Bringing life, color, empathy — and spark — to your mission.
Caylena Cahill Creative offers multilingual and multidisciplinary storytelling, communications, and visual services for purpose-driven organizations, publications, artists, and changemakers.
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Hi, I'm Caylena.
I'm a multi-disciplinary creator and communicator with an emphasis on empathetic storytelling through photography, graphic design, illustration, multi/mixed media and the written word.
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4 dates, 4 iconic locations
May 5, 10, 19 & 24
Parques del Río
Comuna 13
Parque Lleras / Provenza
Museo del Arte Moderno
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French
L’association Écoles pour Demain œuvre pour améliorer l’accès à l’éducation dans les zones rurales du Sénégal. En collaboration avec des enseignants locaux, nous construisons des salles de classe, formons du personnel éducatif, et mettons en place des programmes adaptés aux besoins des enfants.
English
Écoles pour Demain (Schools for Tomorrow) works to improve access to education in rural areas of Senegal. In collaboration with local teachers, we build classrooms, train educators, and put tailored programs into place that are adapted to the children’s needs.
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Gallery quality prints and finished wall art for your home or business.
Services
I’m a creative integrator. I specialize in connecting visuals/media, language and strategy to help mission-driven brands, organizations and creatives communicate with clarity and impact, across cultures and platforms.
Strategy
Getting a deep understanding of your brand in order to create content that matters for your audience
What Clients Say
"Caylena Cahill is a professional is every sense of the word. When given an editorial photo assignment, she is able to work independently and overcome challenges. Pertinent information is gathered for each shot and reported back. And she delivers wonderfully compelling photography, that is both artistically composed and technically superb."
Jason Cring Upstater / Luminary Media"We had the pleasure to work with Caylena when she covered the convention of the Alliances Françaises in North America, that took place in Washington in October 2014. We highly appreciated the quality of her work, her professionalism and artistic sensibility."
Carlos Tabernero Ministère des Affaires étrangères, Délégué Général Adjoint de l'Alliance Française aux Etats-Unis"We really love the photography that Caylena did for us! People both inside and out of the organization have really noticed a difference between the images she made and those made by our staff, who are fairly talented in their own rights. Her work stands out and has provided a great asset in our marketing and promotional efforts - it's a real comfort to know that we now have access to high quality photos in our image library that help us project our image in the way we intend, reinforcing the respect and confidence in our organization from others in the field, as well as current and prospective attendees and donors. Further, Caylena is reliable, professional and discreet; she understands boundaries and knows how to adapt to different situations."
Nate Binzen Garrison Institute"Caylena did a tremendous job while she was [working] for Ulster County Tourism. Her attention to detail - no matter the task - was simply amazing. She was responsible for putting together material for our dining guide, which included follow up phone calls to every restaurant in our county. We couldn't have done it without her. She is also a very talented photographer and has a wonderful personality. I would highly recommend her for any job."
Rick Remsnyder Ulster County Tourism“Caylena has been an asset to our marketing team. She is extremely talented and creative and has helped bring our marketing to the next level. She is a hard worker and someone that can be relied on to get the job done both on time and beyond expectations. I highly recommend her.”
Bruce Fuchs Uneeda"We are a nonprofit organization working with people with cancer and their families. Caylena assisted in creating documents and lists of a highly confidential nature and needing tact and sensitivity. I was very pleased with the work she did. She is an independent and motivated [worker] who I highly recommend."
Shawn Galbreath Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes"I had the pleasure of bringing Caylena on for the inaugural Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Advanced Leadership Academy's Marketing and Public Relations team. Caylena served as both the director of photography and a creative thought partner as the organization launched its' first program for high school juniors and seniors. She was invaluable as a photographer, and an accountable and pleasant colleague throughout the experience."
Monika Bach Schroeder Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership"Caylena's work is taking our website and email campaigns to the next level. She's helped not only to populate the site with content, but strategically organize and design the site, set up and design our email templates with our branding standards, and help us to understand how to update our site and use HTML email to our advantage. She's helped transform our website from embarrassing to something we actively promote, as an overall hub for our clients and prospects to not only gather information about the products we represent, but also to help them easily find the key manufacturers' resources that they need to be productive in their workflow. Without the work Caylena did, our site would still be, effectively, useless."
Kim Burgess Morgan Hill MarketingUpdates
Que locura – Live television and dance performance in Medellín
Medellín – Almost a year later… a monotonous, yet wild experience and, also, kind of “normal”
Help me support children in the Comuna 13 of Medellín: La Fundación Sembradores de Amor
Rising Again, a poem
Colorful Again, a poem…
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"Here at Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp, we have had several opportunities to work with Caylena; event photography, headshots and brand consultation for some of our Bet on My Business Academy companies. Caylena is a true talent and has a wonderful eye. Her work is professional, on time and of excellent quality. We have used many of her final product shots in our advertising and promotion. I highly recommend Caylena for your photography and brand needs."
Brian Gates Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation