KiKi Creates Photo + Films, 80 buckley Drive unit 2c, Crested Butte, CO (2026)

Name: KiKi Creates Photo + Films
Address: 80 buckley Drive unit 2c, Crested Butte, CO, 81224, US
Telephone: +19042260749

I am a photographer based out of Colorado & Florida who specializes in Lifestyle & Landscape Photography. I’ve had a camera in my hand for over half of my life and 8 years ago I turned my hobby and love for photography into a one-of-a kind photography company. Photography may have started as something fun when I was a kid, but it has become one of the most defining things in my life. Beyond my lov

e for documenting everything I see and capturing light in it’s most beautiful way, I believe photography has always had a very unique way of conveying every sense of exactly how I want to view the world. Each captured moment has inspired me, even more, to chase what I love and appreciate the originality it holds. The people I have captured over the years have helped steer my adventures and allowed me to truly appreciate different perspectives. The imagery I am currently focused on creating is inspired by my love for travel, nature, and the people around me. Although this is my job, it never feels like I am “at work” because of my love for my craft and the clients (that often become friends) I meet along the way. I’d love to listen to your story and become part of your next adventure.

06/12/2026

I feel we are constantly being sold something lately. How to be a better photographer, how to make six figures, how to do Facebook ads. And yes, I agree there is a time for all of that and I’ve even dove into it myself. But I believe a lot of our inspiration and change can come from within us. You just need the right spark to get the things you really want to convey to matter most. What I’ve been turning to lately, books. Call me old fashioned but after 16 years as a professional photographer I return to books I’ve been reading since my teens starting out in photography. These are the ones I keep reading and finding a newly found perspective each time.

These changed the way I photograph people—not because they taught me photography, but because they changed the way I see stories, relationships, and the moments that matter.

Everyday Tao taught me that the ordinary moments we overlook are often the ones that become a life. Good quick read in the morning.

The Courage to Create reminded me that meaningful work comes from vulnerability, not certainty.

Visual Thinking helped me understand why I’ve always been drawn to experiencing the world through images. Written by a brilliant author.

Milk and Honey brings me back to empathy and reminds me that everyone I photograph is carrying a story.

Supercommunicators taught me that authentic photographs begin when people feel understood.

On Photography challenged me to think more deeply about the responsibility that comes with documenting someone else’s life.

Classic Essays on Photography expanded my understanding of what photographs mean beyond the frame.

The Mindful Photographer encouraged me to stop chasing moments and start paying closer attention. I often read this before shoots.

Zen Camera gave me a completely different outlook on photography—as a practice of curiosity rather than perfection.

Film Art changed the way I think about storytelling and the emotions images can carry. And has amazing technical info.

And Looking In by Robert Frank is a story of an amazing journey and gave me permission to value honesty over perfection and reminded me that the most powerful photographs are often the

06/03/2026

I absolutely love a spring wedding, as the mountain and earth is starting to turn green. Everything waking up and feeling alive after months of solitude. The first drive out gothic in spring is always special and these two made it even more so.

05/11/2026

I got married in Crested Butte, why don’t you? I’m stoked to put together the most comprehensive Crested Butte guide that I could make. After photographing couples here for 10 years and adventuring around on so many different days, including my own wedding day, I feel it’s one of the most gorgeous, storybook feeling places to get married. Check out the link in my bio to read all about it and stare at all the gorgeous corners of this valley.

05/06/2026

Sixteen years ago, a name my father gave me became the name of a company I never imagined would become my whole life.
It started with a box he just had to find while we unpacked our new house — his Minolta X700 (one I bring to every wedding) and a stack of photographs from his time in the military and his twenties in Europe. I was thirteen. We sat together for hours going through every image, and I caught a glimpse of a version of my father I had never seen before. That night he handed me that camera, and the rest is history.
I’ve told this story so many times. And it’s still my favorite one.
Because as a parent now, I understand something I couldn’t have understood at thirteen — you never know which moment will be the one that sticks. The one that quietly becomes a deep part of who your child is. My father had no idea that unpacking a box one evening would shape the entire direction of my life. He just knew he loved those photographs.
That’s why I do this. My boys have had cameras in their hands and paint on their fingers since they could walk. I think about shoot ideas on my days off. I find inspiration in everything around me. This was never just a company — it became the way I communicate, the way I make sense of the world.
I also can’t imagine anyone would look at my moody, cinematic, cry-at-every-ceremony work and guess that the person behind the lens is the same one skiing in questionable conditions, dancing completely unprompted, and ordering margaritas with genuinely alarming enthusiasm. But here we are. 🍹📷
To every couple who has trusted me with the most important moments of your lives — you are woven into this story too. What my father gave me that night wasn’t just a camera. It was the understanding that a single image can transport you back to something you thought was gone forever. That the ordinary moments are never really ordinary.
It’s not just your wedding day. It’s the version of you someone hasn’t seen yet. The one that deserves to be found and kept.
Sixteen years. Thank you for being part of it.
xo, Kiki

04/07/2026

A beautifully styled city elopement. Love getting out of my comfort zone and trying something new with:

Creative direction & photography:
Venue:
Model couple:
Attire:
Stylist: Serena
Vintage car:
Makeup: .artistry
Hair:
Florals: .gertie.denver
Stationery: .letters
Videography:
Content creation & styling assistant: .lexie
Cake: .emily.bakery
Dress designers: Jenny Yoo & Truvelle

Address

80 Buckley Drive Unit 2c
Crested Butte, CO
81224

Telephone

+19042260749

Website

http://www.kikicreates.com/

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