"The crowd is h[er] element, as the air is that of birds and water of fishes. H[er] passion and h[er] profession are to become one flesh with the crowd. For the perfect flâneur, for the passionate spectator, it is an immense joy to set up house in the heart of the multitude, amid the ebb and flow of movement, in the midst of the fugitive and the infinite. To be away from home and yet to feel oneself everywhere at home; to see the world, to be at the centre of the world, and yet to remain hidden from the world—impartial natures which the tongue can but clumsily define."
— Charles Baudelaire, "The Painter of Modern Life", (New York: Da Capo Press, 1964). Orig. published in Le Figaro, in 1863.
katie is an urban explorer, obsessed particularly with elements of green infrastructure that attempt to harmonize city with nature. her photography captures her travels and her viewpoint as the detached spectator.
her life thus far has been a series of experiments, delving into one passion after another. she enjoys creating, reading, studying, thrifting, cooking, strategizing, walking, and fixing the incongruencies between objective and reality (such as why does one have to pull up on toilet flush handles designed to save water when one is accustomed to pushing down?).
katie has a bachelors degree in mathematics and environmental studies with supplementary life education from mom and dad, pinterest, and NPR podcasts.