My name is Jill McKee. I have been a wrestling fan since the age of 12. I grew up watching AWA shows at the old Mecca Arena in Milwaukee. My father would take my brother and I to every wrestling show that came to Milwaukee. Eventually, my brother and father lost interest in wrestling, leaving me to fend for myself and attend shows alone. A year after receiving my college degree, I discovered Mid American Wrestling and began to take photos of the shows. I rarely showed my work to others until two years ago. At that time I had made friends with a few of the wrestlers and with promoter Carmine DeSpirito, and started to share my photos. Also, at this time I began working at a photo lab and taking classes toward a photography degree. All of this lead to working with Webmistress Stacy Lynn McMackin and adding a photo gallery to the MAW site.
I am currently the official photographer for Mid American Wrestling in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and All-Star Championship Wrestling in Green Bay, Wisconsin. I also occasionally work for IWA Mid South in Clarksville, Indiana. I love photographing with my manual Pentex K1000, but also have a Canon Rebel G, and a Sony MVC-FD 85 digital camera.
My work can be seen on the Mid American Wrestling website, my personal website, IWA Mid South's Website and many independent midwest wrestlers websites. I also have had photos published in W.O.W. Extra magazine, Shepherd Express (Milwaukee Publication) and Tim Larson's Who's Who in Midwest Wrestling.
For booking info: I can be reached at jmckee_photos@hotmail.com. I am always looking for new opportunities, especially when I am not working for Mid American Wrestling.