Three young women smiling and hugging each other outdoors in a black and white portrait photo.
Meet the Photographer

Hey, I'm Katie

I’m a mum of two girls, married to Ben, and we live in Matamata with our border collie Meadow and our very old cat Harry.


When I’m not taking photos, I’m usually making coffee, baking something sourdough-related or convincing myself I definitely need another camera-related purchase.


I started photography in 2021 and what began as something I loved pretty quickly turned into this. I’ve photographed babies only hours old, families as they’ve grown, and wedding days from the nervous getting-ready part right through to everyone letting loose on the dance floor.


I’m pretty relaxed and down to earth, and that’s exactly how I want it to feel being in front of my camera. You don’t need to know what to do. I’ll guide you when you need it, and otherwise I’ll let you be yourselves.

Black and white portrait of a smiling young girl with long hair outdoors.
Two girls laughing and sharing a secret outdoors in a black and white photo.
Black and white photo of a smiling girl having her face gently held by someone's hands outdoors.
Three young women smiling and hugging each other outdoors in a black and white portrait photo.
Facts about me
Home

Matamata

I'm obsessed with

Coffee, sourdough + cooking something I saw online.

Favorite place to shoot

Forest light + beach sunsets. I can’t pick.

Black and white photo of a Katie Charlotte holding a professional camera with flash attachment.
My go-to camera

Sony

Favorite Food

Asian food + anything involving noodles

Guilty pleasure

Waiting for everyone to go to bed so I can play Fortnite with my gal pals .