Kelsey has led SOLD OUT tours the last three years at the Lone Pine Film Festival in Lone Pine, California, "Ansel Adams" and "Ansel Adams & Manzanar". Sign up early (MID-JUNE) to attend October 10th-13th, 2024 with NEW LOCATIONS ADDED THIS YEAR.

My first Lone Pine Film Festival as a lecturer & tour guide was a success. Here is tour #3 with my 4 x 5 view camera holding a Polaroid I made at the site of  Ansel Adams'  "Alabama Hills" photographed in 1955.

A 21 degree morning added to the steam from the Hot Springs Geological site. The snow storm that moved through the Eastern Sierra the day before provided a mantle of snow on the Sierra crest. © 2021 Thomas Kelsey

            Desert Moon ©2021Thomas Kelsey

©2019 Thomas Kelsey

Congratulations to Cody & Michelle and Nicole & Seth!

I attended and photographed the two-day show for the Riverside Press-Enterprise. I arrived at 5 a.m. to capture the pre-dawn activities. 450 cars & trucks attended the premier show and 25,000 spectators attended the show. Continue reading ...

A salute and dedication to the Veterans & Warbirds of World War II coming soon as a hardcover & ebook. The book currently has 60 pages and 75 photographs taken over a 30 year period.. Continue reading ...

Amber & Phillip Sanchez wedding in Hemet, CA before friends and family. What a wonderful way to start the New Year! Continue reading ...

I spent the last three weeks covering the U.S. Dept. of Energy Solar Decathlon in Irvine, CA. Besides uploading photographs daily to Flickr, National Geographic has just published an 18-picture gallery of my photos. Check them out at : http://news.nationalgeographic.com/energy/2015/10/151019-view-best-solar-homes-built-by-student/#/ Continue reading ...

I sold a 24" X 36" Canvas print 'Winter on the Plateau' to Chelle Urbanek on opening night July 12 at the art show. A portion of the proceeds go to benefit the education programs at the Santa Rosa Plateau. "I absolutely love it. I am thrilled to have it in my household", said Urbanek who lives in Temecula. Continue reading ...

Imagine taking a trip armed with one camera and one lens. What would it be? I chose a 60mm Macro for my trip up the central coast. No wide angle and no telephoto.. It was a challenge but I looked for subjects suited for my lens. It worked. Try it sometime... Here are some pics from the Central California Coast..

Award-Winning Photographer Thomas Kelsey’s New Book is a Labor of Love Continue reading ...