Asia Kepka is a multimedia artist based in Arlington, Massachusetts. Originally from Poland, she built her artistic foundation studying set design in Łódź before moving to the United States. Shortly after her arrival, she discovered her passion for photography and graduated from the New England School of Photography. Over the past two decades, she has established herself as a versatile talent, excelling as both a commercial and fine art photographer, while also directing music videos and creating iconic album covers.

Kepka's ongoing project, Horace and Agnes, is a whimsical collaboration with her partner, author Lynn Dowling. This imaginative series chronicles the love and adventures of Horace and his wife, Agnes, culminating in the 2016 publication Horace and Agnes: A Love Story by Penguin Random House.

More recently, Kepka has shifted her creative focus to sustainability-driven fashion design, which she is currently studying at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Her couture work was recently showcased at the Museum of Science in the May 2024 exhibition, How We’ll Live: Sustainable Lifestyles of the Future.

With a career defined by artistic reinvention and collaboration, Kepka continues to merge creativity with purpose, drawing inspiration from nature and exploring new ways of fabrication to inspire and captivate audiences.

The day I was born, my grandmother cried. The tears were not tears of joy; she cried because she had never seen such an ugly baby. Many years later, I became a model, and a whole new world opened up to me. It was fun, but even more excitement awaited me when I landed in New York City 30 years ago. I arrived with $100 in my pocket, but my enthusiasm was priceless. My friend greeted me at the airport and gave me my first point-and-shoot camera. Things were never the same.

I felt like a dog with its head hanging out of the window of a fast-moving car. With camera in hand and very little English, I embarked on a career as a photographer. I was lucky to start with the best clients imaginable: Wired, TIME, Fortune, and The New York Times. I have boundless imagination and a real hunger for learning. I love to shoot everything—from labor-intensive productions (bring in the crane!) to down-and-dirty cover shots. I once had to shoot Bill Gates, and they only gave me 90 seconds! I am drawn to emotionally charged stories that require patience and the gaining of someone’s trust. I can make people laugh, but I can also sit down and cry with them.

When I’m not shooting, I’m building sets (my original training in Poland), designing clothes, natural-dyeing fabrics, or dumpster diving for my next inspiration. I am a one-woman orchestra.