Hey, I’m Katie – I'm a proud wife, dog & cat mom, dreamer, and adventure seeker.
PHOTOGRAPHER IN APPLETON, WI
Somewhere along the way, I naturally became the one doing the same thing. I was always the one with the camera at parties or gatherings, documenting the night or the day, whether that was adventures up north, nights I definitely wouldn’t remember without the photos, or just basic moments with the people I care about. It has been the one constant in my life. I learned film photography in high school and instantly fell in love with the nostalgic, slightly imperfect magic of it, and carried that into my present-day work.
For me, photography isn’t *just* about pretty places and pretty light, although I’m very very much obsessed with both! It’s about noticing life as it actually slowly unfolds. The kind of moments that don’t ask for attention but somehow end up meaning the most later on. The moments where people forget they’re being photographed and just exist with each other, and watching the little tiny details create a heart-aching moment. Where everything feels a little unplanned, and yet completely real.
I’ve had a camera in my hand for as long as I can remember, and this is probably why I tend to over-romanticize life. My mom was always taking photos of me growing up, our family, our friends, and our daily moments in the early 90s, and I think that’s where it all quietly started.
My story <3
My Mission
Why I Love photography
My approach
I want to document and preserve what a season of life actually felt like. The small gestures that happen without thinking, the way laughter fills a space, the quiet connection that doesn’t need to be directed. That’s where everything feels the most honest and alive. I’m deeply inspired by nature, the softness of golden light, the movement of wind through trees, the textures and tones that make a place feel like a memory before it even is one. I want to preserve not just how your life looked, but how it felt, creating photographs you'll return to for years and remember exactly what that season was like.
I love photographing people in the middle of their real lives, the seasons that feel big while you're in them and even bigger when you look back on them. Photography is my favorite form of art because it's created from real life. Light, movement, emotion, and connection all coming together for a split second, never to exist in quite the same way again. Rooted in real stories and real people, it's deeply personal, and there is nothing more fulfilling than turning those fleeting moments into art that will only grow more meaningful with time. And even better if you bring your dog too.
Every session means something to me because I know these aren’t just photos for right now, they’re pieces of your story you’ll return to for years. My goal is always to create an experience that feels easy and natural so you can just be yourself while I take care of the rest, because what I’m always really looking for are authentic moments. That’s what photography means to me as a whole. It’s about authentic emotion and real connection, the kind of moments that can’t be staged or recreated, only felt as they happen.
I love photographing people in the middle of their real lives, the seasons that feel big while you're in them and even bigger when you look back on them.
Step 2. take some time to go over some memories with me.
Step 1. Press Play on the playlist.
My husband Josh. My best friend is a steady place in the world. He’s my biggest fan, my confidant, and the reason I laugh way too loudly!
My husband Josh. My best friend is a steady place in the world. He’s my biggest fan, my confidant, and the reason I laugh way too loudly!
Fun facts about me <3
I could watch Jersey Shore on repeat for weeks, I’m convinced the 2000s were the peak TV and movie era
If chicken tenders & ranch are on the menu... there's a 94% chance that's what I'm ordering
I'd classify myself as an extroverted introvert and I can never pass up a ragin' dance floor
Always down to hop on a plane and see somewhere new, I just try to ignore the fact that I’m an anxious flyer
I’m probably the most stereotypical Pisces you’ll ever meet
Reality TV is my vice, my love for Vanderpump Rules runs through my veins.
This or That Quiz
Nick Carter or Justin Timberlake
Spotify or Apple Music
Vintage or New
Spontaneous or A Planner
Chick-fil-A or Raising Canes
Team Conrad or Team Jeremiah
Love is Blind or Love Island
Country Music or Metalcore
Thrillers or Romcoms
Click your guess
Photographs are little pieces of a life that won't ever exist quite the same way again.
No matter if you’re documenting you spending some time with your other half, your journey into motherhood, chasing after your little ones, or desperate to make time stand still for your seniors, this is always true: you deserve to be in your moment with them. As parents, it’s often that we’re the ones making moments magical for everyone else, we’re behind the phone snapping the shots, organizing the events so everyone has the moment to hold onto. This is what I want to do for you: be in it with them, so you can spend an hour doing nothing except being with the people you love and preserving the feeling of now, before it quietly slips into memory.
