Kelly Wourms

2014

found an old, beat up, bulk loaded mystery roll I had never gotten developed and thought I had double exposed. i’m almost certain this was from the first warehouse show that peep did with gbc in los angeles. fun times.

I met Keith on a music video shoot outside of Houston a while back. The shoot went well, and I was surprised to get a call from him months later asking me to A cam 1st a feature for him. Not in a million years would I predict that this would lead to having me to 1st for him on not one but three features. Keith is truly one of a kind, lived many lives, and taught me a thing or two to say the least. I genuinely can’t thank him enough for trusting me to lead the charge in camera department. Those three features have taught me so much about what it means to be an effective leader, a better problem solver, and so much more. It’s been a real dream come true for me. I love this photo, a quiet moment amidst the chaos of a shoot day, but something I’m proud of. Looking forward to the next one!

This truck came to me after determining that I needed something to carry my camera carts with. With the prices of new vehicles, I opted for something that was significantly older, but more importantly: cheap. After trawling through Facebook marketplace for months, I bought truck from a guy with a thick drawl I could barely understand in a field in Killeen, Texas. The truck ran and drove, but it was far from reliable. After replacing most of the steering, suspension, charging, and cooling components (among countless other small things), the truck ran solidly for several years until the tired 305 motor finally gave up and started rod knocking. Without skipping a beat, I jumped at the opportunity to replace the motor with a 350, and give her a new lease on life. This truck is our daily driver, but more than that it’s a full member of our family. She’s temperamental: she hates cold weather, will let us know quickly when she wants new parts, but she has paid us back in dividends. I’ve driven this car up to Dallas multiple times, it’s been used as a picture car (even an album cover shoutout @nighttravelermusic @andrewshepherd ), and it’s the absolute best car to take to the drive in. And it’s not just me! It’s been so cool to see @ladyclah and bones enjoy truck as much as I do. After all, it is technically Claires car, I just do most of the mechanicing. Bones even recognizes when you say “truck ride” to him, it’s adorable. No matter what kind of day you’re having, it can be made better or worse, but certainly more memorable by driving this thing. We’ve reciprocated countless waves or thumbs up, talked to plenty of old guys at gas stations, and bonded with complete strangers over this abject shitbox. So no, I won’t be painting it, or fixing any of the rust, and it’s not getting a more modern motor (at least for now). Truck is perfect the way it is, and if you think differently: go get your own.

From one of my two trips to Budapest. On the surface it’s a sleepy city, but it’s steeped in history and almost screams with vibrance at every street corner. There’s hot spring water, breathtaking nature, and goulash galore, but what keeps me coming back are the friendly and incredibly generous locals. Hungary continues to surprise me, every time I go, I’m sure I’ll go again.

From a Europe trip I took in 2019. I hadn’t been back to Holland since I was about 8. I remember everything feeling so familiar to me, as if I was walking through parts of a dream that I recognized but couldn’t place in my mind. #hasselblad

Took these on my first trip to New York, just as things during Covid were beginning to loosen up in 2021. I stayed in an Airbnb in Queens for two weeks and walked everywhere. It was also my first time solo traveling which was difficult but ultimately incredibly rewarding.

Seems like an eternity ago but it was really fun working with these fellas.

A few weeks ago my sister @jkwourms and I went on an adventure. We rode our bicycles from Lisbon, Portugal all the way to Malaga, Spain. It was my sisters first bike tour and my second. We ended up cycling around 550 miles together, and had an absolute blast. The thing that I’ve learned I really enjoy about bike touring is it’s not about A to B, how many miles you can ride, or even what kind of bike you’re on. It’s about seeing people and places at a pace where you remain immersed in the area you’re traveling through. It’s taking the road less traveled and the people you meet along the way. It’s equal parts humbling and terrifying to give yourself up to the elements, the unknown, and the twists and turns along the way. We did almost no route planning prior to getting into Lisbon. The good fellas at Lisbons best bike shop @oficina35c were able to help us with useful information that we were able to use to help inform our bike trip. It was only because we took the time to get our boots on the ground, to listen to those around us that we were able to see and experience people and places we would have never seen had we just taken what our phones told us. It’s hard for me to plan a trip without my bike now, and it’s going to be even harder to choose somewhere else to travel, as Lisbon and Andalusia absolutely have my heart. I’m also so proud of my sister. Bike touring is a hard thing to do, and she truly did it so well. I had such an amazing time getting to spend quality time with her and experience the wonderful person that she is. The women in my family have incredible drive and determination that never ceases to amaze me. My mothers @lisawourms iron man race we saw in Marbella while she was sick as a dog is also illustrative of this quality. If you can, go ride your bike somewhere weird. And if you do: learn some of the local language, bring some cards, be sure to sample the local food/drink, and eat lots of candy. You won’t be disappointed.

#hasselblad