Tex Kelly Productions
Editorial photography portfolio image from Horseshoe Bend in Page, Arizona

Photographer · Page, Arizona

Photographer in Page, Arizona.

Editorial, commercial, and lifestyle photography. Award-winning, FAA Part 107 aerial-capable.

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Tex Kelly, photography for Page, Arizona

Hi. I'm Tex.

Welcome to editorial photography, Page edition.

I'm a North Coast filmmaker and photographer, voted Humboldt County's Best. Editorial, commercial, and brand photography in Page runs across portrait sessions, hospitality and restaurant brand work, real estate listings, and the kind of long-form editorial that turns a small business into a recognizable local brand.

My job is to put you, your team, or your space in front of the most cinematic light Page and the surrounding Coconino County have to offer, and to do it in a way that doesn't feel staged. No corporate-stock smiles. No templated compositions. Just real, intentional, editorial photography that reads as a brand asset, not a stock photo.

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Photography in Page, Arizona. Tex Kelly Productions

A note from Page

Editorial and destination photography in Page, Arizona, award-winning photography across Horseshoe Bend, Lake Powell, Antelope Canyon, and the Colorado River corridor. Some of the most-photographed landscape in the American Southwest, shot by a production team that understands both the visual and the operational demands.

The Approach

Photography in Page. Made for this place.

The Page location

Page backdrops, picked on purpose.

Page is destination photography ground zero. Horseshoe Bend, Antelope Canyon, and Lake Powell are bucket-list locations for couples flying in from anywhere in the world. The job is twofold: deliver editorial imagery that holds up against the saturation of stock and tourist photography of these places, and handle the operational complexity of permits, tribal coordination (Antelope Canyon is on Navajo land), and tide/light timing windows. Most Page work is destination elopements, engagement sessions, and adventure-couple editorials.

Photography, Page, Arizona
Editorial portrait, Coconino County.
Photography, Page, Arizona
On location, editorial direction.

The Page session

No templated compositions. Real editorial direction.

A Page session runs on the sun. We start at Horseshoe Bend before the crowd, because the 1,000-foot overlook only works at sunrise or sunset and midday flattens it. Then we move with the light toward Lake Powell, where the sandstone reflects in the reservoir. No set poses. We let the couple walk the rim and react, and the camera stays close enough to catch what actually happens out there.

The Coconino County scouting advantage

Page, Scouted for years.

Antelope Canyon sits on Navajo land, and you do not just show up. We book the permit and the tribal guide ahead of time, and we know which hour the beams cut through the slot. The Colorado River corridor changes color as the day turns over. After enough trips out here, you learn the desert water clears in the morning and the wind picks up by afternoon, so the schedule gets built around that.

Photography, Page, Arizona
Hometown editorial, Coconino County.

Now booking, Page

Now booking Page photography for the year ahead.

Page sessions and brand campaigns book on a rolling calendar, weekday brand work fills first, weekend portrait dates fill around it. Send a note with your timeline and we'll find the right window.

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Recent Work

Photographer in Page. A look at the work.

  • Outdoor senior portrait session at golden hour
  • Senior portrait against backlit golden-hour grasses
  • Arcata High athletic senior portrait under stadium lights
  • Special Olympics basketball moment at Eureka High School
  • Available-light editorial portrait, three-quarter pose
  • Open-shade editorial portrait against soft greenery
  • Plated dish styled for a Hunan-restaurant brand shoot
  • Editorial portrait with negative-space composition
  • Surprise proposal in Fern Canyon under the redwood canopy
  • Selective-color basketball action. Special Olympics Eureka
  • Multi-generation family portrait in natural North Coast light
  • Drone aerial above the 2025 Eureka Oyster Festival crowd
  • Backlit editorial frame with halo rim-light
  • Cinematic portrait with shallow depth of field
  • Environmental portrait against open Pacific landscape
  • Window-light portrait, low ISO, soft falloff
  • Side-profile editorial portrait at the coast
  • Mid-action documentary capture during a brand shoot
  • Soft overcast portrait, even diffused light
  • Editorial portrait with painterly background falloff
  • Wide environmental frame at the working waterfront
  • Close portrait with directional sidelight
  • Editorial frame with strong negative space
  • Quiet candid moment between subject and environment
  • Tex Kelly Productions editorial portrait, quiet light
  • Low-angle environmental editorial frame
  • Three-quarter editorial portrait, classic lighting
  • Sony cinema-system editorial frame, high dynamic range
  • Documentary-style editorial frame, candid expression
  • Cinematic portrait, shallow depth and warm grade
  • Editorial portrait against a textured natural backdrop
  • Hard-light directional editorial portrait
  • Editorial frame on iPhone backup unit during a brand shoot
  • Eye-level intimate editorial portrait
  • Editorial frame at twilight with mixed ambient light
  • Cinematic environmental editorial, wide composition
  • Subject-in-motion editorial frame
  • Soft natural-light editorial frame, low contrast grade
  • Available-light editorial frame from a North Coast brand session
  • Backlit silhouette editorial portrait
  • Editorial portrait with shallow focus and warm tones
  • Tightly-cropped editorial portrait, expressive framing
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More from the studio

Beyond the still frame. Selected wedding films.

Photography here lives alongside a full cinematic wedding practice. Here's the moving-picture side, feature-length wedding documentaries and editorial wedding films. Click any thumbnail to play in place.

  • David & Monica's Wedding Documentary, 35 Years Before They Met, His Dad Saved Her Dad's Life

    Feature-length wedding documentary

  • Brunton Wedding Film

    Northern California wedding cinematography

  • Shane & Sofia Weekly. A 45-Minute Wedding Documentary

    Northern California long-form wedding film

  • Mrs. & Mrs. McClurg

    Cinematic wedding film

  • An Emotional, Romantic & Cinematic Wedding Film. Trinidad Elopement

    Trinidad, California elopement

DaVinci Resolve wedding-film edit in progress. Tex Kelly Productions editing suite

The Editing Process

Months in the edit suite, curating the story.

A wedding film isn't shot in a day, it's made over months. Hours of raw cinema footage, multi-camera audio, drone aerial, and second-shooter coverage get assembled, color-graded, and scored frame by frame in the edit suite.

Every transition is intentional. Every cut earns its keep. The goal is a film couples actually want to re-watch, not a montage of clips. That kind of editorial discipline is the difference between a wedding film and a wedding highlight reel, and it's why these turnarounds run weeks instead of days.

Venues + Locations

Where I shoot photography in Page.

  • Horseshoe Bend

    1,000-foot overlook of the Colorado River bend. Sunrise and sunset are the windows; midday is harsh.

  • Antelope Canyon

    Navajo Nation slot canyons. Permit + tribal guide required; we coordinate the booking as part of the package.

  • Lake Powell

    Glen Canyon Reservoir, sandstone cliffs, houseboats, and clear desert-water editorial.

What's Included

What's included with photography in Page.

  • Award-Winning Photography

    Medium-format-quality stills with the dynamic range to handle harsh sun, golden hour, and overcast equally well, print-grade detail at billboard scale.

  • Drone Aerial (when relevant)

    FAA Part 107 commercial drone work integrated when the project calls for elevation, coastal, redwood, and architectural scale shots.

  • Print-quality Files

    Full-resolution edited JPEGs and TIFFs, ready for billboard-scale printing or web-optimized for digital deployment.

  • Private Online Gallery

    Password-protected gallery for clients and approved guests, easy downloads, easy sharing, no third-party watermarks.

  • Licensing as Needed

    Commercial and editorial usage rights negotiated at proposal stage, broadcast, print, and digital licensing terms made clear up front.

How It Works

How it works in Page.

  1. 01

    Consultation

    We talk on the phone or meet at the Eureka studio. I learn what you need photographed, when, and what the deliverables look like.

  2. 02

    Proposal & Booking

    Within 24 hours of our call, I send a written proposal with scope, timeline, and pricing. Signed agreement and deposit reserves the date.

  3. 03

    Pre-shoot Planning

    Location scouting, shot list refinement, and any logistics coordination, venue permits, model releases, scheduling.

  4. 04

    The Shoot

    Day-of execution. professional camera setup, drone where called for, ambient and supplemental lighting as the project requires.

  5. 05

    Edit & Delivery

    2–3 weeks for portrait/editorial, 6–8 weeks for full wedding galleries. Rush delivery available on request for press deadlines.

Investment

Photography pricing is project-specific. Send a note describing what you need. Tex replies within 24 hours with a tailored proposal.

Photographer in Page. FAQs

Frequently asked questions.

  • Do you handle Antelope Canyon permits and tribal coordination?
    Yes. Antelope Canyon access requires a Navajo Nation permit and a Navajo guide. We coordinate the booking, fees, and timing window as part of the Page session package. Photography permit fees are billed at cost and disclosed in the proposal up front.
  • What's the best time of year for Page photography?
    April-May and September-October are the strongest windows, manageable temperatures, peak light angles for Horseshoe Bend, and consistent slot-canyon light beams. Summer (June-August) is brutally hot and crowded; winter (December-February) is quieter and dramatic but cold.
  • What kind of photography do you do?
    Editorial, commercial, lifestyle, and event photography, wedding photography, senior portraits, surprise proposals, brand and product shoots, real estate, and editorial features. The same professional camera setup and the same eye across every category, delivered across both California and Northern Arizona service areas.
  • What's the difference between hiring a photographer for weddings vs. portraits vs. commercial work?
    The skills overlap, but the deliverables and process are different. Weddings are full-day, time-sensitive, and emotionally driven. Portraits are 1–2 hour location-driven sessions. Commercial work involves art direction, brand alignment, and licensing. Tex Kelly Productions handles all three with the same standard.
  • Do you do photo + video together?
    Yes. Most weddings, brand campaigns, and event work include both, full photo and film coverage delivered together so you don't compromise on either side. Solo coverage is also available, just plan accordingly.
  • How fast do I get the photos?
    Standard turnaround is 2–3 weeks for portrait and editorial sessions, 6–8 weeks for full wedding galleries. Rush turnaround is available for press, deadlines, and yearbook submissions, let Tex know your deadline up front.
  • What about prints and licensing?
    All clients get full-resolution print files included in their package. Commercial and editorial clients can negotiate licensing terms (web-only, print, broadcast, etc.) at the proposal stage. Print orders directly through Tex are also available.

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