While it's true that Kate has always enjoyed taking pictures, it would be disingenuous to say that she was born with a passion for photography. Kate dreamt of glory in a variety of career paths, from swimming with penguins at the aquarium to chasing storms down the dusty back roads of the Midwest. Obviously, neither of those two things transpired...but Kate documented those passions with photos. She often stole her mother's cameras, or purchased disposable cameras, and snapped away. Of course, these pictures were terrible, but it was a start...

It wasn't until she was forced to take a semester of college at her local school and wound up in an Intro to Photography course, that she completely and utterly fell in love. Her favorite photos to capture are the moments where her subjects forget that she is there, in moments of pure joy or tender sweetness. After she finished her course at Cecil College, she took every photography course that University of Maryland had to offer. By 2007, she was a photographer for College Magazine, an ever-burgeoning magazine for and by college students, and with Linton Photography, where she began to shoot weddings. Kate went on to shoot more weddings with High Contrast Photography for another 15 years before High Contrast Photography discontinued shooting weddings in 2026.

Kate enjoys shooting portraits for families, couples, and pets. Other projects are always welcome. In the event that she has the opportunity to travel, you’d better believe the camera is coming with her.

Kate has been with her high school sweetheart since 2002, married since 2011, and is the mother of two beautiful little girls.