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Kirk Chamberlain has a passion for photographing people. He specializes in lifestyles, portraits, couples and families. He is a full time photographer based in Jacksonville, Florida where his studio is located.

At the budding age of 11, Kirk Chamberlain set his sights on seeing things differently––through the lens of a camera. His first darkroom was a closet, with self-made negative trays from his mother’s cereal bowls and a light bulb to expose paper with a negative held against it and glass from a picture frame––better known today as a contact print. With money earned from a paper route, Kirk then purchased an enlarger to make bigger pictures. A large format camera, access to a Kodak darkroom in New York, experimenting in non-silver methods and under water photography, and many years of experience has transformed Kirk into one of today’s notable professional photographers.

Kirk was a member of the George Eastman House and studied the great photographers of the world. At the time, his was the first to earn a perfect score on an advanced photography final exam. He teaches photography courses and is a member of PPSNF, PPA and a Photoshop users group. He is also a volunteer photographer for the Heart Gallery of Jacksonville—a portrait exhibit to help foster children find forever families.

Specializing in commercial, wedding, art and landscape photography, Kirk attributes his success in producing stunning photos to his ability to “connect” with people bringing out their uniqueness and beauty. The photographs represent people as animated and more fully themselves. The images convey feelings of appreciation for life and joy. The vision is to create simple beauty and truth.

www.KirkChamberlain.com

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