About Me
I’m originally from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where I grew up riding horses, climbing trees, and frequently tripping over my own feet. I’ve always been drawn to movement, curiosity, and the stories people carry with them—long before I ever picked up a camera.
I received my Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Minnesota in 2004, but my professional life as an artist began a little earlier. In 2002, I started an apprenticeship with Shapiro & Smith Dance and went on to become a company member in 2006, continuing with the company through 2019. I was also a company member and teaching artist with Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater from 2005–2018.
Dance has been a central part of my life for nearly three decades. It has taught me to pay attention to the smallest shifts in a body, the space between movements, and the emotions that can be communicated without saying a word. In 2012, I was nominated for a SAGE Dance Award for Outstanding Performer, and in 2013 I received a McKnight Artist Fellowship for Dancers.
In 2014, I returned to school to pursue another artistic language: photography. I received my Associate of Applied Science degree in Photography and Digital Imaging in 2018 and now work as a freelance photographer.
For most of my artistic life, I’ve created and communicated through my body. Photography has given me another way to do that—to pause movement, notice what might otherwise go unseen, and create space for people to tell their stories.
The most important thing I’ve learned through all of these years as an artist is simple: we all have a story to tell.
That belief is at the heart of how I approach photography.
Whether I’m photographing a person, a performer, a family, or a fleeting moment, I’m looking for the emotion, movement, and connection that make a story uniquely yours. My goal isn’t simply to make a beautiful photograph. It’s to create an image that feels like you—and that says something words sometimes can’t.
Email: karijmosel@gmail.com
*Photo above by Tim Rummelhof
*Photos above by V. Paul Virtucio