A piece of white paper with the word 'photography' written in black ink.

I shoot on film, phone and DSLR — styling for editorial and product for ecommerce, web, email marketing and social formats.

I also do art direction for brands that need portraits or bigger brand stories told, matching the right photographer with the brand and then overseeing the shoot logistics and styling.

Behind the scenes of our photoshoot for Supernova Support with photographer Jaime Eliza | Film photo by Kate Ellen
Close-up of a large tree trunk with green ferns growing on it, surrounded by other dense greenery.
A sandy lakeside with a towel and a small cooler in the foreground, a seagull and a duck near the water, calm water with reflections, lush green trees and foliage in the background, and houses partially visible among the trees.
Behind the scenes of our photoshoot for Supernova Support with photographer Jaime Eliza | Film photo by Kate Ellen
A person holding a child in an outdoor setting with sunlight streaming through trees, creating a rainbow glare. A wooden table with bottles and glasses is in the foreground.
Behind the scenes of our photoshoot for Supernova Support with photographer Jaime Eliza | Film photo by Kate Ellen
A field of tall grass and plants with pinkish flowers, with trees and a cloudy sky in the background.
View of a grassy backyard scene through a wooden porch railing, featuring trees, a white heron, and remnants of a small outdoor fire pit.
A woman playing an acoustic guitar outdoors in a garden-like setting, with greenery and a wooden fence in the background, and a small dog looking up at her.
A large feather and five metal hair ties on dark, wet sand.
Interior view of a shop with wooden shelves holding small jars and signs, reflected sunlight on desks with books and plants, and a window showing clear blue sky and trees outside, decorated with pink and purple streamers.
Gold ring with a design resembling open hands or wings and a central clear gemstone, placed on a white fabric surface.
Collection of rings with diamonds arranged on a brown jewelry display, with a green cactus plant in the background.
A striped tablecloth with a red book, polaroid photos, and jewelry including a necklace, earrings, and a ring displayed on a ceramic tray.
Six sparkling diamond earrings arranged on white fabric, casting shadows and colorful reflections.
A potted plant with large green and purple leaves, a photograph of a person hugging a puppy, a red book titled 'all about love' by Bell Hooks, a small blue jewelry box, a pair of gold rings, and a green glass candle holder on a white surface
A close-up of a starfish camouflaged among dark green and brown seaweed and sandy beach particles.
Colorful glass vases of various shapes and sizes arranged on a wooden surface, casting shadows.
Person standing on a grassy hill with arms and one leg extended, posing against an overcast sky, wearing a checkered jacket, black pants, sunglasses, and a bright orange beanie.
Jewelry with rings and a bracelet on sandy ground near seashells.
Decorative wall sign with messages about inclusivity and belonging, placed above a wooden table with three vases containing single flowers, and a hanging planter with trailing plants near a window.
Three rings, one with pearls, one with diamonds, and one with an emerald, are placed around a heart-shaped seashell on sand.
A box of playing cards, with a hand-made, colorful, geometric design on the top card, labeled 'Star.' In the background, there is a book titled 'The Untamed Elemental' by Tasya Van Ree and a smaller booklet with a black and white spiral design.
Gold ring with a large blue gemstone and small clear diamonds in a pink velvet jewelry box next to white flowers.
Silver necklace with a round pendant featuring a central gemstone, resting on a light-colored fabric surface.
A bedside table next to a bed features a large book titled 'All About Love,' a photo of a woman outdoors, two gold rings, a glass of dark green beverage, a small blue box, and a potted green and pink plant. The bed has a striped pillow and a textured
A piece of driftwood, a gold ring with a gemstone, a seashell, and a large clear crystal on a sandy beach.
Person standing outside a boutique store called Wovekind, making a peace sign with their fingers and smiling.
Clear glass cup with colorful squiggly straw, against a neutral fabric background.
A handwritten note saying, 'the starving artist is a lie.'
A cartoon pig with pink skin, black eyes, and a small curly tail, standing on a black background.

Artists aren't bad at business.
They're visionaries.
Problem-solvers.
World-builders.

They imagine what doesn't exist yet.
Bring visions into reality.
See possibilities others miss.

That's dangerous to a system built on extraction. And why the myth of the starving artist persists—to keep artists disconnected from their agency.

Telling the people in our society who are the most tapped-in that they deserve to suffer for that very calling — who does that serve?

Because resourced artists don't reproduce systems of harm. They don't replicate the dominant economy.

They build new ones.

Economies based on reciprocity. Community. Abundance.

Less likely to hoard wealth.
More likely to create mutual aid.

To heal. Grow. Nurture. Protect. Include. Care. Love.

Most people are too colonized in their minds to imagine a new economy, let alone create one.

But artists hold the leverage point.

The same creativity that makes art can make exceptional entrepreneurship—but not for making more of the same.

It will build the next wave.
A new paradigm.
Something yet to be imagined.