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April 11, 2014

image by Rebecca Siewert Photography WELCOME! I am Katie, a photographer, momma and wife based in Kelowna BC. My love of photography stems from a desire to tell my clients’ stories in a real, honest way. My blog space stems from a love of many things, the good, the bad, the beautiful. I believe life is an adventure and hope you’ll enjoy my thoughts along the way.

WELCOME! I am Katie, a photographer, momma and wife based in Kelowna BC. My love of photography stems from a desire to tell my clients’ stories in a real, honest way. My blog space stems from a love of many things, the good, the bad, the beautiful. I believe life is an adventure and hope you’ll enjoy my thoughts along the way.

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Tis the season of growing and harvesting🌱Outtake from my shoot with @littlecreekdressing for @tdbank_us. Looking forward to shooting with more small businesses next week down in Vancouver.

I swear I blinked and suddenly she was a legitimate kid. Not a cute, squishy blob of love but a walking talking human with ideas, ambitions, fears and dreams. I blinked and suddenly we weren't talking about the difference between a square and a circle, but discussing why some people hate and some people love and some people hate in the name of love or love in the name of hate and why the obvious answers to some aren't acknowledged by all. I see her wrestling with big concepts, with complex injustices and wondering about the world's darker side. But still she sees the magic in the cracks and crevices she peers into. Still she believes we can make it better. She wants to make it better somehow, this world, this life. She wants everyone to feel safe, to feel loved, despite our apparent differences. And I just keep whispering "not yet not yet you're not ready for the world's complexities" and she just keeps moving forward saying "here I come". #itsnotaboutpretty #raisinggirls #loveoverfear

Monday's with @heysecondbase

Planning our next adventure between shoots, editing and parenting. What's on your list?

Skies on fire.

First weekend off with the team since May.

His enthusiasm for my love is infectious.

Weekend vibes and all that stuff.

Okanagan you little show off.

Dream team.

There's a lot of noise these days about self-care. But what does it actually mean? I used to hear that term and roll my eyes because it seemed so new age-y and surface. When I looked around at how it was being used I saw more busy-ness, more perfecting, more distractions and more indulging. But @danaskoglund had a different interpretation of it- being honest and clear with ourselves about what we really need. To me self-care looks a lot like facing down the deeper darker parts of yourself and shaking out the cobwebs. To me it looks like soul searching and making room to pursue the things that call to you and giving yourself space to make mistakes and fail. I LOVE a good massage or a pedicure or whatever but they're not the things that make my life any richer feeling. Connecting, letting go of sh/t that doesn't work, making space for quiet, pursuing projects that I'm passionate about... these are the things. Dig deeper. The world needs deeper these days. And if you need help check out @danaskoglund coaching. It's straight to the point and no fluffy stuff 😉

Sail on lovers.

This whole watching them grow up thing is equal parts wonder, nostalgic and heartbreaking. Slow down baby girl.

Dog days of summer.

I hear you calling... Monday morning mental vacation. You're welcome

When you feel twisted and don't know up from down, sit in it anyway.

It's been 3 months since I was in this beautiful country. And with a little time I'm surprised by how much that country impacted me. It was so much harder for me to come home than I expected. So much of the way life is lived as a community resonated with me. The support mothers get especially. It really takes a village to raise your babies and despite the suffering and poverty I saw richness in their lives that we do not in the western world have. I know so many mommas (and dads for that matter) who are suffering quietly under the weight of feeling they are not enough. And I have felt sad for months about this disconnect. Reach out. Find your people. Find your village. Ask for help. How hard is asking for help? So hard some times. And yet there, women would hand their babies over to you and walk away and it wasn't always clear who the baby actually belonged to. They belonged to the village. So find your village and hold tight. That's what I learned. #liveintrepid

I am not a big fan of discussing my yoga practice. It's something I quietly dedicated myself to 12 years ago. It's the place I scratch the surface of my spirit and bang around trying to find the answers I don't know exist but I'm looking anyway. My mat is thick with sweat, blood and tears and sparkles from elodie's princess dress that refuse to shake loose. My practice is not filled with party tricks. I've struggled with some of the same poses for a decade and acknowledged my demons on the mat. Recently my practice has been a battle ground. And I have done everything to avoid seeing it. But then with a little help I surrendered somewhere and the pieces started coming together or falling apart. So that is what this shoot was about. Finding that balance asked of us. The push and pull of strength and softness. The ability to accept our shortcomings but acknowledge our limitless. Back and forth round and round. "Practice and all is coming.." Guruji

When you've got nothing to do and all day to do it

My most favourite time of day is sunrise. When the whole house is quiet and cool and the day is full of possibilities and maybe even a little magic.