About Kate Harnedy Photography
Kate Harnedy is a documentary and visual journalist based out of Portland/Eugene Oregon and Chicago Illinois. She is drawn to documenting community, alternative lifestyles and social change. She is also skilled in environmental portraitre, and intrigued by the visual relationship between a person and their surroundings.
Many images available for licensing and fine art prints. High-resolution versions available.
Email kateharnedyphotography@yahoo.com for inquiries.
Kate is available for the following:
-Documentary Projects
-Portrait Sessions
-Commisioned work
-Collaboration and unique artistic endevors
-Editoral work for print and web usage
- Work with NGOs and non-profit organizations
-Live music/performance photography
-Commercial work including (but not llimited to) portraits, headshots, promotional shoots, weddings, and events
-Design/Promotional work
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Many images on this website are available for print orders. If you would like to speak with Kate in deatil about her Fine Art collection or Fine Art Photographic Cards, please contact kateharnedyphotography[at]yahoo.com.
Artist Statement - Community Project
After documenting various community situations such as urban community houses and Rainbow Gatherings, I was drawn to Oregon to explore intentional community and sustainable living the Pacific Northwest is widely known for. I started with Alpha Farm: Alpha not only means “beginning,” but this community is one of the longest sustaining communities of its kind in the country. What started as a month long visit turned into a two year residency, and the chance to document moments of community living throughout the changes in the seasons. Spending time as an active participant in community gave me insight and understanding that enhanced my documentation. I also had access to the quiet moments that tell a story and portray a feeling.
I intend to focus on community and sustainable living long term. Along with established rural communes, such as Alpha Farm, I also will document spontaneous and temporary communities, such as Rainbow Gatherings, homeless camps, and urban community houses. I will continue to document communities in the Oregon Coast Range, but also intend to travel and show that this lifestyle exists all over the country. Communities are reflections of cultural differences and similarities in different regions of the country.
Life at Alpha Farm Collection Recognition
-Solo show at Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (DIVA) in Eugene Oregon July-August 2009
-Press for DIVA show in The Register-Guard Eugene Oregon August 2009
-Collection aquired by University of Oregon Special Collections July of 2010
-Blue Sky's Pacific Northwest Photography Viewing Drawers, Portland, Oregon, Juried selection 2012
If you are interested in supporting the continuation of this project, contact Kate at kateharnedyphotography[at]yahoo.com.