Rob Casey has always brought his own special vision to his subjects, both on assignment and shooting stock. From nature scenes and outdoor sports (Rob is an avid sea kayaker) to studio still-lifes, his viewpoint is fresh, clean, and unexpected. Rob uses both his Digital Railroad Archive and Marketplace to display and market his personal artistic and stock images.
Recent assignments, with images to come soon to DRR, include a recent four day shoot for Disney Family Fun Magazine, following a family around Washington State on their local travels, and rare portraits of best-selling author Sherman Alexie.
In a continuing series, Rob’s lens has focused all the way down to the tiny: photographing a series of toy miniatures in scenes that evoke real life with a surreal twist.
These little people stand in for us big folks and make for images that convey a variety of concepts and moods, without being limited to a particular time or place: kids’ toys living the lives of grown-ups.
Rob’s skills with the miniature world has most recently led to a new project photographing The Benders by Hog Wild Toys, for a book to be published by Mountaineers Books, with the little guys and gals enjoying rock climbing, kayaking, and other outdoor fun, all in the studio. As Bruce Springsteen wrote (and Dave Edmunds recorded): “from small things, mama, big things one day come”!
