About Katie West! / Katie West  

Katie West!'s favorite photos from other Flickr members (2,368)

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Testimonials (23)

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  vtography says:

  "Miss West is the bravest person I know."

  10th August, 2009

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  Brady ♥ says:

  "I have followed Katie's stream for quite a while and I don't mind admitting, I have been a bit daunted in writing a testimonial so far, she is such a star ! But now I am drunk and I want to talk about how great I think she is. Really, this girl has it going on. She is honest and so unselfconscious, lacking in vanity ,and appears so comfortable in her own skin, she is constantly an inspiration to me. Her talent is beyond description actually. The internet is a funny place, I know I don't know people whose work I follow on here, but Katie is one who through her photos I wish I had a friend in my life like her. Cool, open, honest and real, and a fellow twilight obsessee. A self portrait heroine."

  8th July, 2009

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  [Ligeia] says:

  "Without Katie, flickr wouldn't be the same.
  
  Seriously, this girl knows how to express her emotions in every single shot she does. Her stream is beautiful, inspiring, emotional and FUCKING amazing. So don't bother reading and go to see it with your eyes.
  
  never change missy
  xoxo
  Eva"

  17th June, 2009

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  °IchBinEinBaum° says:

  "what can i say? i have been following katie for about 3-4 years now and still one of the first things i do on flickr is check whether she has uploaded. thats how madly in love i am with her (photos). just go check out her stream because she is fantastic, funny and sexy and mad and vulnerable and brave and gorgeous and strong and soft and pretty and dirty and muhc much more beacue katie does not fit in a box. well literally she might."

  5th June, 2009

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  howyadoin says:

  "Katie West.
  Is the best."

  2nd March, 2009

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  paprairplane says:

  "without question, one of my absolute favorite finds ever on this tangled webbery image machine. she is both honest and daring in her photography and comes across as someone you'd love to call a friend."

  26th November, 2008

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  Jack Scoresby says:

  "Katie West is the best part of Flickr.
  
  There's no photographer here who better combines skill, imagination, and beauty with such a raw and overwhelming feeling of honesty and openness to the entire world. Katie's photos are like reading her mind, and her words are often no less beautiful and inspiring. The only thing that truly does her work justice is looking at it for yourself, because her photos have the unique and admirable ability to capture a person's soul in every aspect, and it's such a wonderful and beautiful person's soul at that.
  
  My favorite photographer, my most inspiring inspiration, an epic goddamn human being, and one of my most valuable friends, Katie West is the definition of an artist, and her works are essential to the development of the artist inside us all."

  29th August, 2008

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  Mark Velasquez Photography TOO says:

  "You are and will continue to be one of my all-time favorite people online.
  
  You are an inspiration."

  19th August, 2008

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  lu 路 says:

  "Not only a beauty but an intelligent sensitive young woman.
  Simply my favorite model/photographer on flickr.
  J'adore her selfies and, above all, her nudes.
  J'adore her ART."

  14th December, 2007

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  Sick Sad M!kE says:

  "Watch her photostream once, and you will return everyday to see if she already uploaded something new. Her art is addictive."

  19th March, 2007

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  www.Nebulaskin.com says:

  "amazing photographer and model,
  such a great artist!"

  23rd February, 2007

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  MissLoriBlair says:

  "the kind of girl who inspires forever love, one to watch and keep close always
  xoxox"

  16th February, 2007

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  Mark Velasquez Photography says:

  "One of the best photographers on Flickr, but probably anywhere else, as well. Creative, honest, always willing to try something new, doesn't seem to care what others think. These are the qualities it takes to be truly great, which she is.
  
  You inspire me endlessly, so thank you."

  14th December, 2006

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  Vladimir Vera says:

  "she's always give me beautiful images full of art. She's got a perfect sense of the moment, and walk between the erotic and the dark. Her photos have the perfect tempo of beauty and sensuality"

  27th November, 2006

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  mills70 says:

  "Katie is a complete chameleon. If I lived in her part of the world, I'm sure I could walk past her every day and not know about her life on Flickr. And that's part of her point, I think. She is brave and adventurous in her nudes, but her portraits are equally, if not more, fascinating. She also seems to have a good sense of humor, judging by some of the photos on here!"

  30th October, 2006

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  dirtyfeet says:

  "she is a huge inspiration to me with her beauty and her style."

  23rd October, 2006

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  Anthony Brennan on Flickr says:

  "A great inspiration. Katie West: Visit for the boobs, stay for the heart."

  22nd October, 2006

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  Theremina says:

  "I asked water, and she gave me milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish."

  22nd August, 2006

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  ejholmes says:

  "I just plain, old fashioned, truly admire this girl. enough said. purely brilliant and confident. yup."

  6th June, 2006

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  sxyblkmn says:

  "katie west rocks like a 9.5 earthquake.
  
  she makes me stop being lazy and go out and shoot.
  
  keep rockin' katie, keep rockin'."

  26th April, 2006

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  angryf says:

  "what can I say.. Katie West inspires me to do art... her presence here on Flickr means that I create more of what I think is beautiful because of her beauty... keep it up"

  17th April, 2006

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  Serjöga says:

  "A very important aspect of Avolare’s portraits is that they are free of narcissism. The photographs do not signal obsession with one's self or even separation of gender. The viewer is included and can relate to the expressions. This may be the reason why it’s so easy to be attracted to Katie’s valuable set of images. Also, it seems that her ideas exist before the images. This may indicate a strong determination at her fairly young age. Whether photographing or photographed Avolare is a natural born artist."

  13th April, 2006

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  jrblackwell says:

  "Avolare is a thousand stories. She is a billion points of light. She is laughing at you. She is sympathetic. She doesn't know you at all. Avolare is a template, Avolare is the shadow, Avolare belongs to herself, Avolare is what you are looking for. She is a master of disguise. She is hiding nothing."

  20th March, 2006

Joined:

January 2005

Hometown:

Holland Landing

Currently:

Toronto, Canada

I am:

Female

Website:

katiewest.ca