklyn, NY

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009
Ideobox Artspace: A Collective Effort - Miami, FL
2009
Ideobox Artspace: Works from the Private Collection- Miami, FL
2007 Caladan Gallery - Salem, MA
2004 70 NW Gallery – Looking South: Luminism & the Narrative in Photography - Milford, PA
Curated by Kevin Downs
2004 Balance Gallery – Jersey City, NJ
2003 70 NW Gallery - Milford, PA
2002 Taranto Gallery 70 NW Group - New York, NY
2001 Mary Gearhart Gallery - New York, NY
2000 Mary Gearhart Gallery - New York, NY
1999 Mary Gearhart Gallery - New York, NY
1994 Puchong Gallery - New York, NY
1993 MBM Times Square Gallery - New York, NY
1993 Puchong Gallery - New York, NY
1993 Galleria El Bohia, “The Independent Show” - New York, NY
1992 Puchong Gallery - New York, NY
1992 Galleria El Bohia, “The Independent Show” - New York, NY
1989 Bard College Gallery, “Painting” - Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
1989 Blum Helman Gallery, “China , June 4, 1989” - New York, NY
1988 Joy Moos Gallery - Miami, FL
1988 Mars, “Black and White Show” - New York, NY
1988 F___ Art Gallery - Miami, FL
1987 Osaka City Museum, Art Space, “International Contemporary Art Exhibition” - Japan
1987 Art Space - Nishinomiya, Japan
1983 Mitsukoshi of Takamatsu, Modern Art Exhibition – Osaka, Japan

COLLECTIONS
The Nam Jun Paik Museum – South Korea
The Irish Arts Center - New York, NY
The Irish Repertory - New York, NY
Collection of Ralph Lauren - New York, NY
Collection of Gabriel Byrne - New York, NY






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Testimonials (8)

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    k4zzt says:

    "Excellent documentary photography is what you see here. I am always looking foward to seeing what Kevin uploads next."

    11th September, 2009

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    bluepix52 says:

    "I am honored that Kevin C. Downs not only listed me as a contact but invited me to join Photo league 2 , he is one of my mentors in Photography ,I hope i will one day be as good as he is . His images are beautiful."

    7th July, 2009

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    Johnny Mobasher Street Photography says:

    "I met Kevin earlier this year on a freezing NY night. His enthusiasm,knowledge of hardware,software,equipment,photography history & his enery is most memorable but most of all, his southern portraits ( which I love) & the Coney Island documentation are most fantastic. I have no doubt that in time the Coney island Images will be the best or amongst the very best of Coney Island History & he deservs it. Relentless. delighted to have met him & we'll meet again."

    27th August, 2007

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    weissfoto says:

    "Kevin has boundless enthusiasm. All I have to do is view his stream of photographs and I want to shoot something. His art, as all great art does, excites me and gets me motivated. We, all of us, as photographers are each others' greatest Champions (now I sound like Captain Kirk). Who loves what we do? Photographers!!! Kevin works very very hard at his craft of Fine Art Photography. I see his heart and soul in every image."

    8th August, 2007

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    Pixxl says:

    "Kevin did me the honour of making me one of his contacts at the end of June '07 and I have never looked back. Being fascinated with people myself, his street photography and portraits have been nothing short of an inspiration to me. He has the special ability to somehow capture the very escence of life and humanity in his work, allowing the people in his photographs to shine for the brief moment they are in his lens. His pictures teem with life and make you glad to be a part of it all! MORE please!!!"

    1st August, 2007

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    Ran Han says:

    "Kevin has really cool and inspiring work. When I look at his pictures it sparks ideas for my own, he is always putting new pictures up that make me think, or evoke lots of emotion. great work :)"

    30th July, 2007

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    Runs With Scissors says:

    "It's difficult not to take notice of Kevin's work as a photographer. His portraits seem to have a sense of the moment in his subjects' lives that makes us feel like everyone is as familiar as our own neighbor."

    26th July, 2007

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    Perpetually says:

    "Impressive work. I can tell he is a photographer with a long history of great work and am excited to see even more. I am so pleased that he has chosen to critique and favorite my work and find it to be a great honor."

    15th June, 2007

Name:
Kevin Downs
Joined:
July 2006
Hometown:
Brooklyn
Currently:
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Occupation:
Photographer
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