Los Angeles Travel Photographer

Real world, real moments.

Documentary travel photography that thoughtfully captures
the world around us.

A young man sitting on a step inside a rustic, dimly lit room with stone walls and hanging fabrics, photographed by Los Angeles travel photographer, Kelly Williams

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Hi! My name is Kelly Williams. I am a documentary travel photographer, focused on capturing quiet, authentic moments that normally get overlooked. My work has taken me across Asia, South America, and Mexico, and while I now call Los Angeles home, I previously lived in the New York City for 21 years.

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Young Cambodian boy in temple with two older woman on either side photographed by Los Angeles travel photographer Kelly Williams

City street scene at dusk with illuminated buildings, traffic lights, and a tall historic-style skyscraper in the background.

Traditional Korean pavilion with colorful wooden architecture, surrounded by trees, under a partly cloudy sky with the sun shining through.

Exterior of the Central Library building with orange walls, a sign reading 'Central Library', and flags in front, under a partly cloudy sky.

A man in a tan tank top and shorts sitting in a boat with bags of goods, at a busy waterfront with other boats and people in the background.

A woman in colorful pants and a checkered shirt exchanges a pineapple with a boat vendor inside a small boat at a floating market, with other boats visible in the background.

Bucking horse contest with men wearing cowboy hats, some on the animal and others assisting on a fenced arena.

Two young men in cowboy hats leaning on a metal fence at a rodeo or country event with an enclosed arena and a small building in the background.

A white angel statue with wings crossed over its chest in a cemetery, surrounded by green plants and flowers, with tombstones in the background, under a partly cloudy sky.

A street decorated with hanging star-shaped lights during the evening, with buildings on both sides and a car and pedestrians visible.

Ancient stone pyramid with stairs leading up, surrounded by greenery and trees, likely in a jungle setting.

Silhouette of Angkor Wat temple with palm trees at sunrise, reflected in a calm body of water.

Ancient stone temple ruins in a forest with two workers clearing leaves.

Colorful mural of a woman with Day of the Dead makeup, surrounded by large flowers including pink, yellow, and blue roses, with part of a pool and umbrella in the foreground.

Two young girls dressed in traditional Mexican attire, standing on a balcony decorated with colorful papel picado banners.

Sunset over a tropical beach with pink, purple, and orange sky, tall palm trees lining the shore, and calm ocean waters with a sailboat in the distance.

A couple dressed in black dance passionately on a cobblestone street, with parked cars and colorful buildings in the background.

Close-up of two Moai statues on Easter Island with green grassy hillside in the background.

Old weathered gravestones in a cemetery with trees and grass, some with inscriptions, at sunset.

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Dog looking over river in Siem Reap, Cambodia photographed by Los Angeles travel photographer, Kelly Williams

Colorful buildings in Campeche, Mexico photographed by Los Angeles travel photographer, Kelly Williams

Horses grazing at the base of a mountain on Easter Island photographed by Los Angeles travel photographer, Kelly Williams

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