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There are occasions that illustrate the significant markers of a person’s or family’s life experience: reunions, birthdays, weddings, engagements, high and college graduations, sporting competitions, holidays, military retirement, vacations, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Quinceaneras. From birth to passing, each of us is a collection of moments that define and illustrate who we are.

Intuitively, personably, respectfully, and sensitively, I create visual mementos and a historic record that extends beyond one lifetime, becoming part of your family’s legacy. When I work with you and your family, my genuine perspective is that I have a sacred duty to serve you and your loved ones.

Love is love. I am honored to photograph people of all backgrounds and traditions.

I offer packages that include the session, my post production on your images so they look beautiful, two sets of the digital files, and personal use licensing. I create prints and albums when you wish. Documenting an event, you and I will discuss the significance of the gathering, the special people who will be attending, and the general schedule which gives me a doorway to knowing what to anticipate. During your event, I work with 2 cameras attached to my body so that I am in an instance able to capture the global mood of the entire room or an intimate private moment between two people.

This is an excerpt from a family’s testimonial regarding my services:

Kathleen’s work on my husband’s military retirement exceeded our EVERY expectation! We had two separate events that required photography. She was more than willing to set up a fee arrangement and schedule to accommodate both the ceremony and evening reception. From the very initial communication, she exuded professionalism and an intent to understand what we needed. I was put at ease that she truly understood us, and what we needed to capture this very significant life event. Her ability to seamlessly document every candid and special moment is like nothing I’ve ever experienced. She prides herself on capturing the essence of an event and that she did! Her dedication to her craft as an artist makes her photography that much more special. Our friends and family all commented on how we all felt like we’d known her forever, and she fit right in. This enabled her to capture the authenticity of moments. We all were continually amazed at how it appeared she was everywhere at once.”

Please reach me directly through my Contact page to discuss your personal and family photography needs and upcoming events.

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Family

To review Kathleen's full portfolio or to discuss your specific photography needs. Please contact Kathleen Dreier Photography for a complimentary consultation.

Rachel tears up while her father gives a touching toast during hers and Daniel's wedding reception at The Wright House in Tucson, Arizona on 04/06/24. Image by Kathleen Dreier Photography.
A little boy reacts with a sly smile when Rachel, the bride, hands him her flower bouquet, while her newlywed husband Daniel laughs at the exchange between them. The wedding took place at The Wright House, a downtown Tucson small event space and AirBnB. Photography by Kathleen Dreier Photography.
The father of the bride and a child sit together on the bench at the base of the stairs inside The Wright House in Tucson while they wait for the bride to come down for her wedding ceremony. Image by Kathleen Dreier.
Daniel with his groomsmen inside the pool game room at The Wright House in Tucson, Arizona. This image was taken right before Daniel's wedding to Rachel. Image by Kathleen Dreier Photography.
Photo of Rachel and Daniel's wedding details at The Wright House in Tucson, Arizona, including rings, flowers, fragrance, earrings and tie. Image by Kathleen Dreier.
Lauren's University of Arizona graduation portrait session in front of the historic Old Main administration building in Tucson, Arizona. Image by Kathleen Dreier Photography.
Lauren's University of Arizona graduation portrait session in front of the historic Old Main administration building in Tucson, Arizona. Image by Kathleen Dreier Photography.
Lauren's University of Arizona graduation portrait session in front of the historic Old Main administration building in Tucson, Arizona. Image by Kathleen Dreier Photography.
Lauren's University of Arizona graduation portrait session in front of the historic Old Main administration building in Tucson, Arizona. Image by Kathleen Dreier Photography.
Mother, Saundra and her son embrace during their holiday portrait session at Limberlost Park in Tucson, Arizon with Kathleen Dreier Photography.
The Solis family from Tucson, Arizona have a holiday portrait session at Limberlost Park with Kathleen Dreier Photography. Pictured are the grandparents, their daughter and 2 grand-daughters.
The Solis family from Tucson, Arizona have a holiday portrait session at Limberlost Park with Kathleen Dreier Photography. Pictured are the grandparents, their daughter and 2 grand-daughters.
During the Solis Family holiday portrait session at Limberlost Park in Tucson, AZ, photographer Kathleen Dreier captures the grandparents holding hands as they walk in the park.
Melissa poses for a business head shot near the water at Agua Caliente Park in Tucson Arizona before her daughter Kassian's prom event. Image by Kathleen Dreier Photography.
Kassian and her mother pose near the water at Agua Caliente Park in Tucson Arizona before Kassian's prom event. Image by Kathleen Dreier Photography.
Kassian poses in front of the waterfront at Agua Caliente Park in Tucson Arizona before her prom event. Image by Kathleen Dreier Photography.
Jennifer O'Neill, psychotherapist and owner of  Beautiful Little Things boutique gifted herself a special portrait session at Gates Pass in Tucson, Arizona with Kathleen Dreier Photography.
Dr. Jennifer O'Neill gifted herself a sunset portrait session at Gates Pass in Tucson to celebrate her birthday in style.
First time parents, Lylah and Carl embrace and hold their son, Jack, taken during a family sunset portrait session at DeGrazia In The Sun in Tucson Arizona. Image by Kathleen Dreier Photography.
First time parents, Lylah and Carl walk together and hold their son, Jack, taken during a family sunset portrait session at DeGrazia In The Sun in Tucson Arizona. Image by Kathleen Dreier Photography.
Huxhold family and graduation sunset portrait session at DeGrazia In The Sun in Tucson, Arizona. Image © Kathleen Dreier Photography.
Huxhold family and graduation sunset portrait session at DeGrazia In The Sun in Tucson, Arizona. Image © Kathleen Dreier Photography.
Huxhold family and graduation sunset portrait session at DeGrazia In The Sun in Tucson, Arizona. Image © Kathleen Dreier Photography.
Paul's high school graduation portrait session at De Grazia in The Sun in Tucson, Arizona. I like to engage seniors in determining the types of portrait they want. Some don't want to smile a lot and that's perfectly ok. Down-to-earth or formal, I honor each person's preference. Image by Kathleen Dreier Photography.
Paul's high school graduation portrait session at De Grazia in The Sun in Tucson, Arizona. I like to engage seniors in determining the types of portrait they want. Some don't want to smile a lot and that's perfectly ok. Down-to-earth or formal, I honor each person's preference. Image by Kathleen Dreier Photography.
Paul's high school graduation portrait session at De Grazia in The Sun in Tucson, Arizona. I like to engage seniors in determining the types of portrait they want. Some don't want to smile a lot and that's perfectly ok. Down-to-earth or formal, I honor each person's preference. Image by Kathleen Dreier Photography.
Paul's high school graduation portrait session at De Grazia in The Sun in Tucson, Arizona. I like to engage seniors in determining the types of portrait they want. Some don't want to smile a lot and that's perfectly ok. Down-to-earth or formal, I honor each person's preference. Image by Kathleen Dreier Photography.
Lt. Colonel Jay Martin who served in the Air Force for nearly 23 years celebrated his retirement with his colleagues and family on Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson Arizona. Image by Kathleen Dreier Photography.
Lt. Colonel Jay Martin who served in the Air Force for nearly 23 years celebrated his retirement with his colleagues and family on Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson Arizona. Image by Kathleen Dreier Photography.
Lt. Colonel Jay Martin who served in the Air Force for nearly 23 years celebrated his retirement with his colleagues and family on Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson Arizona. Image by Kathleen Dreier Photography.
Keefe family portrait session in Tucson, Arizona by Kathleen Dreier Photography
Hila and her son participate in a holiday portrait session at Limberlost Park in Tucson, Arizona with Kathleen Dreier Photography.
Kay and Nathan have a pregnancy portrait session just days before Kay gave birth to their first child. The session was held at Gates Pass in Tucson, Arizona and photography was done by Kathleen Dreier.
Early Sunday morning portrait session with mother Lakilia and daughter Eman at Agua Caliente Park in Tucson, AZ.
Once a year, I offer a day where people can have a mini-session and pay whatever they like. This is a portrait from that session.
Nabhahn's sister gave him a portrait session as a college graduation gift. This image was created at DeGrazia In The Sun, Tucson AZ.
Engagement session in the desert.
Wedding portraits at sunset.
This child has rare condition called Epidermolysis Bullosa in which blisters form all over the skin. Her parents asked Kathleen to photograph the 4-hour process of bathing and rebandaging her body. It is a privilege to document such intimate aspects of a family’s life.
Capturing the details of each wedding creates visual mememtos that will last for the rest of the couple’s lives.
Pets are beloved family members.
Troy and Mary’s friends surprise them with a paint powder celebration during their wedding rehearsal.
Using my portable indoor/outdoor studio set up.
Mother and daughter portrait session at the local zoo.
Adding artistic effects that enhance natural elements such as lens sun flares.
Love is love. Kathleen honors all couples.
Some of the best family portraits are completely unplanned and uncomposed. The three little daughters were not interested in posing, sitting still or smiling, not one bit.
Intimate family moment between daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (who has dementia).
Sensing the dynamics of the group she is photographing as well as incorporating the uniqueness of the available environment, Kathleen playfully creates spontaneous portraits such as this party of groomsmen.
Kathleen saw this mother and her children carrying a couch down the street from her house and asked if she could take their portrait.
Desert sunset family portrait session.

Testimonials

- James F. Palka, 2011 Pulitzer Prize nominated event photographer

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.

- Thomas Barr, Vice President of Business Development, Local First Arizona

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.

- Catherine Shaw, Marketing Director, Northstar Travel Group

Working with Kathleen to capture our 3-day corporate event was a delight. Kathleen took the time to understand our event format, mission and goals. She was professional, timely and communicative, and of course returned quality images! We will certainly be working with her again.

- Tyler Bunhus, Business Development Resources, INC

Kathleen did an amazing job helping capture our company conference in Tucson! She was very communicative throughout the entire process and put myself and our team at ease. We came away from the event with amazing photo content to help promote our future events! I would highly recommend working with Kathleen as we look forward to working with her again in the future.

- Michael Rozin, Owner and Chief Instructor, Krav Maga Minnesota

The training we do at Krav Maga Minnesota is designed to teach people the skills they need to defend themselves in real life situations. It is intense and empowering. As the owner of Krav Maga Minnesota, I wanted images that conveyed the spirit of what we do and how we do it, and Kathleen's photos truly captured it all. She took the time to observe and understand our approach, and the resulting images tell a story that we couldn't tell in words alone. We are really grateful for Kathleen's expertise and vision.

- Marco Colbert, Race Director Tucson Bicycle Classic

I'm certainly glad we engaged Kathleen Dreier to photograph the third stage of the 2022 Tucson Bicycle Classic!  Her gallery of photos was wonderful and truly captured the spirit of the event as we requested her to do.  Kathleen's photos depicted bike racers and their families and friends having fun - which is exactly what our event was all about.  Kathleen was great to work with and satisfied the "shot list" that we gave to her.  She delivered the photos promptly after the event, and I know that she spent a lot of time curating the photos after the event.  The proof is in the pudding, I think.  Kathleen's photos of the TBC have already been viewed over 125,000 times!  We are looking forward to working with Kathleen again in 2023!

- Lindsay Dreyer, OSA International INC

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!

- 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.

- James Owen, Vice-President, Edison Electric Institute

Kathleen’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.

- Lindsay Dreyer, OSA International, Inc.

We were in urgent need of a photographer as ours had cancelled 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!

- Jill Lorenzini, Tucson Desert Harvesters

Kathleen Dreier is a photographer for the people. She invests her creativity into every project she does to best serve her community and to shed light on issues of importance. I hired Kathleen to photograph my sun-print art for an event and she provided amazing images to support this work. For many years she has photographed Tucson's All Soul's Procession, bringing this iconic event to life with colorful captures and a heartfelt way of seeing people and places. Kathleen is a true collaborator, working closely with other artists and change-makers to uplift her community and spark constructive conversation and thought. I admire women creatives who forge their own path and work hard to make the world a better place. Kathleen is one of them. I highly recommend her photography work.

- Alissa Blanchard, Watermark Retirement Communities

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.

- Kylie Walzak, Cyclovia Tucson Event Coordinator, Living Streets Alliance

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.

- Eileen Wittman McLeod, Executive Director, STEP Student Expedition Program

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.

- David Seeber, Marketing Director, Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance

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!

- Act One Arizona

Kathleen absolutely knocked it out of the park! She photography a work event for our non-profit organization and the photos are stunning! She was so easy to work with and great at communications! We will work with her again and again!

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