Keith Hamlin Bio

Born in Rochester, NY and now living in Florida, Keith Hamlin has
endured much to arrive at this point in his life. His Photographic
career began as a kid, in the basement of his home. Bulk 35mm film
was always around, large format film, box cameras, plates, bulbs,
enlargers, trays, chemicals, papers, the works. But it was the
negatives that were more of an attraction to his eye than the
mechanics of the film. The science was all fine and dandy, but the art
form of the photograph was more intriguing. There were a ton of
black and white negatives, and even though a negative is hard to see
in any real light, he was studying the form and structure of poses of
nude art work that his father had done in years past. His Father had
not only done the vast amount of photo stills, and semi-pro work, but
was a video camera man for the Gannett TV CBS Affilliate in
Rochester, NY. He got to soak up film editing for commercials, and
real time video production, first hand.

Keith also served in the Army Security Agency, then, the 2nd
Armored Cavalry, and even for a month having then Capt. Tommy
R Franks as commander of his company in Germany, he developed
an appreciation for a variety of additional skills.

Immediately after his discharge, Keith was intending to do his
pennance at IU, Bloomington, Indiana, for his PhD in Physics. But a
dump truck changed that all rather quickly on a spring afternoon,
just 28 years ago, wiping 2 years out of his life to recover, as his
Harley-Davidson Sportster was taken out from under him, and his
body literally torn in two. Years later, he went on to be a 27 year
career Open Heart ICU RN, even doing Flight Nursing, Trauma
Nursing, and Psych work along the career, until the old motorcycle
accident took it's toll yet again, and the pelvic bones were
spreading. He was unable to work, stand, or sit without more
medications than most of the patients were receiving.

He had, though, kept an eye for Photos, and graphics. He had been
working as a professional Underwater Photographer and doing
undersea wildlife photos for years, with many published, and even
produced Magazine graphics for Brownies Third Lung, and Halcyon
Rebreathers for a period. A professional recognition came with an
Honorable Mention at the very last Nikonos Shootout, in 1997, in
Key Largo, FL, for the now infamous corkscrewed Moray Eel photo.

He also has done quite a bit of internet work, and before the web got
too big for it's own good, won an Aegis Award, highly coveted in the
days, for his writing skills. Over the years, he has written some 150
sites, starting from simple notepad writing, to the more modern
writing, but keeps sites streamlined, fast loading, and clean, staying
away from FrontPage monstrosities. Having shot everything from
Weddings to Teens, Erotic work to Sports, he remains versatile.

He is also able to output the graphics to everything from a postage
stamp to a Roadside Poster, or compile anything from a 12 page
calender, to a 12 GigaByte compendium of every photo he has ever
taken for publication into a desktop photo journal! He has had some
published works in the Mens Magazines, but nothing as glamourous
as Playboy, although he does aspire! Presently Keith is working with
DMS Custom Choppers to showcase their fine works of motorcraft
in the next months, watch the newstands for the appearance in
Easyrider's, and V-Twin.