Hi there! My name is K. I'm a writer and photographer. I spent the last decade living in the unceded and occupied territories of the Musqueam, Tsleil-Watuth, and Squamish peoples (Vancouver BC), where I specialized in queer and trans portraits. I now live in Dakota and Ojibwe territory (Minneapolis MN), where I write and teach. I'm grateful to split my time between the two cities. 

  

WHAT I BELIEVE IN

   

Over ten years ago, I picked up a beat up, clunky, half-silver Canon Rebel XTi from a now defunct photography store in central Vancouver. I was young, alone, and afraid to look at myself in the mirror, so I thought I would try my hand at reflecting others. I soon discovered that 'photography' means to write with light. I felt like a switch inside me had been flicked on. Today, the stories I tell are about recognition, struggle, selfhood, and dignity. My work is rooted in community, for community was the place in which I began to see and choose myself as a young queer and trans person of colour. My images strive to honour difference and identity, and my goal is for every individual to feel seen and celebrated in a small, good way.

  

MY PROCESS

   

I do my best to work with clients through a relational and trauma-informed approach. My core values include client agency, consent, fat liberation, sex positivity, & body neutrality.  I'm invested not only in the quality of the images we shoot together but also in the precision of representing who you are. I want us to get purposeful and creative, and I also want to capture the shot that holds up a mirror to you.

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You can check out kind words about my work here. I can't wait to meet you!

  

-​ K (they/them)