Art On The Precipice

I’ll make this short and sweet: thanks to all the amazing clients, collaborators and crew who made 2023 such a memorable year! I’m so excited for what the next year will bring, and look forward to sharing it with you. Best wishes to you in 2024!

(This blog entry is reposted from the previous incarnation of the blog, published 2022) Amidst the pandemic, an interesting trend has made a comeback: the speakeasy. It’s unclear just exactly what has sparked this resurgence—perhaps the pandemic has created a desire for novelty. Maybe our collective lack of intimacy has prompted a demand for these rebellious confined and secluded spaces. Or maybe…

Did you know… …that the steepest street in the world is Baldwin Street, located in Dunedin, New Zealand? Measuring at 35% grade, it’s a doozy to walk up (I should know, I’ve done it!) I’ll keep this one short and sweet. Five years ago, I came up with the idea of a woman pushing a car up a steep hill in a…

I’m very excited to announce that from October 2023 to April 2024 I’ll be temporarily relocating to New Zealand! I’ll of course be back and forth to the US for work, but will be taking the opportunity for some travel and exploration (while conveniently escaping a northern hemisphere winter).  If you are located in NZ/AUS and would like to discuss any projects—please…

I tend to go through phases of what interests me photographically, but there are certain things I find myself being drawn back to again and again. Years ago I did a photo series called “Imaginarium” which focused on the limitless imagination of kids. Throughout this summer, I found myself gravitating once more to themes of youth and surrealism. I like to think…

Today’s blog was featured on APhotoEditor’s site on 9/28/2023. I’ve copied all the content over to here but here’s a link back to the original post in case you want to see the original publication: https://aphotoeditor.com/2023/09/28/the-art-of-the-personal-project-kate-woodman-5/ Sometimes you spend days, weeks or even months preparing for photo shoots…and sometimes you make magic in 2 hours with no plan at all. I met Bryan…

One of the things I love about photography is the ability to explore an endless number of ideas through different styles, characters and locations. My interests are varied and have shifted greatly over my career, but the things that compel me the most—that I keep getting pulled back to—are nostalgia, architecture and story. This image mashes all of these together in the…

Back in May, I received an email from Jen Rowe, the director of The Theater Company here in Portland, asking me if I’d like to shoot some promotional imagery for a new play called “California” by Trish Harnetiaux.  Jen had a few ideas for the hero shot but also wanted to capture some creative portraits of our cast, so I asked her…

Today I want to share with a very special photoshoot I was commissioned to do for two incredible actors, Brian Sutherland and his daughter Rhythm. I met Brian and Rhythm when I was casting for my first short film, and immediately fell in love with their energy and the dynamic that they had between them. When Brian approached me about a shoot…

There’s something about being by water that brings a sense of comfort to me. Growing up on the east coast a stone’s throw from the Atlantic with summers spent on Cape Cod, my childhood frequently revolved around water based activities. From building sand castles at the beach to swimming at the pond, tubing the estuary or canoeing the river, these aquatic adventures shaped…