Hello there! I’m Yvonne Gougelet. (pronounced Goo-juh-lay, it’s French!) I am a full-time professional photographer and owner of Seek the Light Events and Media Services. I specialize in festival & event photography. I am based in St. Pete Florida but travel all over the United States for work. I'm a recent recipient of the Tampa Arts Council “Emerging Artist Grant” for Photography and was also recently nominated for Best Photographer of Tampa Bay in Creative Loafing Tampa Bay.

My passion for photography began during my freshmen year in high school, where I shot & developed film and printed images in a dark room. You can view my earlier film work here. I've been shooting digitally since 2011. 

My passion for photography grew even stronger when I discovered the power of media during political protesting in my early twenties. I've been documenting protests across the country since 2011, from Occupy Wall Street to Standing Rock. You can view my political work here.

In 2014, I snuck my dslr camera into Bonnaroo and have been in love with festival photography ever since. I’ve shot over 50 festivals and work on multiple in-house media teams across the country, including EDC Vegas, Lost Lands, Okeechobee, & Hulaween, just to name a few. Recent clients include Red Bull, 3 Olives Vodka, Verizon Wireless, and artists Anderson Paak, Khruangbin, Big Gigantic, Big Wild, Becky Hill and Magic City Hippies.