Barry Crosthwaite

Barry Crosthwaite

American photographer known for his timeless Kodachrome color palette and a career spanning travel, sports, and street photography, always in pursuit of visual balance and storytelling.

Barry Crosthwaite

Barry Crosthwaite’s passion for photography and travel began in childhood, inspired by the vivid imagery of National Geographic. During his university years, working with black and white film and later Kodachrome 64, his visual language took shape, a color palette that continues to define his work today. After college, a formative year traveling through Europe and North Africa deepened his photographic vision. Although he chose a career in business and finance, it allowed him to travel extensively and continue developing his practice. Since retiring in 2021, Barry has devoted himself fully to photography, evolving from travel and sports into portrait, landscape, and street photography. His work is guided by a pursuit of balance, refining simplicity and reintroducing complexity just before it distracts from the story within the frame.

Barry Crosthwaite

Barry Crosthwaite’s passion for photography and travel began in childhood, inspired by the vivid imagery of National Geographic. During his university years, working with black and white film and later Kodachrome 64, his visual language took shape, a color palette that continues to define his work today. After college, a formative year traveling through Europe and North Africa deepened his photographic vision. Although he chose a career in business and finance, it allowed him to travel extensively and continue developing his practice. Since retiring in 2021, Barry has devoted himself fully to photography, evolving from travel and sports into portrait, landscape, and street photography. His work is guided by a pursuit of balance, refining simplicity and reintroducing complexity just before it distracts from the story within the frame.

Currently based in

United States

Favorite Look

3 women waking stairs of stepwells, Jaipur, India

Recognition

  • 2025 Chromatic Awards — Amateur: Travel (1st), Fashion & Beauty (1st)
  • 2025 LensCulture — Critics’ Choice, Editor’s Pick, Competition Gallery Finalist
  • 2025 reFocus World Photo Annual — Non-Professional: Travel (Silver)
  • 2024 500px Annual Awards — First Place, Documentary
  • 2024 My Modern Met — Best Photos of 2024 (Top 45 Worldwide)
  • 2024 Sony World Photography Awards — Shortlisted; Published & Exhibited (FotoFest NZ)
  • 2024 Travel Photographer of the Year — Finalist, Single Shot
  • 2023 Global Rescue Photo Contest — Grand Prize, Travel

Remarkable Facts

My passion was ignited in 1978...and again in 2021

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28 products

Castle Aglow - Collection: ScotlandCastle Aglow - Collection: Scotland
Cham Boys Running - Collection: VietnamCham Boys Running - Collection: Vietnam
Classic Car Repair - Collection: CubaClassic Car Repair - Collection: Cuba
Eilean Na Moine - Collection: ScotlandEilean Na Moine - Collection: Scotland
Feeding The Machine - Collection: VietnamFeeding The Machine - Collection: Vietnam
Fishing Techniques - Collection: VietnamFishing Techniques - Collection: Vietnam
Flood - Collection: VietnamFlood - Collection: Vietnam
Game of Dominos - Collection: CubaGame of Dominos - Collection: Cuba
Gentle Touch - Collection: CubaGentle Touch - Collection: Cuba
Gifts From The Eye of God - Collection: VietnamGifts From The Eye of God - Collection: Vietnam
Gliding Waters - Collection: ThailandGliding Waters - Collection: Thailand
Halong Bay- Collection: VietnamHalong Bay- Collection: Vietnam
Hand In Hand - Collection: MexicoHand In Hand - Collection: Mexico
Hsinbyume Pagoda - Collection: MyanmarHsinbyume Pagoda - Collection: Myanmar
Incense Stick - Collection: VietnamIncense Stick - Collection: Vietnam
Istanbul - Collection: TurkeyIstanbul - Collection: Turkey
Milky Way over the Matterhorn - Collection: SwitserlandMilky Way over the Matterhorn - Collection: Switserland
Mural in Baracoa- Collection: CubaMural in Baracoa- Collection: Cuba
Old Man and The Sea - Collection: GreeceOld Man and The Sea - Collection: Greece
On The Malecon - Collection: CubaOn The Malecon - Collection: Cuba
Running to Market - Collection: GuatemalaRunning to Market - Collection: Guatemala
Salty - Collection: VietnamSalty - Collection: Vietnam
Saturday Afternoon - Collection: ChileSaturday Afternoon - Collection: Chile
Snake Charmer - Collection: IndiaSnake Charmer - Collection: India