Chase Castor is a documentary and portrait photographer from the Midwest. He has a BS in Electronic Arts from Missouri State University where he studied capturing, editing and producing audio and visual media.
He takes a documentary approach to his work, capturing events as they unfold. For portraits he has experience in the studio and in the field and specializes in environmental portraits.
Chase is a freelance photojournalist and contributor to The New York Times, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Buzzfeed News, HuffPost, Vice, and local publications and news outlets.
Commercial photography clients include Google Fiber, Advil, RW2, Native Digital, Trulia, San Jose Tourism, Kansas City Public Library, Powell Gardens, Overland Park Kansas Tourism, Summerhouse Films and more; where Chase create portraits, headshots, and photography for client's social media content libraries.
Selected Tearsheets
New York Times: Vulnerable to the Virus, High-Risk Americans Feel Pain as the U.S. Moves On
Los Angeles Times: First gay mayor in U.S. didn't expect to be LGBTQ rights icon.
New York Times: A car a minute used to flow through here, but chaos now reigns
DIE ZEIT: Lincoln Kansas Must Grow to Survive. (print pdf here)
New York Times: Skateboarding's Cardinal Rule: Dare to Be You.
Vice: This is What Living on Minimum Wage Looks Like
New York Times: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Cleveland Browns AFL Championship NFL tailgating
Kansas City Magazine: The Harrison St. DIY Skatepark(print layout)
It's Nice That feature: Our Lady of Perpetual Labor
New York Times: KC Mayor Quinton Lucas' response to the Surfside collapse
Ain't-Bad: Our Lady of Perpetual Labor: Fight for $15 work
HuffPost: May Rent Is Due, And Hundreds Of Thousands Of Tenants Are Going On Strike
New York Times: The National Media Mob Descends on Iowa
The Pitch: Bringing the Underground to light at Quindaro Underground Railroad Museum
The Pitch: Streetside at The Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Victory Parade
New York Times: You Want to Feed the Hungry? Lovely. Let’s See Your Permit. (print tearsheet)
Ain't-Bad: We're Here if You Need Us Feature
Musée Magazine: We're Here if You Need Us
VICE: Fight for 15 Protest in Kansas City
VICE: Fast Food Workers’ Protest Against Trump’s Labor Pick
VICE: Eliminate Food Deserts in Kansas City
The Pitch: Pat Clarke Hoops at Night
The Pitch: John’s Space Age Donuts
KCPT Flatland: To Preserve the Species, Eat It
KCPT Flatland: Coming To PeaceConception Abbey Retains Quietude Even After 2002 Murders
KCPT Flatland: Outcry Over Immigration Ban Spans The Weekend In KC
KCPT Flatland: The Hero's Journey
QRO Magazine: Brian Wilson: Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary Tour
QRO Magazine: Eaux Claires Music Festival 2015