Photographic Artist: Kindra Barber

My interest in photography began in elementary school when I would set up still life photographs of my Paula Abdul and New Kids on the Block memorabilia. When I was in high school my grandfather, who was a wedding photographer, mentored me on using professional cameras and developing my own film. My love for photography grew through that time and my senior year I took a photography class at Central Campus.

I decided to major in Art with an emphasis in Photography at the University of Northern Iowa. After college I held several photography jobs such as a church directory photographer, newspaper photographer, and freelance photographer at high school dances. My dream, however, was to own a photography business of my own.

I met Kevin after a Des Moines Buccaneers hockey game we both happened to attend as a church function. Through talking about photography we started a relationship and eventually married. About a year later, Kevin and I started Barber Photography.