Lewis Kemper is widely recognized as a photographer, writer, and instructor, lecturing and teaching throughout the United States. He served as Canon’s Explorers of Light for 10 years and now serves as an Explorer of Light Emeritus.
Lewis has written or photographed for many books and magazines.

He currently is a Contributing Editor to Outdoor Photographer. He was the photographer for, “Ancient Ancestors of the Southwest”, published by Graphic Arts Center Publishing. Kemper’s monograph, “Capturing the Light” won the People’s Choice Awards in Fine Art in the 2009 Photography.Book.Now competition.

His publication “Photographing Yosemite Digital Field Guide” was voted in the top 20 field guides. Lewis’ latest project “My Stretch of the River: A Photographer’s Journal”, features a year worth of photography and journal entries on the American River in Sacramento, CA . His latest publication are two photographic guide apps, “Yosemite National Park SNAPPGuide” and “Yellowstone National Park SNAPPGuide.”