Katie Yuen

Katie Yuen is a senior photography major at Tyler School of Art. 

She has been photographing since she was twelve years old, but did not start seriously photographing until her sophomore year of college. She loved to paint but wanted to make images without the mess and time that came with making paintings, and with that, her love for photography blossomed. Her biggest inspirations are commercial photographers. She admires the photographer-client relationship they have and she wanted to create similar beautiful imagery, capture important moments in other people’s lives, and grow her own business just like them.

Katie’s work can be described as quiet, sentimental, and personal. She most enjoys photographing the body because it is a timeless subject and something everyone can relate to. “There are endless opportunities for uniqueness and quirks that are beautiful because they are what make us human.” She has also lately been interested in people and their belongings in their own personal spaces – how they choose to display things, what they choose to display, their choices in books and objects and how those things help define their personality. Katie is just a people person and loves learning about each individual she encounters. In her free time, Katie runs her own photography business, shooting weddings and portraits.

In a world where Katie can be anything she wants, she would love to create work that is big, beautiful, and extensive, not constrained by any budget or space. She would also love to teach – to share her knowledge with others and inspire people and help them find something they want to create.

“Whether it’s on a small scale or large scale, I think I’m meant to work with people in some capacity larger than showing my work in galleries or working for individual clients forever.”

 

Written by Mia Casoli