Dalton
Kramer
FREDERICK, MARYLAND
Building a visual archive of America’s communities through documentary photography.
AVAILABLE FOR EXHIBITION AND EDITORIAL
ENTER SERIES
Modern Cowboy
SERIES 01
AMERICAN RODEO SERIES 2023 - PRESENT
ENTER SERIES
SERIES 02
The Wrestling
AMERICAN INDIE WRESTLING 2024 - PRESENT
SERIES 03
Vaquero
COMMUNITY DOCUMENTATION
IN DEVELOPMENT
ABOUT
Dalton Kramer
I'm a deaf documentary photographer based in Frederick, Maryland. I work inside American subcultures, spending time with communities to collecting stories for a permanent record.
The goal is a body of work that reflects the full diversity of communities across America preserved in exhibitions and archives. I'm always looking for the next community willing to let me in.
For editorial assignments, long-term documentary projects, and institutional exhibitions:
CURRENT WORK
Modern Cowboy - Ongoing Project
Documentation of contemporary rodeo culture in America. Exploring the ways culture survives through identity, competition, and inheritance.
The Wrestling - Ongoing Project
Documentation of independent wrestling circuits. The work is developing toward a deeper examination of the competitors and communities that sustain the circuit.
PUBLICATIONS
72 Hours Magazine, Frederick (2024)
Photographed a commissioned documentary feature on a local rodeo, published as a front-page story with expanded editorial coverage.
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
Independent Photography Practice (2017-Present)
Commissioned photography and long-term documentary projects focused on American subcultures and community preservation. Works toward a permanent visual archive of communities and their stories.
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Digital Communications Specialist (2022-2025)
Documented disaster damage, survivor recovery, and executive visits through photography and written field reports used in senior leadership decision-making.
Gallaudet University Bison TV, Creative Director (2015–2017)
Led content development and production teams in broadcast storytelling for the Deaf community.
Seek The World, Co-founder (2014-2015)
Founded and directed photography and video for an editorial platform focused on travel and cross-cultural storytelling within the Deaf community.
Interned under Eduardo Sanchez (2011-2013)
Early training in film production, on-set workflow, and visual storytelling within a professional directing environment.