Christian Riven-Michael Kinkle is an Atlanta-based analog photographer whose work explores memory, intimacy, and the quiet beauty of everyday life. Working primarily with 35mm film, he creates photographs that preserve fleeting moments, believing even the simplest experiences can carry lasting meaning. His debut body of work, Oh God My Heart is Ready (2022–2025), marks the beginning of a lifelong photographic practice rooted in observation, curiosity, and connection. Through images of family, relationships, travel, and everyday rituals, Kinkle invites viewers to slow down, look closer, and discover the beauty that has been living with them all along.

2018-2022 Western Carolina University

CHRISTIAN RIVEN-MICHAEL KINKLE
b. 1999, Atlanta, GA, USA
Lives and Works in Atlanta, GA

Education

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Selected One-Person Exhibitions:
O God My Heart is Ready, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 2026

Selected Group Exhibitions:
Dekalb Council for the Arts, Metro City Church, 2026
Echoes of Diaspora, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 2024

Artist Residencies:
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 2026