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I’m glad to see you here, I’m Catrina!

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How it all began

My first real camera was a Christmas gift somewhere around middle school — circular, colorful, took a special film size, and I took it absolutely everywhere. I was photographing everyone and everything. I was taking selfies before phones had cameras, using the screen of my karaoke machine to make sure I was in frame. The second Facebook existed I was the one uploading albums of a hundred photos.

Those albums have since been privated. You cannot go look at them. Thank you very much. 🙃

Why Studio Joki?

Joki is my maiden name. Also, I have the kind of brain that is always starting something new — a graphic design business, a photography business, an Etsy shop selling stickers, embroidery hoops at craft fairs. A lot of those businesses had Joki in the name because that was my last name when I was building them. When I got married, keeping it felt even more important. It's mine. So it stayed.

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Laughing blonde woman holding a colorful retro camera up to her face against a neutral background.

Smiling blonde woman with glasses holding an orange tabby cat close to her face indoors.

Happy couple leaning together and smiling in front of blooming pink peony garden.

Kind Words from my clients

Catrina is always able to capture our family memories with ease and care. Her ability to engage with my little ones to get the perfect shot is impeccable.