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Me and Maggie

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Hanging with the sea lions on the Galapagos Islands

Meet Cat

Photographer, Digital Creator, Storyteller

Cat, is short for Catherine, since moving to Canada in 2007 it has become a friendly, familiar name I like to go by. I was born and grew up in South West London, UK. While we didn't have rescue dogs we did have unwanted Chihuahuas which were bred as show dogs but didn't make the cut. We had 4 Chihuahuas and 1 Japanese Chin called Teddy. A few had medical problems such as epilepsy and one had a hole in his heart. We loved them dearly and they lived a long and happy life.

My passion for photography came at a young age, I was always taking pictures and interested in all kinds of cameras. In college, I took a photography course, this was the days of black and white 35mm film and I spent a lot of time in the darkroom. I studied Digital Media at University and received a BSc(Hons) Degree in MediaLab Arts and then went on to become a web designer, working my way up to Creative Director at a large advertising agency.

In my 20s I had a thirst for travel, so I put my backpack on and travelled solo through Australia and New Zealand, Central and South America and some of the Far East taking photos all the way. I had travelled to Vancouver, Canada a few times and fell in love with it. When it was finally time to put down some roots, I decided the great outdoors is where I wanted to be and relocated in my early 30s.

Settling in, I worked as a digital designer and volunteered for the BCSPCA which led to our first rescue dog, Karma who taught me so much and made me feel complete. After moving around every year I finally bought a house and had a family, it was the first time I truly felt 'home' and that I was going to stick around.

After a few years, I followed my dreams of having my own photography business. I feel so grateful to have a beautiful family and to live in such magnificent surroundings, where the mountains meet the sea and the forests are minutes away from home.

I still love exploring the province, camping is our favourite pastime where the whole family ditches their devices and gets out into nature. We adopted Maggie in 2020 and feel blessed to have another perfect rescue dog. Both Karma and Maggie were my inspirations for starting the Rescue Book Project.

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Community Work

Cat has worked with Place Maillardville Community Centre for many years for events such as Breakfast with Santa.

Business Resilience Nominee
Business Excellence

In 2020 Flare Photography was nominated for a Business Resilience Award by the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce.

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Local Businesses

Cat likes to support our local businesses and The City of Coquitlam. She has worked with many businesses over the years.

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Published Work

Flare Photography's commercial photos have been published in local and industry newspapers and magazines.

Looking for Family Portraits, Headshots or Commercial Photography?

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TestimonialS

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Cat on a few projects, the most recent being a photoshoot with my 5-month old puppy. Cat is professional, flexible and patient. The images are beautifully captured and edited, and the finished product is incredible. I will cherish these photographs for years to come. I highly recommend Cat, and I look forward to more sessions in the future.
- Ashley
Cat is very professional and friendly! It was pleasant to work with her. She knew that we didn't have experience in organizing photoshoots, she just captured the perfect moments and angles. I felt extremely comfortable asking her to take some shots of the dogs and us when we felt ready.
- Dorothy
We had the pleasure of working with Cat for a business and product photoshoot at our cafe. Cat's approach was very professional and at the same time easy-going, she made us comfortable with the camera. She was very respectful of the space and customers, patiently waiting for some of the shots. We would highly recommend her for a commercial shoot or otherwise!
- Sahil