ABOUT
Dalton
Kramer
There are communities all over America with their own histories, their own values, their own way of measuring what matters. Many of these stories never get documented. That's the gap I'm trying to close.
CURRENT WORK
SELECTED PROJECTS
DALTON KRAMER
FREDERICK, MARYLAND
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.
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 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.
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.
Modern Cowboy - Ongoing Project
Documentation of contemporary rodeo culture in America. Exploring the ways culture surives through identity, compete, and inheritance.
I was born Deaf and raised in a Deaf family, deeply involved in the Deaf community, primarily communicating through American Sign Language. My experience made me an observer. I'm drawn to subcultures and people whose stories are ones where belonging means something. I focus on real environments and unstaged moments, preserving stories as they are lived and told.
I'm building a body of work that reflects the full diversity of communities across America preserved in exhibitions, publications, and archives. I’m always looking for the next community willing to let me in.
For editorial assignments, exhibitions, or inquiries:
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
PUBLICATIONS
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
ENTER SERIES
Modern Cowboy
SERIES 01
AMERICAN RODEO SERIES 2023 - PRESENT
ENTER SERIES
SERIES 02
The Wrestling
AMERICAN INDIE WRESTLING 2024 - PRESENT