Katherine Williams Photography

Katherine photographs wildlife from her kayak

Born in Berkeley, Katherine Williams is a 4th-generation Californian. Katherine?s father insisted that children learn more when they invent their own toys and, thus inspired, built a desk and bought paper and pencils and paints for his three young inventors. Katherine sat side by side with her sister Margaret and brother Gael and created works of art to fill to bursting the museum conjured up by a child?s fancy.

As a little girl, Katherine spent her summers in Inverness, during the creation of the Point Reyes National Seashore. She loved to hike, sketchbook in hand, and spent her hours drawing the beautiful landscapes and birds of Point Reyes. Though grown up, she has never lost her love for what she considers to be the most beautiful place in the world.

Katherine's love for drawing and painting never faded, and inspired to collect beautiful images that she could paint from, Katherine began to photograph the California Wetlands and its wild inhabitants. Camera-laden excursions became a passion, the images no longer merely subjects for painting but rather complete artwork in and of themselves.

Seven years ago, Katherine returned to that most beautiful place in the world: she moved to Inverness, California. Katherine continues to photograph and paint the wetlands and California Coast.