About Keith

Keith Philpott, a professional photographer for more than 25 years, has completed assignments on six continents for his clients. His work focuses on real people in real places.

From his early work with National Geographic, Keith’s client list has expanded to include many national magazine groups. Time, Inc has been a client since the late 80’s. Others include: Business 2.0, Fortune, Bloomberg Markets and Forbes. Keith’s corporate clients have included many private and public companies. Most recently he has produced annual report photography for Midwest Research Institute and Black & Veatch, an international engineering firm. Additional clients include: Sprint, HNTB Engineers & Architects and Kansas City Life Insurance.

Keith’s story-telling style hinges on the ability to connect quickly with his subjects. His genuine curiosity about the world and the people in it helps break barriers created by the camera.

Why tell stories?

Stories are our native language. Dogs sniff each other…humans tell stories. It’s the most effective form of communication we have devised.

Our brains are hard-wired to process information better when it’s in story form. I remember the stories my high school math teacher told but struggle to hold on to the math…if only the math could have been part of the story.

When story-telling is embraced at a strategic level we access the communication path of least resistance. And when a story-telling strategy is coupled with photography, the message can be immediate, universal and indelible.

Most of the photographs shown here are the building blocks of a story. Many appeared in the pages of magazines, others helped define a corporation’s story. All are a fundamental part of my story.