Kyla Bailey is a photographer whose work is a meditation on light—its presence, its absence, and its ability to transform the ordinary into something extraordinary. Her images reflect a deep engagement with the world around her. As a mother to a warm, sweet little boy, she experiences life with both tenderness and intensity, often capturing fleeting, quiet moments that speak to the beauty of the everyday. Her work explores not just what is seen, but what is felt—moments suspended in stillness, intimacy, and wonder.
A seasoned traveler and curious soul, her lens has roamed across many cultures and landscapes, drawn to stories that reveal our shared humanity. These outward journeys, alongside her own inner evolution, shape a visual language that is warm, thoughtful, and deeply human.
Before turning more fully toward her photographic career, she completed numerous yoga teacher trainings and taught yoga full-time. This period built a foundation of presence, body-awareness, and quiet observation—qualities that continue to inform the way she moves through the world and the way she photographs it.
She studied anthropology before graduating from Langara College’s highly regarded photography program, known for its strong technical foundation. This blend of cultural insight, disciplined craft, and a background in mindful practice informs her photographic voice. Her work has been exhibited several times and published in numerous books.
She acknowledges with gratitude that she lives and works on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
Photography, for her, is soul’s work—an act of awakening to the quiet truths and hidden light within all things.
Photographed by woodsmoke studio
Kyla at Iguazu Falls, Argentina
Upcoming & Current Exhibits:
TBA
Select Past Exhibits:
Kairos: Mothering Time: Joint show with other artist mothers from The Motherload Collective: The Duplex Gallery 1889 Franklin St, Vancouver, BC May 23 - June 1st 2025
Select Images from Holi: A Festival of Color: Images on display at Dharma Movement Company 1083 Cambie Street Vancouver, BC May 2016
Holi: A Festival Of Color: Exhibit at The Charles Clark Gallery 1345 Clark Drive Vancouver, BC March 2016
Langara Creative Arts Alumni Show: Exhibit in the front entrance of Langara 100 West 49th Avenue Vancouver, BC March 23 - 30 2015
Holi: The Festival of Color: Exhibit at The Havana Art Gallery 1212 Commercial Drive Vancouver, BC March 5 - 18 2015
Langara Photography Alumni Show: 100 West 49th Avenue Vancouver, BC May 5 - 26 2014
Published:
Scout Magazine
BeatRoute Magazine
The Globe and Mail
The Huffington Post
The Georgia Straight
The Westender
Elle Magazine
The Vancouver Sun
Vancity Buzz
Alaska Airlines In-Flight Magazine
In the Footprints of the Crocodile Man: Contemporary Art of the Sepik River, Papua New Guinea: By Carol E. Mayer
Heaven, Hell & Somewhere In Between: by Dr. Anthony Shelton
Abstract Impulse: by Robert Davidson
This is the Cow: by Arvo Leo
Rip Curl: Various Look Books
Nightlife Magazine
The Marvelous Real: by Dr. Anthony Shelton
Safar/Voyage: Oh Perseoplis II! by Parviz Tanavoli
UBC Museum of Anthropology (Other Various Publications 2009-2022)
Clients:
The Huffington Post
Elle Magazine
The Vancouver Sun
The Georgia Straight
Rip Curl
Caje Creative
Nightlife Magazine
New Ad
Alaska Airlines
Tomorrow Collective
The Seattle Art Museum
The Vancouver Art Gallery
Western Front
The Evergreen Cultural Center
Concordia University
University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology