"It takes audacity to pack up your life, move to a new country, learn a foreign language, and build a career from the ground up. For Katie Donnelly, doing so wasn't just a life change-it was the start of a thriving photography business in the heart of Paris. A New York native, Katie first discovered her passion for photography in high school. But it was love that eventually led her to Paris, a city that would become her home and the backdrop for her successful studio."
"Her path was far from easy, as she navigated the complexities of French bureaucracy, built her company from scratch, and later expanded her team after a harrowing battle with cancer during the pandemic. Katie's story offers valuable insights into building a life and business abroad and finding the courage to face obstacles head-on."
""So much of our life is lived and lost on a hard drive or on our phones," she explains. "It's important to have those moments as tangible pieces of artwork that you can love every day.""
Katie Donnelly relocated from New York to Paris, learned French, and established a family portrait studio specializing in relationship portraits of couples, families, and individuals. She and her team shoot at meaningful Paris locations and present client images in a cinematic studio setting with walls adorned by portraits. She navigated French bureaucracy, built the company from scratch, and expanded the team after surviving cancer during the pandemic. The studio emphasizes tangible artwork over digital storage and aims to preserve important moments as physical pieces that clients can enjoy daily.
Read at HiP Paris Blog
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