ABOUT ME

Keenan Hye photo

Hi, I'm Keenan 🦆

I'm a San Diego-based birder, bird photographer, and acoustical consultant.

I have always been fascinated by birds and love observing the rich biodiversity San Diego County has to offer. I got the photography bug a few years ago and have fallen in love with the technical and artistic challenges of bird photography.

I created this website primarily as a photography portfolio - please feel free to contact me for photo use, feedback, or related inquiries. If the interest exists, I may create a print shop in the future.

In addition to all things bird-related, I have a passion for music, sound, and acoustics. I'm a lifelong musician and am fascinated by the physics of sound. I work as an acoustical consultant at Acoustical Engineering Consultants assisting architects and clients in creating buildings that sound beautiful and minimize human-generated noise and vibration. I have an even more niche acoustical passion for small, critical music listening spaces (such as mixing and mastering studios). I have my own listening room I take pride in and wrote about accurate low-frequency sound reproduction in small rooms for my Master's project.

Right now, I'm spending my spare time playing pedal steel guitar and developing the mobile birding app Birds: The Game.

Thanks for taking some time to learn about me. If you're interested in birds, acoustics, or my portfolio, please don't hesitate to get in touch!