About

Chris Neal is an award winning photographer based in Durango, Colorado. Before moving to Southwest Colorado, he spent six years working as a photojournalist for the Topeka Capital-Journal in Topeka, Kansas, from 2013 to 2019. During that time, Chris photographed everything from breaking news and community events to sports, portraits, and everyday life across Kansas. His work earned him recognition as a three time Kansas Press Association Photographer of the Year and has been published around the world, including in publications such as The New York Times. Those years in photojournalism shaped the way Chris still approaches photography today. He looks for real moments, natural expressions, strong light, and the small details that help tell a larger story. Whether he is photographing a person, a property, a sporting event, or a Colorado landscape, his goal is to create images that feel honest, thoughtful, and connected to the subject. In Durango, his work has become increasingly focused on real estate, architectural, aerial, and commercial photography. Alongside his business partner, Charlie Woods, he works through Woods Photography to help real estate professionals, homeowners, builders, designers, and businesses present their properties at their very best. His photojournalism background gives him a different perspective on real estate photography. He does more than document the rooms and exterior of a property, he looks for the way light moves through a space, how the rooms connect, and the details that give each home its own character. The result is photography that is polished and professional while still feeling natural and inviting. Through Shooter Imaging, Chris continues to explore the wider range of photography he has always enjoyed, including landscapes, sports, portraits, editorial work, and aerial imagery. The mountains, changing weather, dramatic skies, and communities of Southwest Colorado remain a constant source of inspiration. No matter what he is photographing, Chris brings the same curiosity and care to every assignment. His goal is simple: to create photographs that tell a story, capture the feeling of a place, and give people a reason to stop and look a little longer.