hi, i’m katya!

i’m a storyteller who specializes in documentary-style photography.

i am inspired by connection and care with ourselves, each other and the earth. this is what my heart and lens are drawn toward.

in my personal life and professional life, photography is a gift i share with community- a record of our beautiful, human lives, in all their glory and grief.

my journey in conscious camerawork

photography has been an integral part of my life since my teen years. making and sharing photos allowed me to express what felt moving and real, even when i didn’t have the words for it.

in college, i discovered the power of photojournalism– the ability to tell stories through images. i shifted from focusing on singular stills to holistic photo stories. 

while living in community and traveling, i practiced the delicate dance of documenting honestly without distracting from the moment.