Freelance photojournalist/documentary photographer
based in Toronto, Ontario.
CONTACT:
katycatchpole4@outlook.com
416-527-4811
instagram @run.ing.around
Kat Catchpole is a queer, Toronto-based documentary photographer and photojournalist with over 3 years experience. They are interested in documenting stories about identity, community, social justice and activism and how these areas intersect. Since the beginning of 2024, Kat has been documenting Toronto's queer skateboarding community.
Their work has been featured in NOW Magazine and the AGO website. In May 2024, Kat competed in the Ontario Skills Competition for Photography, placing 5th overall.
Exhibitions
Xposé 2025 | CAPIC’s National Fine Art Photography Exhibition | Photographic work from the series “These Roots are Strong” | Todmorden Papermill Gallery, Toronto | June 4–29
CONTACT Photography Festival 2025 | Open Call /Group Exhibition |
Centennial College Photography Program | Billy Bishop Airport May 2 – May 12
https://thecentennialcollegephotographyprogramsac.pixieset.com/2025contactphotographyfestivalcentennialcollegephotographyprogramgallery/
CONTACT Photography Festival 2024 | Open Call /Group Exhibition | Centennial College Photography Program | CF Sherway Gardens May 6-12, 2024 Photographic works entitled “Every Rose Has Its Bone” & “Pancake Dinner”
Trinity Square Video and Vtape | VIDEO FEVER 2022 “Lapse” (video, slide projection) | August 12th, 2022, Toronto, ON
ArtSpace – Cultural Studies Student Show “Lapse” (video, slide projection), June 18th – September 30th, 2022, Peterborough ON
ArtSpace – CULTURE X: BODIES IN NATURE, BODIES ONLINE “Own Undoing” Video (digital, colour, sound) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcna_PnpZNo June 2 – Aug. 31, 2021, Peterborough ON
AGOINSIDER Exhibitions - “Who’s Afraid Of Their Own Shadow” featured on https://ago.ca/agoinsider/fathers-resilience - June 16, 2021
Education
2018-2022
Trent University - Bachelor of Arts, Honours Degree, Cultural Studies (Integrated Arts specialization)/ Gender & Women’s/Social Justice Studies
2023-2025
Centennial College - Diploma of Photography, Honours