Kevin
Fleming
You may not recognize his name but you probably have
seen his photographs.
Kevin Fleming has covered the
world as a photographer for National Geographic and has recently been recognized AmericaÕs Best
Observer by Readers Digest. His
assignments have taken him into war and famine, to the Mediterranean for a
re-creation of the voyage of Ulysses and put him on a dogsled crossing the
Canadian arctic.
Kevin has worked in 26
countries photographing subjects as diverse as the sub-atomic world of
high-energy physics and New Zealand sheep ranchers. While reporting on the
Sinai Peninsula in 1981, Kevin came under the assassinsÕ gunfire that killed
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. He escaped with some of the few images of that
tragic moment.
A Delaware native, Kevin began
his career as a newspaper photographer after attending Wesley College (where he
has been inducted into their Hall of Fame). He then spent a decade as a National
Geographic photographer and most
recently has concentrated on creating books. His photography has won many
national and international awards.
On September 11, 2001, when the second airplane crash into the World Trade
Center, Kevin instantly realized that America, and the world were changed
forever. That day, he changed too, a sense of urgency compelled him to get back
on the road and finish his book.
For The Heart of America, Kevin spent years crisscrossing our nation from
FloridaÕs Everglades to the summit of AlaskaÕs Mt. McKinley. Traveling in
helicopters, hot air balloons, kayaks, and on horseback to capture the heart
and soul of America. He brings us a warm, funny, openhearted exploration of
America and Americans with his compelling photographs and stories from the back
roads, people and places seldom seen.
September 11th changed
KevinÕs life forever and he hopes that The Heart of America will show
the Nation and the World the strength, beauty, and character of America!
Kevin is now offering the Modern Masters of Photography Workshops that are designed to help photography enthusiasts discover how the ÒMasters of PhotographyÓ achieve those unforgettable images like those you see in The Heart of America. Experience the thrill of chasing the light with Kevin Fleming and understand how nature provides the light and the verb to reveal and illuminate your photographic subjects.