Kelm uses medium or large format cameras in her work, creating still life and portraits.
[2][3] Kelm graduated from the Hochschule für bildende Künst in Hamburg in 2000, after which she moved to Berlin.
[4] Kelm explores ideas through "baffling narratives" which use typology, patterns and the intersection of design and technology.
[5] Her work has been inspired by traditional photography genres such as the still life, landscapes and portraits.
"[7] Annette Kelm's work has been collected by the Centre Pompidou, Paris, the Guggenheim Museum, New York, the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Germany, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.