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Meet Kathleen

Visually telling the story of
our family, business and community

A white woman with shoulder-length hair, standing holding her camera in both hands. She is wearing a diamond-pattern jumpsuit withe a 3/4 sleeve black over wrap.

About

Thank you for visiting. I am a Tucson-based photographer who cherishes building a relationship with each of my clients. I am committed to documenting the story of your business, community and family in a way that is thorough, authentic, respectful and fun. You will find me hard-working, adaptable to your changing event needs, trustworthy, reliable and discreet.

In addition to providing individual and multi-day event coverage, I do portraiture, personal projects and ongoing assignments. I look forward to speaking directly with you about your vision and how I can help you create it. My work is influenced from my previous professional social work career which exposed me continuously to social issues, developed my sensitivity to the broad nature of human experience, and now allows me a unique doorway to establishing rapport with and understanding the dynamics of my photography subjects.

A master who has inspired my style directly is Mary Ellen Mark, whom I had the distinct honor to study with in 2015 shortly before she died. Other masters who inspire me include Pete Souza, David Humes Kennerly, Kate Breakey, Ibarionex Perello, Audra Melton, Vivian Maier, Dorothea Lange, Agnes Varda, Sebastiao Salgado, Danny Lyons, Matthew Jordan Smith, and Sam Abell.

My work has been published in dozens of online and print media including: Washington Post, BBC, USA Today, Zeke Magazine, Zocalo Magazine, Orphan Wisdom, The Art of Dying, We Are All America, Living Streets Alliance, Southwest Folk Alliance, and Visit Tucson. My resume and testimonials are available upon request.

Currently, I am working on a long term, largely self-funded photo essay series entitled Voices of Race with the intention to amplify the voices of our BIPOC communities and to be a call to action to white people to be social change agents. Please reach out if you would like to participate or sponsor this effort.

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Testimonials

The Wayland Group

Kathleen Dreier was an absolute pleasure to work with! She captured so many memories for us during our corporate event; it was like reliving the event over moment by moment when scrolling through the photos. She did not miss an opportunity to capture our team and was an absolute joy to work with. We look forward to when we are able to collaborate with her again.

Scott McFarlane

Our cycling team had a great time working with Kathleen Dreier Photography. Her professionalism made a long day easy and her ability to provide us with a huge aesthetic range of photos was impressive. If you’re in Tucson, get in touch!

Owner/Director, Floyd’s Pro Cycling

James Owen

Kathleen captured the emotions, the authenticity, and the coKathleen’s energy and professionalism made our jobs easier on-site. She is a very talented photographer who engaged well with our group, culminating in some great photos that we have shared our members.

Vice-President, Edison Electric Institute

Thomas Barr

Kathleen is an incredible photographer to work with. She was punctual, professional, and delivered incredibly high-quality photos for our annual conference. We were impressed by her commitment to edit her first day of photos immediately so we could provide feedback for the 2nd day of our conference. While we didn’t have much to tell her to change as the photos were impressive and just what we needed, we appreciated her hard work and commitment to our event. I highly recommend working with Kathleen as she brings the top level of professionalism to your business needs.

Vice-President, Edison Electric Institute

Lindsay Dreyer

We were in urgent need of a photographer as ours had canceled at the last minute. We found Kathleen’s number through an acquaintance. She squeezed our event, which started the evening we called her, after having already worked a whole day at a previously booked shoot. With very little guidance, Kathleen went to work. She captured a wonderful variety of images of our conference, including some amazing photo-journalistic shots of the attendees, speakers, and ambiance. We’ll definitely be reaching out for her photography skills again!

OSA International, Inc

Alissa Blanchard

We were lucky enough to have Kathleen photograph our annual summit this year! She is meticulous and friendly and produced everything we asked for in the highest quality! We will work with her again in the future.

Watermark Retirement Communities

Kylie Walzak

Kathleen is wonderful to work with. Her rare gift for capturing the emotion and energy of the human spirit makes her work stand out. Kathleen has been one of Cyclovia’s official event photographers since the event started and each year her images tell the beautiful human stories of the day.

Living Streets Alliance, Cyclovia Tucson Event Coordinator

Eileen Wittman McLeod

Kathleen Dreier has been an absolute joy to work with. Her professionalism and clear communication upfront is beautifully paired with her warmth and easy going personality in person. We used her to photograph two events so far for our STEP Scholars and we’ll definitely continue to use her services over and over again. She was able to capture the little moments at our events without ever seeming intrusive and wonderfully managed a huge group for the big moments as well. The photos we received have been super well organized and are stunning. I can’t say enough about her! Tucson is so lucky to have her.

Executive Director, STEP Student Expedition Program

James F. Palka

I consider Kathleen Dreier to be one of the finest event photographers in the whole Tucson area. She was the first person who came to mind when Getty Images asked if I knew another photographer in town with whom to share a commercial assignment.

2011 Pulitzer Prize-nominated event photographer

David Seeber

As Marketing Manager for the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance, I hired Kathleen Dreier to photograph our 9th Annual Salsa, Tequila & Taco Challenge. In the past, we have always struggled to get truly incredible photos from this event due to difficult lighting conditions, weather issues, tight pathways & large crowds. Kathleen went above & beyond to ensure we got more than just the usual event photos, she gave us photos that told a story, felt artistic & intentional, while also feeling like they captured a split second moment that few other photographers would’ve seen. As a photographer myself, I truly appreciate the extra time put into framing & editing in particular. I would strongly recommend her for your next event!

Marketing Director, Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance

To review Kathleen's full portfolio or to discuss your specific photography needs,

Please contact Kathleen Dreier Photography for a complimentary consultation.

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