about - bio / timeline

If you've gotten this deep into Kyle Dreier's bio then you really are a curious one. Herein are the highlights from his professional creative career. This should allow some insight as to why Kyle produces the types of photography you see in his portfolio. Over the years, photography has played a major role for Kyle and his creative endeavors in one way or another.

1985. Having grown up in the Dallas, Texas area Kyle found himself working for Case Harris, an advertising firm located in the heart of the creative environs down on McKinney Avenue. While there he assisted art directors and creative directors with tasks from running a stat camera to laying out identity programs for large national clients. It was there that he learned about the love/hate relationship between art directors and account executives.

1988. In an effort to continue his creative career pursuits he was hired by Wilson Lass, a small but influential advertising firm in Breckenridge, Colorado. His initial tasks involved setting up and operating new technology for layout and design ... the Mac computer. Other benefits included taking off early when eight inches of new powder covered the mountain.

1992. Navigating what was depressed creative economy in Dallas at the time, Kyle did brief stints with two fantastic and highly respected design firms — Sulivan Perkins and RBMM. Although this stint only covered six months he experienced the great pleasure of working with creative giants such as Ron Sullivan, Brian Boyd, Steve Miller, Mark Perkins, Jon Flaming, Art Garcia, Dan Richards and many more. Their influence on how Kyle approaches creative problems can be seen even today.

Later that same year, Kyle landed the job of all jobs with American Way Magazine. Imagine publishing a first class, award winning magazine 24 times a year. Imagine being responsible for hiring the best creative talents (photographers and illustrators) and stellar budgets. While the pace was relentless, Kyle gained a great deal of experience and industry recognition while producing editorial like no other. It is this position he held for three years that has influenced his photographic career the greatest.

1996. At a very early age, Kyle knew he wanted to own and run his own creative company. Growing up in an entrepreneurial family he experience multiple ventures above and beyond running a neighborhood lemonaid stand. It was in 1996 that he formed a small graphic design firm, Dreier Design, in Dallas, Texas.

1998. Would you believe that for three years Kyle Dreier was a fulltime Illustrator? The bulk of his work was editorial for magazines such as Better Homes & Gardens, Ladies Home Journal, The New York Times Magazine, Amercian Way Magazine and Individual Investor. Other clients also included United Airlines and IBM.

2004. With a head first dive into digital from film, Kyle made a new commitment with regards to his photography work. Over the next few years, Kyle's photography would evolve from shooting events such as the Iroquois Steeplechase in Nashville, the ING New York City Marathon to focusing on his two passions — food photography and architectural photography.

Today. Nothing drives Kyle more than his insatiable desire to push his own creative bounds and test the limits of current technology. It's this left-brain/right-brain ping pong match that keeps work fun and interesting for Kyle and his photography.