{"id":491,"date":"2021-06-17T21:41:16","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T21:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kalinsteen.com\/?page_id=491"},"modified":"2026-02-18T04:14:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T04:14:29","slug":"technique","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kalinsteen.com\/?page_id=491","title":{"rendered":"Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id491_6a159e-22 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id491_6a159e-22 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id491_6a159e-22 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:25px;padding-bottom:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(50.1% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(49.9% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id491_6a159e-22{background-color:#242424;}.kb-row-layout-id491_6a159e-22 > 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class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-42b8761\" data-block-id=\"42b8761\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong>BIO<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-256fece\" data-block-id=\"256fece\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong>Kalin Steen<\/strong> is a documentary cinematographer and director working in the borderlands of the American Southwest. His photography and footage have been acquired and featured by <strong>Patagonia<\/strong>. He is a subcontracted director and producer on an upcoming <strong>Smithsonian<\/strong> documentary series and a recipient of the Human Nature film grant by <strong>Earthrise<\/strong> x <strong>Earth Alliance<\/strong>. His work is grounded in a curiosity for exploring human perspectives.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-407b1dc\" data-block-id=\"407b1dc\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong>STATEMENT<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-4b7de88\" data-block-id=\"4b7de88\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">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.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>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. 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