Who Is Katie Sikora?
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Who Is Katie Sikora? *
Who is Katie Sikora?
Well, I am! I am a documentary photographer based in New Orleans specializing in destination weddings and elopements. I have been shooting weddings since my first one in Milwaukee in 2015 and since then have worked with clients in Louisiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Washington, Massachusetts, and even Poland. My work is a mixture of organically captured candid moments shot throughout your wedding day as well as artfully directed but natural portraits to create a style I like to call "glossy documentary.” I celebrate each couple's individuality by incorporating the unique elements of your day that showcase your love story and capturing it all—digitally and on film (if you’re into that!)—so that you can look back at your images ten days or ten years from now and remember exactly how it felt to be you on your wedding day.
The Backstory…
I graduated with a degree in Visual Journalism from the University of Miami and worked as a Photo Editor in Door County, Wisconsin, a Media Strategist in Chicago, and as an Archivist at The National World War II Museum in New Orleans before pivoting to freelance photography and journalism with heavy focuses on the environment, music, social activism, and of course, weddings!
I am a Senior Photo Editor at ANTIGRAVITY Magazine, have a sweet husband, two dogs, and a cat, and will hike anywhere I can. I grew up in Chicago (go Hawks!) and can eat my weight in deep dish pizza.
When you work with me, you are working with a longtime professional photographer who is constantly searching for the moments: a glance, a tear, a smile, a roaring laugh. Those are my favorite shots to take, the ones where you have forgotten completely I am in the room. You have worked long and hard to craft the wedding celebration that looks and feels perfect to you. It is my job and my honor to document that as authentically as possible so that you and generations to come can look back on your album and feel it just as you did.