Rhonda Ravenkamp

My name is Rhonda Ravenkamp (A.K.A. "Crickett"). I'm a photographer from Southern California, now living in rural Idaho. I moved to Idaho to be closer to family when the market crashed, as I was doing real estate loans at the time and lost everything, like so many others during that year. I am a single mother of 2 boys (one who's all grown up and still living in California, and one who's a teenager...yikes!). I have an extensive background in web design, general and professional management (talent), modeling and real estate. I've owned many hats and continue to grow everyday, but through it all, photography has been my one true passion, my love... It's my calling and something I'm happy to say....my profession!
The name "KampOC" came from a web design company I used to own. The "Kamp" is from my last name and something we have often called ourselves, "The Kamps." And, the "OC" was for Orange County, where I used to live. It just came naturally to me in deciding what to call my business.
I am most interested in and LOVE to shoot anything that I find interesting and different. Most of my work falls into the Street or Landscape categories...but, I enjoy doing portraits, as well. I love creativity and notice the fine details. I'm a punk rock girl who is hopelessly in love with 80's music. I have a disarmingly fun and outgoing personality. I see the beauty in life, even when it's messy. It's the difficult times that help us learn and grow. I'm super inquisitive and ask a lot of questions (I hope that doesn't drive you crazy). I like to get to know the people I work with so I can try to capture their "true self." I like to try to capture the emotion and rawness in the photos I take. I think it's important for photos to tell a story and make us feel something when we look at them...to make us want to know more.

Canon EOS 70D

Landscape photography, street photography, digital art