After many years of interest in photography, Karel and Erica started Karleri Photography in 1992.

Karel’s interest in documentary photography has resulted in an exhibitions at the Bruce Mason Centre entitled “The North Shore on the Cusp of the Millennium” and one at the Auckland War Memorial Museum and Russell Museum, “Pompallier, Te Hokinga Mai, - The Journey Home.” This was a collection of over a hundred images about the Pilgrimage to return the remains of Bishop Pompallier to New Zealand.

Karel is interested in documenting families and ensuring there are long lasting portraits available for future generations to enjoy. He has written on the subject for New Zealand and Australian Genealogy magazines. He has kept abreast of the developments in the move from film-based to digital photography.

Karel has won a number of gold and silver awards for portraiture in the Kodak Gold awards.