BIO
Kalin Steen is a documentary cinematographer and director working in the borderlands of the American Southwest. His photography and footage have been acquired and featured by Patagonia. He is a subcontracted director and producer on an upcoming Smithsonian documentary series and a recipient of the Human Nature film grant by Earthrise x Earth Alliance. His work is grounded in a curiosity for exploring human perspectives.
STATEMENT
Raised in the rural arizona borderlands, I grew up in a household of artisans. Never having gone to school, I was raised to follow wherever my instincts led me.
I eventually landed in documentary work, and for the first time, it felt like exactly where I was supposed to be. I try to choose stories that follow my curiosity for the outcasts, the invisible philosophers of our modern day, and the idiosyncrasies in the systems we follow. I believe people ultimately come to understandings when they genuinely shown another person’s way of seeing.
