09. Kit Karzen - Stills Photographer

The Failed Experiment

Kit Karzen is an Emmy award-winning stills photographer and photo journalist based out of Los Angeles, CA working with clients such as the NFL, Amazon Studios, CBS, CNN, Netflix, Nike, Team L39ION Los Angeles, Zwift, Hammerhead, Oakley, Playboy, Stance, and many more.
Originally, Karzen started racing cycling at a young age and eventually started racing at a professional level for the USA National team, traveling the globe to race his bicycle. Eventually, he walked away from cycling for a career in marketing at Oakley. Shortly thereafter, he then transitioned into the world of photography and photo journalism, documenting the presidential campaign for Kamala Harris and other political events. However, Karzen eventually found his way back into cycling by way of Justin Williams and Team L39ION Los Angeles, photographing the teams rise and goals of changing the perception of cycling.
Kit's story is a wild one. We dive into all of the aforementioned and when and how he came out as a gay man, the homophobic hate messages and death threats he still receives today for being a gay man (especially within the world of cycling), how he landed a job photographing the NFL, and so much more. This was truly an illuminating and transparent conversation about mental health, financial struggles, finding his way as a photographer, overcoming the blatant discrimination in cycling, and so much more.
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