A woman with light brown hair wearing a taupe short sleeve sweater leaning on a chair with a checkered blanket draped over it, looking to the side with a slight smile.

meet Award Winning Dance Photographer, Kat Stiennon…

kat stiennon, ceo of kat’s photography, is a premier dance photographer. she is award winning and internationally published, with outstanding testimonials from her clients. kat's knowledge of aesthetics, and her faster than average reaction time, produces: bold, moody, dramatic, dynamic, creative, elegant, & artistic photographs.

it was love at first sight when kat got her 1980s fisher price camera. since then, photography has been a big passion in her life. kat studied b&w film photography in college. although she went digital, kat still loves monochromatic photographs. in 2013, she first photographed professional ballet dancers. at which time, she found her purpose and established kat’s photography.

kat has 30+ years of dance study, a friendly disposition, and professionalism. she has been trusted by dancers for over a decade.

A woman with glasses wearing a brown ruffled blouse holding black and white photos in front of a beige background, with four printed photographs floating around her.
A woman standing among white curtains, wearing a beige sleeveless sweater and gray pants, with one hand on her hip and the other resting on a wooden chair draped with a plaid scarf.
Woman sitting on the floor amid scattered photographs and a camera, with a plain beige wall in the background.

featured in…

awards & print

international photography awards, px3 awards, monochrome awards, lindsay adler’s creators competition, shutterbug magazine “picture this: capturing action” & dance magazine “25 to watch.”

social media & promotional

new york city ballet, joffrey ballet, giordano dance chicago, water street dance milwaukee, madison ballet, brown girls do ballet, danceland, broadway world, & an assortment of dance-wear companies.

exhibits & entertainment

momca gallery night at kendra scott gives back, in the permanent collections of uw health, the px3 and state of the world exhibitions, and used by floating point fx in the movie "patriots day."

kat stiennon photographs with her heart. professional dancers are photographed either gratis or at a very minimal cost. her fine art ballet prints have raised thousands of dollars, via silent auctions: for dance, disabilities, women, and children’s charities. kat began her charity mini sessions in 2020 with "the covid ballet project," supporting american red cross covid relief. she has donated her time as a photographer for make-a-wish wisconsin. kat has volunteered with various dance and art organizations. moreover, she is a photography educator and mentor. all done with love.

humanitarian work…