From North to South
Graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2007, Karl Nielsen has traveled around the world, from Antarctica to Alaska photographing and connecting with people everywhere he has gone. Karl's high energy and fearless approach to photography, and the ability to develop dynamic images under pressure have been the foundation of his photography career.
His road to becoming a photographer wasn't direct. Before working fulltime as a photographer he took seasonal and part-time jobs working on both civil and residential construction projects in California, Alaska, and Antarctica, these jobs among others continue to shape the narrative of the work he creates.
Karl works both on location and in his studio in West Berkeley. His work has been featured in Communication Arts, Wired Magazine, SF Chronicle, Wall Street Journal, Diablo Magazine, and others.
His advertising clients include Bartle Bogle & Hegarty, CEMEX, T. Y. Lin, Sony PlayStation, BASF, Bike East Bay, Stanford University, and the University of California, Berkeley.
When Karl is not working he is can be found coaching the Berkeley High School Mt. Bike team, building something or mountain biking around the Bay Area.