Rob Casey

I'm a Pacific Northwest fine art photographer based between Seattle and Port Angeles, with 16+ years on the water - kayaking, surfing, and stand-up paddling across Puget Sound, the San Juan Islands, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

My work centers on intentional camera movement (ICM), translating this region's shifting light, tide, and weather into soft, painterly abstraction - seen across series like Afterglow, Liquid Motion, and Atmosphere.

I'm the author of Paddling the Salish Sea: 80 Trips (2025 IPPY Silver Award, Mountaineers Books), along with Stand Up Paddling and the third edition of Kayaking Puget Sound and the San Juans.

My conservation-focused still-life work, made from beach debris collected along the Salish Sea, was exhibited in We Are Puget Sound at Seattle's Burke Museum (2023) and on the Tacoma waterfront (2025).

I serve on the Clallam County Marine Resources Committee, advise the Olympic Coast Exploration Center, and volunteer with the North Olympic Land Trust - work that's inseparable from the images I make.

- BFA, Fine Arts — Washington State University, 1991
- Workshop with Jay Maisel — Anderson Ranch Arts Center, 1993
- Santa Fe Photo Workshops — various instructors, 2000s
- Coupeville Arts Center — various instructors, 2000s
- Digital Marketing Certificate — University of Washington Extension, 2017

1997 - Baas Gallery & Framing, group exhibition (Miniatures)
1998–2003 - Jan Kesner Gallery, Los Angeles, representation and exhibitions (Miniatures; sales included the Elton John Collection and Disney)
Mid-2000s - Seattle Art Museum Rental & Sales Gallery
2006 - Gallery 070, solo exhibition (Body Parts), Vashon Island
2023 - Burke Museum, We Are Puget Sound group exhibition (Braided River), Beach Debris still life
2024 - Puget Sound Ferry series, Field Arts & Events Hall, Port Angeles, WA (October)
2024 - Puget Sound Ferry series, Anchored Ship Coffee Bar, Ballard, Seattle (Oct–Dec)
2024 - Puget Sound Ferry series, Equinox Studios, Seattle (January)
2025 - Foss Seaport Waterway, We Are Puget Sound group exhibition (Braided River), Beach Debris still life
2025 - Structures series (formerly Body Parts), Anchored Ship Coffee Bar, Ballard, Seattle (Oct–Dec)
2026 - Coastal Voices, group event supporting the Port Angeles Marine Discovery Center launch, January 11, Russell’s Restaurant & Loft, Bothell
2026 - Puget Sound Ferries, Anchored Ship Coffee Bar