Hi, I'm Katherine. When people ask me why I became a photographer I say, "I had no choice in the matter." I've been a visual person all my life. I used to steal my parents magazines and hide them up in my room, then cut out my favorite photos and fonts and glue them down in a book, a collection I kept for myself. In high school I had a friend who took amazing photos of me and my friends. I remember looking at them and thinking, "these are different than just the average facebook photo. We look important. We look like our real selves, but extraordinary." Once I made that connection, that he was showing us how we really looked, that he made life look interesting and beautiful and extraordinary, I was hooked. I had to do it myself. Because I could see glimpses of what he was seeing, glimpses of glory I guess, and I wanted terribly to share that with the people I knew.

I love photography because it allows me to show people a different view. I think we don't see ourselves or our world clearly all the time. There's a lot of beauty in our lives that goes unnoticed because we are so hurried. But with a camera in my hands I can show people what is really there - brutal, beautiful, honest, heartbreakingly stunning life. 

I love to tell stories with my work. I love to capture real human expression with my camera. I love the honor of getting to know the people with whom I work, whether that's stylists behind the scenes, artists in front of my camera, or two people madly in love. I love the thrill of creating something beautiful from the dust of our life here. If you trust me enough, we can create something beautiful together.

Some other facts about me:

That's my husband in the black and white photo, Andrew, he is the other half of my heart. You cannot know me without knowing him, so I figured I would introduce us both. 

I have two dogs named Tomahawk and Timberwolf, they go on all the adventures with me. They have their own instagram account and might be more interesting than I am (@thedaltonwolfpack).

My younger brother is my best friend. He was the man of honor in my wedding. I tell people that he is the better version of myself, which is true.

I love Jay-Z and Beyonce and may have teared up when I saw them perform live on their "on the run" tour. - update: saw on the run 2, had tears streaming down my face as soon as they came on stage.

Cake is my favorite food and I would eat it for every meal if my body wouldn't go into diabetic shock.