Chase Lech Photos

art of photos

Hello! I’m Chase Lech, a photographer who grew up in Connecticut and is now based in Washington, D.C.

Photography is more than a profession for me; it’s a way of life and a creative language that allows me to capture moments and turn them into stories. My work spans a range of styles, from studio and fine art to street photography.

What drives me to explore so many approaches is a simple love for making images. I’m drawn to photography’s ability to take a single moment and let it hold an entire narrative. The medium feels endless, and that sense of possibility pushes me to keep experimenting with new ideas, techniques, and ways of seeing.

I discovered my love for photography by chance in high school, after being placed in a photography class during my sophomore year. What began as a random elective quickly became a lifelong passion. Since then, I’ve continued to take photographs as often as I can, constantly challenging myself to grow, evolve, and find new ways to express emotion and meaning through the camera.

Washington/
DC

I’m drawn to photography because it turns a thought into a single, decisive image. My practice is deliberately planned: I sketch concepts, map the sequence of shots, build or source the elements I need, and refine lighting and composition until every detail supports a specific mood. I work slowly on purpose. Although I try different visual approaches, the constant is intentionality. I prefer constructed scenes to chance, because building the frame from the ground up lets me ask precise questions: What does this placement suggest? What tension lives between two objects? How far can I guide interpretation while still leaving space for the viewer’s own reading? I’m less interested in documenting what is already there than in shaping a moment that concentrates an idea. Ultimately, my goal is clarity of feeling without a fixed conclusion. If a photograph can make someone pause, look twice, and sense that something is unfolding just beyond the frame, then the planning, setup, and careful construction have done their job.

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