testimonials & accolades

"Kat remarkably captures the beauty and energy of dance in her photography. It's as if you are sharing the stage with the dancer." - W. Earle Smith (Artistic Director of Madison Ballet; Board Member at Capital City Theatre)

"Kat knows how to photograph dancers." - Molly Luksik (School Director of Central Midwest Ballet Academy; Company Member at Madison Ballet)

“Kat is a true artist. I'm a professional dancer and I worked with Kat on a photoshoot. She had such a clear plan and focused method that made working with her so efficient. She creates a really calm and safe space while you're working with her. And her reaction time is insane and the moments she captures are breath taking! i highly recommend working with her - you will be impressed.” - michael knight (Kanopy dance company member) via google reviews

“I’ve worked with Kat on 3 different dance photoshoot and each experience has been wonderful. She is so passionate at what she does and her work is always so elegant and beautiful. I feel so relaxed knowing she knows how to make the dancers’ lines look good and I can really focus on my artistry when I pose. I love working with her and so do all my friends and students who have done photo shoots with her. She really is the best in town for dance photography!” - miye bishop (kanopy dance company member) via google reviews

 "I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to shoot so many times with Kat! I’m so happy to not only be able to look back at these photos, but also have the fun memories!" - Kelanie Murphy (Company Member at Madison Ballet) via Instagram Stories

 "This photo shoot was so much fun." - Kristen Hammer (Company Member at Madison Ballet) via Instagram

”always love working with you.” - Lexie ehmann (company member at Madison ballet; company member of magnum opus ballet; blogger at “Pointe in the right direction”) via Instagram

"This is so awesome! Thank you!" - Elizabeth Cohen (Company Member at Madison Ballet; Director of Encore!; Associate Artistic Director and Company Member of Ballet de Barcelona) via Instagram

"thanks @katstiennon for these awesome portraits!” - pablo sanchez (company member at madison ballet; dancer with ballet memphis; choreographer and joffery winning works 2020) via instagram stories

”you made my night. Thank you, kat.” - Catherine Rogers (company member of Madison ballet) via instagram

“so grateful for you!! @katstiennon” - maurissa powell (apprentice at Madison ballet; brown girls do ballet ambassador) via instagram stories

"Glorious!" - Bjorn Bolinder (Photographer at Find a Light Photography; Company Member at Madison Ballet) via Instagram