ABOUT

Koa photographs as a practice of attention — seeking to reveal something of the essence of who and what she finds herself in conversation with. Her images explore intimacy, light, the natural world, and the subtle ways life reveals itself when we become still enough to see.

She first picked up a disposable camera at eight years old and felt she had discovered a language: the world speaking through light, color, and form, and photography offering a way to respond. From then on, she carried a camera nearly everywhere, eventually moving into film and the darkroom.

Working professionally since 2010, Koa has photographed internationally as a photojournalist and across portraiture, weddings, families, events, and editorial work. Largely self-taught, her approach has remained rooted in the same impulse that first drew her to a camera: presence, relationship, and the desire to make visible something of the life within things.

PRAISE

“Thank you, Koa, for coming to shoot these exquisite photos. How rare to feel so seen, met and called forth... your gift goes beyond the creation of images and into the art of soul making. Such a gift to work with you.” — Carl

“Koa is a true artist soul and absolutely incredible to work with.” —Leila

“My photography sessions with Koa are unlike any other I've had (and as a business owner with an online presence, I've done a lot of photoshoots).” — Becca

“Shooting with Koa is northing short of purely mythical.” — Ariella

“We love our wedding photos with all our hearts, and will cherish them for life.” — Jackie & Olin