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Lonna Kelly

    Woman standing on road, holding cardboard suitcase with test THINK behind here a car drives by and two trees frame a field



    Photography, Camera Obscura


    28 Sans Souci Dr
    Pawling NY, 12564
    www.lonnakellystudio.com
    www.LonnaKelly.com
    LonnaKellyStudio@gmail.com
    IG @LonnaKellyPhoto
    BlueSky @LonnaKellystudio.bsky.social

    Photography helps me define my life. I’m rarely without a camera and find myself an opportunistic photographer, documenting what I see rather than studio work or things set up in advance. I move between photographing people on the street of nearby cities, events (Women’s March NYC, Diner En Blanc, NYC Dance Parade, Pride March) to photographing the scenery of the Harlem and Hudson Valley. I recently participated in the 2025 24 Hour Project, joining photographers worldwide in taking a photo hourly, editing it and posting to Instagram

    Experiments with Camera Obscura fascinate me and include installations both with a tented camera obscura and in homes and studios.

    Starting in 2016, inspired by the mail art of Ray Johnson, I began a yearly practice of designing a postcard and inviting the public to modify the cards and mail them back to me. The many postcards I’ve received back from my co-creators (many are strangers) have resulted in a remarkable assortment of responses.

    I Got Your Message is a recently compiled series of messages artists and individuals are compelled to share roadside

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