“My goal is not to record a memory but to search for and

chronicle a moment — and capture the essence of its story.”

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What People Are Saying

“Maybe not since Norbert Blei’s Door Way has a single book presented the intricate fabric of Door County so expertly.” ~ Albert DeGenova, poet & executive director of Write On, Door County

“Maybe not since Norbert Blei’s Door Way has a single book presented the intricate fabric of Door County so expertly.” ~ Albert DeGenova, poet & executive director of Write On, Door County


“Behind The Door is a jewelry-box of a book; one I intend to take from my shelf often, and for a very long time, cherishing each of the gems within.”

— Ralph Murre, Door County poet laureate emeritus

“Walk with Kevin in the breathtaking beauty of a frigid winter day, sit with him on a warm summer night under the stars and feast on his breathtaking photography and lyrical essays. Open this book and be transported to the Door peninsula like never before.”

— Donna Hake, Board President, Door County Land Trust

Behind The Door: Profiles of a Peninsula is a historic benchmark for the Door peninsula in the early 21st century.”

— Paul Brophy, author, editor

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Kevin O’Donnell’s "Behind The Door" video series — part vlog, part adventure, part history lesson, and part technical workshop — provides an in-depth and personal look at the process behind planning and executing the stories and photos from a photographer's perspective on the unique cultural, historic, and natural diversity of Wisconsin's Door Peninsula.

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Capturing the mood and the magic of man’s relationship with the natural environment

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