Keith Korsgaard

Keith Korsgaard is a photographer based in Calgary Alberta Canada.


Photography is an adventure. The art of playing with light both in the studio or in natural light fascinates me. The illusive transitory nature of natural light as it materializes on a day outside can be captivating. With a camera ready, then madly snapping the shutter when the perfect moment of light finally arrives is exhilarating! There are so many variables working with light. Taking a photograph of a scene one day could look totally different the next day depending on the time of day and of course the quality of the light. Composing and capturing the energy of the light in that perfect moment becomes the art. 
One my strengths and inspirations is in the intimate world of macro photography. An example is my studio work involving macro photography of ice. It involves a technique which I have refined over the years using low wattage bulbs and directional freezing. It also helps my photography addiction when I can only be inside due to Calgary's cold winters!
My abstract macro photographs invite the surreal.  I like to see the reaction and wonderment that my photographs spark in people and how they can see or feel something totally different than others and ...

Keith Korsgaard's work has been showcased in permanent installations and galleries over the years. Some of which include:

• “The Fence”, United Photo Industries New York
• “Out There” Commissioned for the University of Calgary, Department of Physics and Astronomy
• Open Call - " From the Other Side", audience favorite, Exposure Photography Festival
• "Quantum Entanglement", Permanent Installation - Commissioned for the F1rst Tower TELUS Building
• Saatchi Gallery London
• "One White Wall", Elevation Gallery
• "Radiant Energy", Motion Gallery 
•  Triangle Gallery of Visual Arts
• "Seven", Arthouse
• Willow Studio
• PhotoSpace Gallery