Keighley Spott is a local photographer from St. Louis Park . She has been taking photographs since she was 10 years old. She shoots primarily in 35mm and digital formats. Keighley has been evaluated as one of the most talented young photographers in the Twin Cities and although her style is generally self-taught, she has been mentored by some of the most important photographers in the area. Keighley specializes in many areas of photography including travel, portraiture, weddings and images in series. Many of Keighley’s images are created from seemingly common moments in time. She believes that everything in life has a voice of its own. Some images are very sweet and easy to view. Others are hard edged, controversial and sensual. The images she combines in her pictorial series often create a total visual for the viewer that is much more expansive than the expression created from one single image. Keighley’s photographic results are even more fascinating in that she shoots only with one working eye giving new perspective to the perspective. Although she was not aware of her physical shortcoming until about ten years of age, an ophthalmologist told her that she could be an expert at anything she wanted to be and that she should set her sights on perfection. (He did suggest that she avoid being a professional ball player). Keighley’s love for the art form helped her to achieve Art Student of the Year in St. Louis Park in1993. She also won the Gold Medallion Award for best non-sports photo for a national publication. She has exhibited her work at the Ford Centre Art Building in downtown Minneapolis at a private show entitled “Moments in Time,” and at a public show at the Theatre in the Round. She shows her work consistently at many local art shows in the Twin Cities including the Stone Arch Festival and the Maple Grove Art Fair. Keighley was awarded an honorable mention in 2004 for an international competition for architectural photographs sponsored by the International Photography Awards for her piece entitled World Trade Center II, a mirror image of one of the Twin Towers in a horizontal position. In 2005 she again gained an honorable mention award for her wedding piece, Stolen Moment, sponsored by the International Photography Awards.