Non Semper Erit Aestas

The Humble Hero

2012-01-09T22:05:00.000-08:00

The Bossman

2012-01-08T21:51:00.001-08:00

En route to a shoot in Orlando

DAL MX

2012-01-08T20:21:00.001-08:00

Flight Prep

2012-01-07T08:24:00.000-08:00

DAL Ramp

2012-01-07T08:19:00.001-08:00

Rampers

2012-01-05T17:11:00.000-08:00

Planes

2012-01-05T16:49:00.001-08:00

Captain

2012-01-05T16:48:00.001-08:00

Dallas Love Field

2012-01-05T16:15:00.000-08:00

Behind the Scenes: Dallas Love Field from Stephen M. Keller on Vimeo.

New Memories

2011-12-22T12:23:00.001-08:00

Snowball Express provides new holiday memories to children of fallen military heroes who died while on active duty since 9/11.

Going to Disney World

2011-11-18T09:59:00.000-08:00

The Kidd's Kids charity gives chronically and terminally ill children an opportunity to be a kid by sending them and their family on an all expenses-paid trip to Disney World.

"Healing Touch"

2011-11-17T22:43:00.000-08:00

I got to hang out with Green River Ordinance a few weeks ago. We decided to spontaneously record a music video for their new single "Healing Touch" while waiting around in Oakland International Airport.

Happy Halloween

2011-10-31T17:06:00.000-07:00

Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly transforms into Frankenstein's monster.

Reflections: A 9/11 Tribute

2011-09-09T20:24:00.000-07:00

Reflections: A 9/11 Tribute from Stephen M. Keller on Vimeo.

When my boss asked me to begin a project commemorating the 10th anniversary of 9/11, I didn’t estimate the emotional drain of its creation. Before taking a job with Southwest three weeks ago, I had been a photojournalist for several years. I’ve covered devastation and tragedy many times, but there was something different in this story. 9/11 was the biggest moment in American history in my lifetime, and impacted every single American in a unique way. How do I sum up such a pivotal moment, one filled with grief and pain for many, in a web video?

Undoubtedly, most of you have seen 9/11 tributes on TV and the web this week and weekend. My goal was to separate this piece from other productions, by stripping down the day to it’s most basic element: emotion.

I want to thank every Southwest employee that helped in the creation of this video, especially those interviewed. I know it wasn’t easy to open up, and reveal those true, inner feelings. Since you opened up, I will too. After compiling about 20 interviews and traveling to Gate 17 in Newark (the departing gate for United Flight 93), I finally headed off to Ground Zero. When I got there and soaked in the scene, I could barely hold back tears. In that one moment, pieces of every interview rushed into my mind. All I could do was gaze at the construction of the new tower and let the sight consume me.

I truly appreciate you for viewing this piece, and just ask that you take some time today and reflect on what 9/11 means to you.

Note: Here's a link to the video on the company's Youtube account: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAtTA5e8Hak&feature=channel_video_title

Memorial

2011-09-01T21:45:00.001-07:00

In Tribute - 9/11

2011-08-31T23:33:00.000-07:00

This week, I've had the honor to work on a 9/11 tribute piece. I was able to follow one of the captains that flew on the day of the attacks as he went to go see the memorial. His wife's cousin was a NYFD fireman and died during the attacks. I'm so grateful for all the New Yorkers that shared their stories with me for this story.

Hello New York

2011-08-31T23:08:00.001-07:00

I found an old photo buddy from UT.

Gulp Gulp

2011-08-30T17:41:00.001-07:00

Mission Complete

2011-08-13T14:06:00.000-07:00

Grandparents

2011-08-07T21:19:00.001-07:00

A shot at the pros

2011-08-07T17:03:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago, I shot an open tryout held by the Texas Rangers. Hundreds of young men showed up for a chance to impress the scouts.

I got this in the mail from the Dallas Morning News.

Naser Abdo

2011-08-07T16:41:00.000-07:00

I photographed the Naser Abdo story for the Associated Press. It was exciting to see that my photos got picked up by the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, ABC News, Newsday, Chicago Tribune as well as being printed in the Austin American-Statesman, San Antonio Express-News and Dallas Morning News.

AF1

2011-08-07T15:40:00.000-07:00

I photographed Obama for the AP a few months ago, it was the first time my photos had ever been published internationally. The sunset picture was picked up by London's The Guardian.

Champions

2011-08-07T15:37:00.000-07:00

Tag

2011-08-07T15:34:00.001-07:00

Catching up

2011-08-07T15:33:00.000-07:00

Hey folks,

I apologize for not updating the blog in a while. I had quite a busy summer picking up a few new clients: the Associated Press and the Dallas Morning News. Expect a mass post coming up...

Backstage: Nortec Collective

2011-04-27T23:04:00.001-07:00

McKinney Boyd girls 5A Champs

2011-04-18T11:15:00.000-07:00

You can view the Dallas Morning News photo gallery here

Shootout: UIL Semifinals

2011-04-16T09:41:00.000-07:00

You can see the Dallas Morning News photo gallery here

Win or Go Home: Class 5A Playoffs

2011-04-08T22:23:00.000-07:00

You can view the photo gallery on the Dallas Morning News here

I wish the scoreboard said 0:00 in this one. The tournament was doing back to back games at the stadium so when the game ended they put up a countdown to the next match.

SXSW Favorites: Live on Sixth

2011-03-20T21:51:00.000-07:00

More here... http://vimeo.com/album/1557010

Lovett from Stephen M. Keller on Vimeo.

Kontra Golpe Noise Manifesto from Stephen M. Keller on Vimeo.

Star & Micey from Stephen M. Keller on Vimeo.

Fruition w/ The Bell Boys from Stephen M. Keller on Vimeo.

20 Dollar Bill Wishing Well from Stephen M. Keller on Vimeo.

Throwback

2011-03-01T16:38:00.001-08:00

Farm

2011-02-26T16:33:00.001-08:00

Playoffs: Pflugerville 50, Del Valle 29

2011-02-14T22:25:00.000-08:00

The Flesh Lights

2011-02-13T20:05:00.000-08:00

For the district title...

2011-02-05T23:34:00.000-08:00

Let it snow, Let it snow

2011-02-04T09:08:00.000-08:00

You know it's a cold winter when there's snow in San Antonio. All highways in San Antonio were shut down. Road crews didn't anticipate ice, so the city was a giant ice rink. I snapped a few shots on my way to an assignment...which was later canceled.

A driver slows down to look at an abandoned car along Loop 1604 in San Antonio on Friday Feb. 4. Road crews were not prepared for the snow and ice mixture leading to many wrecks Thursday night and Friday morning.

NEW WEBSITE!

2011-01-21T08:34:00.000-08:00

2011-01-18T14:31:00.001-08:00

2011-01-15T20:25:00.001-08:00

Revamping portfolio

2010-11-23T11:20:00.001-08:00

20 from Fun Fun Fun Fest

2010-11-09T14:15:00.000-08:00

I saw you on the ESPN

2010-11-04T22:20:00.000-07:00

Focused on the Future from Stephen M. Keller on Vimeo.

Gorgol Kick

2010-10-25T15:03:00.001-07:00

acl_gorgol_bordello003.jpg, originally uploaded by Stephen M. Keller.

In progress

2010-10-17T12:35:00.000-07:00

Working on updating my portfolio...

I also finally updated Vimeo, uploading about 20 videos: vimeo.com/smkeller You can also see some of them in the Video portfolio section.

Austin City Limits

2010-10-13T15:38:00.000-07:00

Here's the full three days...
In order: (Day 3) Flaming Lips, The National, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, The Eagles, (Day 2) Muse, Ozomatli, Gorgol Bordello, Pete Yorn, Run With Bulls, Lucero, The Black Lips, Local Natives,
(Day 1) Kings Go Forth, The Ettes, Nortec Collective, Sarah Harmer, Robert Randolph

MoMA

2010-10-13T15:20:00.001-07:00

museum.jpg, originally uploaded by Stephen M. Keller.

Central Park

2010-09-02T22:22:00.001-07:00

elaine_centralpark.jpg, originally uploaded by Stephen.Keller.

Budos Rising

2010-08-22T15:45:00.001-07:00

Color photos are on Austin360.com
http://galleries.austin360.com/gallery/budos-band/

American Idol: "Non-winners"

2010-08-11T20:57:00.000-07:00

They don't make them like they used to...

2010-08-07T21:57:00.000-07:00

"The hardest job in the military is being a military wife"

2010-08-01T23:19:00.000-07:00

Welcome back

2010-07-29T21:01:00.000-07:00

Couldn't decide which frame to put up, so here's a few from part of my returning soldier feature for the Statesman. Video and more photos coming tomorrow.

7/29/2010 Sgt. Douglas Anderson of Lampasas greets his family after arriving in Austin on Thursday July 29, 2010 from a tour in Iraq with the National Guard. Stephen M. Keller AMERICAN-STATESMAN

7/29/2010 Spc. Juan Mellado, of Houston, hugs his wife Alice on Thursday after arriving in Austin from a deployment in Iraq with the National Guard. // Stephen M. Keller AMERICAN-STATESMAN

Cindy Villarreal of Pflugerville stands beside her husband Spc. Rudy Villarreal after he arrived in Austin following a deployment overseas with the National Guard. Stephen M. Keller AMERICAN-STATESMAN

In Texas, Football is King

2010-07-17T19:44:00.000-07:00

Coming Soon...

2010-07-15T21:52:00.001-07:00

Normally, I don't handle the "Coming Sunday" videos, since they, in fact, don't have video in them. This week, I was asked to put a preview together for the Sunday centerpiece/package since for once it had video. It also gave me a chance to try out a 2.35:1 aspect ratio (for non-film nerds, that's the aspect ratio for movies...16:9 is for a widescreen television). Kevin Robbins wrote the words, Jay shot the stills and I shot the moving pictures.

Portfolio

2010-07-08T21:23:00.001-07:00

Many thanks to Rodolfo Gonzalez, Statesman staff-photographer and Pulitzer Prize-winner, for helping me edit this down to what you see here.

Independence Day

2010-07-05T13:07:00.000-07:00

Hope everyone had a happy Independence Day.

Like my Juneteenth piece, I tried to make the video go beyond the event itself. So instead of the obvious parade questions that could be asked to interview subjects, I posed only one question, "What does freedom mean to you?" Here, were their answers.

Obviously, no Fourth of July is complete without fireworks. So James Brosher and I hiked out to Auditorium Shores to get some good shots. I put this piece together combining some of our favorite stills.

Alaska or bust

2010-07-03T12:01:00.000-07:00

Juneteenth

2010-06-19T19:19:00.000-07:00

I covered the parade on Saturday. I have mixed feelings about covering parades on video. Obviously, there are plenty of great visuals but any interviews you get are usually pretty shallow and just scratch the surface of the topic. For example, “We’re here at the parade for [insert event], the floats were cool, my kids really liked it. We come out every year because it’s important to recognize [insert event]”

So I tried something different with this video to try to incorporate a deeper meaning. Instead of the standard interview, the main audio track is of a local high school student, Talib Lands, reading his essay that made the finals in the Emancipation essay contest. This is a holiday that means so much to so many people, and hopefully I did it justice.

I love the smell of breaking news in the morning

2010-06-15T15:03:00.000-07:00

What a day, streamed the UT press conference and produced a video with post-conference interviews from the major players all before lunch time.

Choppers

2010-06-12T15:04:00.000-07:00

Dee Snyder of Twisted Sister played an impromptu set that night.

blur

2010-06-10T17:08:00.000-07:00

From the Track to the Pasture

2010-06-05T13:27:00.000-07:00

Never mind the awkward look of the video player, that's out of my hands. Though what is nice is that it has full screen mode...hint hint.

horses

2010-06-04T13:03:00.000-07:00

So I started my job with the Statesman. Basically, I'm splitting time between lab work (building photo galleries, editing video, etc.) and field work (doing my own video).
Right now, Im working on a feature about the LOPE ranch, which is a rehab center for ex-race horses.

Cadet Class #116

2010-05-05T22:42:00.000-07:00

Here's the long awaited long-term piece for the Statesman. So much footage compressed into a time that web audiences would enjoy.

Trying to make a press conference look good...

2010-05-03T18:15:00.000-07:00

Wow, its the last week of school, ever. I've been so busy finishing projects for all my classes that I haven't been posting my work. Here's one from today...also my long-term APD training academy feature is nearly complete which I will definitely post on here so be on the lookout.

tequila

2010-04-20T19:57:00.000-07:00

I decided to post this one, as an example of one of those assignments where it wasn't really visual in the first place. Therefore, you have to put in so much effort just to come out with a decent product. I think it worked out.

film

2010-04-12T19:58:00.000-07:00

I've been working a lot with film this semester. I've been working on scanning my negatives, I'll put some on here. Here's a sample.

Austin 360 presents...

2010-04-10T10:00:00.000-07:00

Austin360 gave me another photo gallery (the first 28 are mine). It's always pleasant when you go to shoot a concert knowing none of the bands on the lineup, but it turns out that they're all really good. Anyway, this was part of the Austin360 concert series at Stubb's.

Texas Relays

2010-04-02T19:13:00.000-07:00

SXSW

2010-03-28T15:12:00.001-07:00

Here's the slideshow as promised...

Partyin' with Perez Hilton

2010-03-22T12:08:00.000-07:00

Click here to see the Statesman's web gallery with my photos, the first 34 or so are mine. My computer is in the shop, but I'll make a slideshow with soundslides when it gets back.

Put this together for the web site also...

All in a day's work...

2010-03-19T10:48:00.000-07:00

For my first day covering SXSW, I did five, yes, FIVE videos in one day. Whew. Here's four of them.

Rodeo daily videos

2010-03-15T20:08:00.000-07:00

No guts no glory

2010-03-15T20:00:00.000-07:00

7d test

2010-03-05T20:29:00.001-08:00

Texas Rollergirls from Stephen M. Keller on Vimeo.

Breaking News

2010-02-18T20:47:00.000-08:00

So today, I was reminded of why I got into journalism in the first place. It's that uncertainty of what you will do each day. With today's plane crash coverage, I got to see the Statesman newsroom in full force, a bustling collective of information...and I was part of it.

I covered the fire at the Stack home that was set before the plane crash.

Nneka

2010-02-18T20:43:00.000-08:00

Nneka from Stephen M. Keller on Vimeo.

Nancy Walling, Pflugerville High School girls basketball coach, and junior Nneka Enemkpali, a UT recruit, explain Enemkpali's recovery after a devastating injury in last year's playoffs.

Special Olympics

2010-02-08T17:32:00.000-08:00

Lights, Camera, Action

2010-02-07T22:11:00.001-08:00

Compass Learning from Stephen M. Keller on Vimeo.

statesman statesman statesman

2010-01-27T17:03:00.000-08:00

I've started my internship at the Statesman, and I love it. Here's two immediate deadline videos: basically I don't have time to make everything perfect. It has to be edited, compressed and up within two hours.

End of the Road

2010-01-09T20:26:00.000-08:00

On to Pasadena

2009-12-25T17:21:00.000-08:00

I can't wait until the BCS Championship game so here's some shots from the season...Above: Colt McCoy at College Station. Below: The UT defense lines up against Nebraska at the Big XII Championship.

Above: Nebraska QB Zac Lee hands off the ball with Texas' Sergio Kindle in pursuit. Below: OU misses a field goal at the Red River Rivalry.

Freefallin'

2009-12-14T01:53:00.001-08:00

"Why it got to be so close?"

2009-12-07T02:11:00.001-08:00

Too close...

2009-12-02T18:51:00.000-08:00

Mack Brown — Kyle Field. Texas vs. Texas A&M.

Getting lucky

2009-12-02T01:14:00.000-08:00

I'm 90 percent certain that the woman in the car was snorting coke.

Arrival

2009-12-01T14:50:00.001-08:00

Rain rain...

2009-11-30T22:09:00.000-08:00

55 years...

2009-11-15T22:28:00.000-08:00

My grandparents celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary this weekend. I wish them many more to follow.

'are you playing the foosball?'

2009-11-13T13:30:00.000-08:00

revisit

2009-11-12T19:36:00.000-08:00

I was going through some of my older photos today. Here's another shot from Bolivar last spring.

Poolside

2009-11-09T04:04:00.001-08:00

UT womens swimming dueled off against A&M over the weekend...Texas won.

mirror mirror...

2009-11-03T01:29:00.000-08:00

CMA lecture

2009-10-30T07:06:00.001-07:00

CMA

Motor drivin'

2009-10-21T19:30:00.000-07:00

Vests vs Wolves from Stephen Keller on Vimeo.

Made with Caleb Bryant Miller.

the story of a book binder

2009-10-13T02:19:00.000-07:00

Book Binder from Stephen Keller on Vimeo.

Special thanks to Mychal Mitchell, owner of Iona Handcrafted Books.

homework...

2009-09-28T02:00:00.000-07:00

Pecan Street Festival - Fall '09 from Stephen Keller on Vimeo.

ojo

2009-09-20T02:15:00.001-07:00

'Step into my office'

2009-08-28T02:15:00.001-07:00