About Me


Photographer / Engineer

Kelvin Kuo.com is a website featuring a USC and Georgia Tech alum who has a passion for photography, writing, and discovering the beauty of the world around us. Kelvin strives to express his creativity and break away from his monotonous engineering discipline, this website showcases beauty of the Los Angeles Area, particularly through the backcountry, which many people never fully experience. Join him on his journey to discover and redefine the wonderful world that we live in today.

Kelvin Kuo graduated from the University of Southern California with a Masters in Chemical Engineering and received a Bachelors in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. With his engineering mindset, he has always found ways to build, fix, and understand everything that he touches. His curious nature allows him to bring a new perspective to everything he captures. After multiple years of research, he decided to pursue photography full-time and try to provide synergy with creativity and technical knowledge.

Kelvin is currently a freelance photographer for USA TODAY Sports Images and the Associated Press in the Los Angeles area. His work includes sporting events, portraits, and concerts. He has a love for traveling, which quenches his thirst to learn about many different cultures and world geography. He also loves the environment, biking, snowboarding, and trying new things.

If you are interested in a more frequently updated photoblog, please check out melandkel.com. Here you will find a day to day snapshot into my life, whereabouts, and interests.

Skills


Technical proficiency in software and knowledge of network protocols include:

Photoshop
90%
Photomechanic
90%
Premiere Pro
70%

IT Networking
70%
Chinese
50%


Experience


Experience working on deadline for live editorial events in the Southern California area, providing accurate captions and toned images with quick turnaround.

Imagn – Contract Photographer

Photographs, edits, captions, and producing images on deadline to produced editorial and news images for Gannett properties across the United States. Responsible to ensure image quality and caption accuracy on deadline remotely and on-site.

    Associated Press – Stringer

    Produce and caption images on deadline for news and sporting events. Archives images to maintain up-to-date database of images for events covered. News and editorial coverage around the Southern California area.

Imagn – Picture Desk Editor

Responsible to ensure image quality and caption accuracy on deadline, remotely and on-site, for Gannett properties across the United States.