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About Me:
My name is Katie West. I use my camera to lessen the need for therapy. It doesn't always work.

Please see my interests below in order to determine how much we have in common - which I'm sure is a lot!

About my photography:

The possibility to continually redefine one’s self is the primary motivation in my photography. My photography acts as therapy, and as such, continually reflects my self-exploration in an intimate, often vulnerable fashion. My photography can just as easily express explicit sexuality as it can intense loneliness. The presence of these and other themes in my work are not only personally relevant, but are also able to capture something I believe most people can identify with. My goal is to create an image that can be appreciated as both a great photograph but also as a moment in time that is recognized in the lives of those who view it.

Copyright Info:

All images and writing presented in this photostream are © Copyright Katie West and cannot be used without express written permission from Katie West.

I'm Female.

katiewest.ca
Toronto, Canada

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Katie West!'s public groups

hope & anchor All Ontario Provincial Parks This Week in Photography Art Poésie Musique Female Self-Portrait Artists' Support Group ;-) Holgagraphy 365 Days we're all mad here Fascination Street/The Cure inspirations!	Identity & self portraits Girls with knives BigBeers Vintage Hair For Dr. Joanne Six Word Story Diptychs Emotions Triptychs

A bit more about Katie West!...

Hometown:	The Landing, as in Holland Landing
Interests:	cats, photography, antiques, open spaces, sunny days, country drives, spaghetti, cotton candy, milk, comic books, old houses, places with character, organization, movies, the latest dance moves, laying in the sun, hanging out with my cats, making fruit juice, spinning salad, fried hot dogs, writing letters, wanting what i can't have, small things, travel size toiletries, self portraits, the smell of my grandparents house, the sound of whispers, rain in summer, reading more and more, irving layton, sex, synchronized swimming, white rooms, especially bathrooms, white sheets, monochromatic colour schemes, the smell of fresh laundry, my grandpa's front lawn, silence, purple clothes, cleanliness, coziness, sunny days, Star Trek, comic books, randomness, grocery shopping, dancing, The Cure, watching movies, monochromatic colour schemes, the Food Network, Canadian comedic television shows, Bruce Springsteen, road trips, the smell of old books, the Spice Girls, being naked, antique shopping, christmas lights
Favorite Books & Authors:	Leonard Cohen, Jack Kerouac, Francesca Lia Block, Virginia Woolf, Amanda Filipacchi, Andrew Vachss, Joyce Carol Oates, Warren Ellis, Margaret Atwood, Phillip Pullman, Elmore Leonard, Joey Comeau, Stephanie Meyers, J.R.R. Tolkien
Favorite Music & Artists:	The Cure

Testimonials

[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"

°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."

howyadoin says:
"Katie West.
Is the best."

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."

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."

Mark Velasquez Photography TOO says:
"You are and will continue to be one of my all-time favorite people online.

You are an inspiration."

lupicscreaciones 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."

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."

NebulaskiN says:
"amazing photographer and model,
such a great artist!"

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

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."

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"

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!"

dirtyfeet / MilkAtDawn says:
"she is a huge inspiration to me with her beauty and her style."

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

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

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

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'."

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"

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."

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."

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