Gilman Contemporary

Photographer Charles kay Jr.’s vibrant color and lush black and white photographs have been captivating collectors for years, while also making a name for himself as a portraitist and commercial photographer with his wife Laurie Victor Kay. Working collaboratively they have continually challenged each other to create stunning images that endure time. Their style pays homage to portrait masters of centuries past, while having a distinctly modern edge. For Laurie and Charles, creating a studio portrait is an act of ageless soul searching, gracefully balancing the conceptual with the technical. While they have photographed many notable people, places, and things, Laurie and Charles believe that it is in the most ordinary of subjects that they discover the most extraordinary.