Kathleen Sheffer Photography

10/19/2023

I'm in a book!

Thanks to Emily Peters and the amazing team at Procedure Press my story and photos are part of a beautiful project called Artists Remaking Medicine.

This has been in the works for over three years and I’m ecstatic to share you can now order Procedure Press Volume 2: Artists Remaking Medicine!

This book is a call to action. It’s about historical context, hope for the future, and everything in between. I’m going to read it again and again.

These shots are of the advanced review copies we received in June, but you can get the real thing now!

Order from the publisher: https://itascabooks.com/products/artists-remaking-medicine-the-practice-of-imagination-and-the-power-to-create-a-better-healthcare-future?_pos=1&_psq=artists+&_ss=e&_v=1.0

Or from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Artists-Remaking-Medicine-imagination-healthcare/dp/B0C8R1RC1D/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1UJ6UYALJXMRO&keywords=artists+remaking+medicine&qid=1697747669&sprefix=artists+re%2Caps%2C214&sr=8-1

01/30/2023

Tomorrow is the last night of this year’s festival of light, which brought 40+ light art installations to this city I call home. It all starts with these innovative designed by !melk landscape architecture / urban design for the parks at 5M, and I had the privilege of capturing opening night back in November.

Sharing a few of those shots today, and I hope you’re able to get out and see some of these installations , whether it’s this week, or next year (come visit me)!

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11/09/2022

If you can’t smell this post I highly recommend you head to .sf or your local grocery store for some marigolds of your own.

Hopefully the aroma will overpower all your midterm anxiety, or at least interrupt it for a moment. 🙃

10/11/2022

Swipe to see what they see 💛

09/07/2022

Excited to visit again tomorrow! I may have to jump in that pond, though. 🥵

08/09/2022

The officiant was the real MVP here 👏

And really all the amazing vendors the couple carefully selected for their wedding at 👌

Definitely going to be calling on Stephanie to help me plan ours 😂🙏

10/29/2021

It was a dream come true to photograph my new friend, Martha (head baker at Food La La), for a Camarena Tequila feature celebrating Dia de Mu***os.

Consuming the pan de mu**to she baked was also dreamy. 🤤

Very proud of this shoot and my Spanglish.

09/25/2020

08/21/2020

Just finished up a Let’s Collab shoot with FairTribe and I am seriously in love with this felt ball trivet and matching coasters!

Getting to style them with autumn decor made me eager for my favorite season just around the corner! 🍂🍁

We can still make the changing seasons special at home, and Tina’s shop is a beautiful curated collection of Fair Trade certified gifts and decorations that will brighten your home. 🧡

Who else is ready for autumn? 🍂🍁
Shop the felt coasters and trivet, handmade by artisans in Nepal.
https://fairtribe.com/collections/autumn

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08/13/2020

You may have seen the announcement on my story yesterday...registration is officially OPEN for the Future of Femtech Wellness & Self-Care Summit! 🎉

My kick-ass friend Christina created this virtual event to help us have fun and discover wellness strategies that work (even during a pandemic)! 🥰

I’m so honored to have the opportunity to share my health story and offer some self-care strategies. I hope you’ll join me on September 4th. 🙌

Get your FREE ticket today! 🎟

https://wellnessandselfcaresummit.com/ref/2/

06/08/2020

Powerful work from female photojournalists across the country.

"I took this picture with tear gas in my eyes."

03/19/2020

So many businesses have come screeching to a halt in the last week, mine included. We are living in unprecedented times.

Personally I am struggling to separate my current emotions from memories of the last time my business came to a halt. Three years and 10 months ago to the date I had to clear my calendar, isolate from friends, and settle in for an unpredictable wait. I didn’t know if I would ever photograph an event again, let alone live through the year.

The experience of massive hemoptysis and listing for a heart-lung transplant was as dramatic as it sounds. My family changed travel plans, took time off work, and stocked up on medical equipment (also toilet paper, probably).

We learned that help arrives in times of crisis. A neighbor brought me books on photography; friends carried my oxygen concentrator and drove me to a winery to play card games; my dad’s coworkers sent cards, gifts, and the best minestrone soup I’ve had in my life; online donations flooded in to support our family.

Daily I am reminding myself that this is different from other times I’ve been forced to self-isolate: I’m not sick or dying or receiving treatment for organ rejection. I’m healthy and full of energy! My mind isn’t muddled by medication - I can concentrate, follow recipes, and cook all my own meals. I can breathe and hike to my neighborhood park, which happens to be named Corona Heights (attached photo is from Monday evening).

I will photograph events again, and this will pass.

I’m stretching my creativity and rolling out new products. That print shop I’ve always said I should make? It’s here: photos.kathleensheffer.com/prints. Kathleen Sheffer Photography gift cards? Here: squareup.com/gift/PXY4M1YBX2VSQ/order. You can even preorder my photography services and help me with the fixed costs of running my business: https://kathleensheffer.square.site/.

You can always help me by sharing this post or writing a review: g.page/kathleensphotos/review?mt

And I want to help, too! Social distancing is HARD. We need each other to get through this. Here’s what I’m offering right now:

1) Book a 30-minute video chat with me to stay sane: I’ll share photography tips, recipes, crisis coping strategies (this isn’t my first rodeo), and dark humor. calendly.com/ksphoto/30min

2) Let me help you connect with someone in your life. I have a photo printer at home that makes 4x6 prints, and a stockpile of cards, envelopes and stamps. Complete this form and I will mail a print of your choice with a handwritten note to whoever you like, for free. forms.gle/7wHnW9VWSo8BmPiU9 I’m calling it Images from Isolation. Spread love, from a safe distance.

Please, please reach out to me. I’m here for you. I have time and energy for you. Tell me how I can help.