Hello, I’m Kel.
I left a whole lot to pursue photography. The corporate world, a legal career, and some very high heels.
The vision came to me in 2008 just when I needed it most; A time where life shook me hard and landed me a different perspective. In a world of conformity, perfection and the chase for what-nots, I yearned for authenticity. This imagined wilderness set me free. After an intensive summer at Milan’s Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, I set up Studiokel with an aim to bring a distinctly honest aesthetic to portraits.
Over the years, I’ve come to realise that I like photos like my salad. Raw, organic, and good for the soul. I’ve also come to realise that my passion for photography, is in fact, more a passion for humanity. For the vulnerable and brave, raw and honest.
Being heavily influenced by documentary, film and art, I am excited by glimpses of raw beauty in the unembellished truth.
I am an ‘extroverted introvert’ – i.e. I thrive on the spontaneous, and can power the house, but I recharge best with quiet time. For this reason, I specialise in documenting intimate weddings and elopements, families wildly free, and individuals vulnerable and brave.
If you like keeping it real, I think we would be a great fit. No stiff poses. Just the real you. Every gorgeous bit of it. Let me eternalise your sun-kissed freckles, that sparkle in your eye, or the beautiful mess of your world.
Everyone has a story. I’d like to help you tell it.
If you think we would be a good fit, I would love to hear from you.
x
Kel
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"We can't recommend Kelly enough. The quality of her work is clear and more importantly, her communication, creativity and spontaneity and seamlessness on the day were just topnotch. Thank you for creating lasting memories for us, Kel."
"OH MY GOSH WOMAN!! What is this magic you have conjured!!!! You have captured everything AND MORE. Thank you thank you thank you!!"
- Pax and Maria"
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"If we could get married again, we would have Studiokel all over again, without a doubt. Kel was the perfect, calming addition to our wedding day. We felt like friends from the moment we chatted and that really carried through to how incredible and natural her work is. Plain incredible."
- Firus & Xiaowei
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"There are not enough words to express how thankful we are to have you be a part of our wedding journey. Your photos are amazing as always, and exactly what we dreamed for. But it's really more than just about the photos. It's really working with you - someone we trust wholeheartedly - that made our wedding memories that much sweeter. You were there for our quiet moments and helped us recollect our thoughts and emotions. If it wasn't for you telling us to think about what the day meant, I think I would have been so preoccupied with the operational details and been lost to the moment.
Thank you for being with us every step of the way, every sweaty hour. We were able to re-live what we missed through your photos.
I'm already recommending you to all my friends and bridesmaids who are getting married soon so hopefully, we'll see each other again at another wedding. Haha!"
- Julian & Laura
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Oh Kelly! This is so precious!!! Thank you again for capturing this special time. These images mean so much - we never quite get back their littleness and these moments are so precious. Am so in love with all the images - mad love and respect for all that you do.
- The Tan Family // Fay, Clement, Aiden and Dylan //
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Our experience with Kelly has been nothing short of top notch. :)
She's an outstanding photographer - talented, passionate, so quick and agile behind her lenses, and most of all, really perfects every image from the framing to the light and the emotion. We were so awed with our family shoot album! :) And, Kelly works fast too.
She gives impeccable service - you can sense her genuine excitement and care for her clients and she goes all out for us as she would her friends. Pre, during, post shoot. She's there for you with the best she can offer.
We'd really recommend Kelly to all our friends in a heartbeat.
- The Leong Family // Gayle Jason and Caleb //
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Kelly has an amazing eye, spirit and energy. What was supposed to be a beautiful sunny morning, turned in a flash into a blustery wet one. And with an infant, who was not his usual cheerful self, she managed to capture all the right moments and enough light, to turn it around for us. We are super grateful for a beautiful first experience with our little boy, and their godparents. Thanks again, Kelly!
- Irene Lee and Family
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Time and again, I'm so grateful for the newborn photos Kel took for us. My little guy is 9 months now and yet I keep finding myself still looking over those fleeting, truly magical moments captured by Kel's lens. She manages to capture personalities, moods, interactions and relationship dynamics so effortlessly - every shot is a frameable piece!
x Wen, Favan and Eli
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Kelly is highly talented and endlessly energetic. We have now done two family shoots with her as we chart our kids growing up and she is unbelievable at capturing images that communicate the individual personalities of all of us and especially the kids. She also had a mystical ability to keep the kids engaged and laughing throughout. If you are thinking of a shoot of any kind, stop thinking and book her before someone else does. I guarantee you won't regret it.
- Wayne Palmer
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Photoshoots with children are usually a tiring and stressful affair and ours was no different. The kids were somewhat uncooperative in spite of the bribes and air tosses but Kel kept her cool and worked really hard at getting the kids to laugh. When I received the photos, simply put, they were MAGICAL. Each and every shot was worthy of being framed up, which in itself is not easy to achieve. Kel did a phenomenal job. She managed to capture their little personalities and got some really hilarious photos of my son's crazy antics. Thanks for the photos, Kel!
- Serene, Chong Ming, Luke and Naomi
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