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Hello my name is Karin.<\/p>\nHello my name is Karin.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s my goal to create\u00c2\u00a0images that convey authentic moments and raw emotions in a beautiful and artful way.<\/p>\n
We can plan an adventure at the top of a mountain or we can hang out in the intimacy of your own home \u2013 wherever your life and loved ones are, whatever stage of\u00c2\u00a0life you are in, I\u2019d love to capture you where you are.<\/p>\n
And if you wanted to know a little about me, here is the backstory.\u00c2\u00a0I\u2019ve loved photography for as long as I can remember but I never considered it for a career.<\/p>\n
My father owned and operated an ethnic newspaper and encouraged me to take an active role in the emerging technologies at his newspaper. Working at his small business, I learned desktop publishing, advertising design and website development and design and I learned how to manage a small business\u2019 IT needs. In the meantime, I was completing my post secondary education: a Business Management diploma and a Computer Information Systems diploma. For there I went on to have a career as a website developer and a web team manager commuting to Vancouver daily.<\/p>\n
I became pregnant and in 2007, we had a beautiful baby boy, Noah.\u00c2\u00a0It sounds clich\u00c3\u00a9 but my life changed forever. I didn\u2019t know how to be a stay-at-home mom. I needed something to occupy my time between naps and diaper changes. So I studied. I studied photography. I took a workshop. I read a pile of books. I joined some small forums. And I practised and I posted my work and I asked for critique. Pretty soon people were asking me to photograph their families and weddings. I have had amazing years in\u00c2\u00a0business and I have had tough years in business. But I ALWAYS always give 100% to my clients and to my work.<\/p>\n
Fast facts about me: child of God, mom of 4, wife to a good man, only child with 9 sibling-in-laws, coffee lover,\u00c2\u00a0born and raised in the PNW, residing\u00c2\u00a0in Abbotsford, BC Canada.<\/p>\n
This website is the place where you can find images from the most recent photo sessions and all the way back to my early days as a photographer. Occasionally I also share photos of my personal life.<\/p>\n