
Patrick J. Keane, an associate member of the American Society of Media Photographers, is a freelance photographer living in Champaign, Illinois.
During a 22 year long career working in state emergency management, he conducted detailed aerial and ground photo documentation of the effects of, and the emergency response to over twenty disasters and major emergencies in Illinois including floods, fires, tornadoes, plane crashes, and train wrecks. His photographs have appeared over the years in numerous state reports, publications, and web sites.
Since his retirement from state government in 2002, Patrick has completed the switch from film to digital capture and has returned his focus to landscape, architectural, travel, and nature photography.