Orion Photogenics Photography

Orion Photogenics Photography Orion Photogenics Photography is a full-service photography business operating in Durango, Colorado! As it does, life moved on and 1985 turned into 1991.

In 1982, I started using my father's Praktica T-1000 35mm camera to take candid shots on school trips and other places. I was hooked immediately on photography and the happiness that I brought to people. A few years later, I took a stab at lightning photography and found that with the right tripod and correct settings on the camera, I could take great shots. In fact, I thought they were good enoug

h to share with one of the local television meteorologists. He loved my stuff and shared several of them on the evening newscasts. He said to me, "Can you get me a tornado?" I had not really thought of it before and replied, "Get me to it and I'll capture it." I pulled the camera back out and found that the local paper, The Newcastle Pacer, was in need of photographs of local and school events, where I spent quite a bit of time covering high school football. I submitted photos and articles for a number of years, garnering some praise--and Press credentials--from the owner. With changes in technology, I was able to obtain better equipment and remembered what that meteorologist had asked of me earlier. In 1993, I made contact with him again, and eagerly he paired me up with one of his very well-known storm chasers. My task: Document the storm chase, and also capture some great storms, including tornadoes. For two Oklahoma storm seasons, I did that and loved every minute of it. I learned so much about mesocyclonic storms that I sought out training with the National Weather Service and learned what was needed to become an official Skywarn Spotter. To this day, I help other people get Skywarn certified so they can safely monitor storms in their communities. In 1995, I met the love of my life and my photography took a backseat to married life, a real job, and kids. That is until 2006 when our youngest took up football and I became a sports photographer. I upgraded the camera to digital and Oklahoma Photogenics was born and licensed with the State of Oklahoma. Over the next nine years, I shot and sold pics of everything from high school football to band photos to basketball, wrestling, and powerlifting. Since then, I've traveled all over the hemisphere capturing what the Earth and humankind have to offer up. My work has included beautiful beaches in St. Martin, the amazing culture of New Orleans, and the majesty and ruggedness of the Western United States. I am primarily a landscape and real estate photographer but very much enjoy working with people on projects like senior class photos, family beach photos, and weddings.

2020 changed nearly every person's life in the world. One thing it did for me and my family was to reintroduce hobbies we could all take part in. One of those is photography. In 2021, I decided to rebrand Oklahoma Photogenics to Orion Photogenics because of my new love of astrophotography and, more importantly, my wife's new job in Key West, Florida!

2024 brought a new direction as my wife and I became grandparents! With the kids and granddaughter in Durango, Colorado, another move happened and Orion Photogenics Photography moved up 6500 feet in elevation to the Rocky Mountains. My focus remains the same and with a new location comes new opportunities. I look forward to working with you on your next photography project! Lee Kuhlman
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Lee currently lives in Durango, Colorado with his wife Elizabeth, and a very large orange tabby cat named Toby. They have a son, Jacob, in Owasso, Oklahoma and a daughter, Micah, and son-in-law Daniel with baby Heron in Durango.

Went to the Guthrie Renaissance Festival yesterday. It was definitely a blast from the past! Feel free to view the pic...
03/25/2024

Went to the Guthrie Renaissance Festival yesterday. It was definitely a blast from the past! Feel free to view the pictures. If you're interested in purchasing prints, you can visit my website:

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I'd like to take a minute to thank Robin Fielder for putting together such a great setting for our Santa photos on Satur...
12/06/2022

I'd like to take a minute to thank Robin Fielder for putting together such a great setting for our Santa photos on Saturday! It made the pictures spectacular! THANKS!!!

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We had a great time yesterday taking photos with Santa at the Newcastle Christmas in the Park! If you're looking for th...
12/05/2022

We had a great time yesterday taking photos with Santa at the Newcastle Christmas in the Park! If you're looking for the pics, the wait is over! You can find them at: https://www.orionphotogenics.com/2022christmasitp You can download them for free from the site as well as order prints of your favorite child...lol...directly from the page. Okay, you can order prints of all your children, too.

If you have any questions, I'm happy to help. I have a couple more photos I shot that will get added to the collection tomorrow.

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We will be taking Santa Photos at Newcastle's Christmas in the Park event this Saturday (Dec 3) from 3 to 6 pm. Bring t...
12/02/2022

We will be taking Santa Photos at Newcastle's Christmas in the Park event this Saturday (Dec 3) from 3 to 6 pm. Bring the kiddos out to visit with Santa and get a free photo from Orion Photogenics Photography. Hey, you can bring YOURSELF out to visit with Santa, too! :-)

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For 33 years, these guys held the Class A football championship. In 2017 the town of Picher closed and officially became...
09/17/2022

For 33 years, these guys held the Class A football championship. In 2017 the town of Picher closed and officially became a ghost town. Look for our Spooky Oklahoma Discoveries cards, coming soon.

Taking pics for our next card series! Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain!
09/04/2022

Taking pics for our next card series! Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain!

Our America the Beautiful Greeting Cards are now available for purchase at The Outpost Print & Ship Center located at 21...
09/02/2022

Our America the Beautiful Greeting Cards are now available for purchase at The Outpost Print & Ship Center located at 2160 N MAIN STREET, SUITE C, Newcastle, OK. If you're not familiar with the cards, let me take a minute to remind you of our new America the Beautiful Series of greeting cards. They are beautiful cards that photographically represent the lyrics of "America the Beautiful". Each beautiful card showcases one of our photos with nothing printed on the inside, allowing you to write your own sentiment. They are 5x7 so the recipient can put them into a 5x7 frame to enjoy the photo.

In addition to America the Beautiful cards, The Outpost is currently selling a couple new designs as well, including one recognizing Newcastle's new honor of being a Purple Heart City.

We will be coming out with new designs soon. We've been shooting around the state and will soon share our "Oklahoma!" series representing the lyrics of the state song.

Stop by The Outpost and visit with Larry. Check out our cards and all of the other great items as well as shipping and printing services .

Be sure to stop by our booth today at the Newcastle CommUNITY Event. We are at the Newcastle Christian Church at 2200 N...
08/06/2022

Be sure to stop by our booth today at the Newcastle CommUNITY Event. We are at the Newcastle Christian Church at 2200 N Main Street in Newcastle OK. Spin our prize wheel and win fun Orion Photogenics prizes!

We took a nice drive in the country today and found these guys all staring at me. Every single one in the field facing ...
07/18/2022

We took a nice drive in the country today and found these guys all staring at me. Every single one in the field facing the same direction. :-) I felt like they were asking me to share with you and "voila!" now they are looking at you!

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Guess who just became the newest member of the Norman Chamber of Commerce? You got it! That would be your friends at O...
07/07/2022

Guess who just became the newest member of the Norman Chamber of Commerce? You got it! That would be your friends at Orion Photogenics Photography!

We are looking forward to providing quality photographic and video services to the fine folks here in Norman, Oklahoma and surrounding areas.

Current members of the chamber are eligible for a 10% discount on services from Orion Photogenics. Simply mention code CHAMBER10 to receive the discount.

Thanks to all of the folks who stopped by and took photos with our T-Rex and Tornado! We had a blast capturing moments a...
07/03/2022

Thanks to all of the folks who stopped by and took photos with our T-Rex and Tornado! We had a blast capturing moments and meeting so many people yesterday. We are looking forward to our next live event.

In the meantime, we would love to book a photo session with you. We can do family, Senior, wedding, sports, real estate, corporate, and even pet photography. Hit us up for a free quote.

Come by our booth today at the Newcastle Red, White, and Blue celebration and spin our prize wheel. You could win water ...
07/02/2022

Come by our booth today at the Newcastle Red, White, and Blue celebration and spin our prize wheel. You could win water bottles, TShirts, America the Beautiful greeting cards, or even 10% off your next photo shoot with us!

See you there between 6:00 and 9:30 PM!

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Durango, CO
81301

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Monday 6am - 8am
5pm - 11pm
Tuesday 6am - 8am
5pm - 11pm

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