Meet the team
Kelli Durham is a sought-after international lifestyle photographer specializing in portrait, commercial and editorial photography.
Based in the South with her husband and son, Kelli spends several months of the year on the West Coast, specifically in Santa Barbara where much of her family resides. Her expertise is in working with natural light and medium format film.
Kelli first picked up the camera at age 12 and remembers dragging it everywhere with her, turning life into art, one frame at a time.
She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Photography from the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara and honed her skills studying under and working alongside several industry veterans, including Jose Villa.
Mike
Mike Oster is Kelli’s right-hand man, both in business and in life. Mike and Kelli met while in college in Santa Barbara, and after many years, Mike could set up her studio lighting with his eyes closed. He second-shoots with Kelli at weddings and large events, and is also the behind-the-scenes guy helping shoots of any size and scope run as smoothly as possible, from scheduling to editing.
“I love photography and people. My hope is that this love shows up in everything I do —
My business, my images, and my overall presence while at work. I understand the importance of these memories that my clients are hiring me to document. I know how meaningful it is to look back and have a photograph that encapsulates a moment in time that I may have already forgotten. I know how invaluable a photo of a lost loved one can be, and an image’s power to capture the very essence of someone. I consider it an honor to be invited into this space, to share in these stories and to be trusted with such precious moments.”
— Kelli
Section Styles movable
Editorial. Timeless. Refined. organic, beautiful imagery.
Kelli Durham Photography has been named by BRIDES magazine as one of the top wedding photographers in Houston, and is frequently featured in national, regional and digital publications and sites, including Martha Stewart Weddings, Southern Living, Style Me Pretty, InStyle and Modern Luxury Media.
