Katie Linsky Shaw

Photojournalist based in Asheville, North Carolina

About

Katie Linsky Shaw is a freelance photojournalist based in Asheville, North Carolina. She's worked as a photographer and writer since college. She started as a freelancer for a large, daily newspaper in Memphis, Tennessee and continued to freelance as a writer and photojournalist for publications in Arkansas and North Carolina. Her work as been selected for gallery exhibits which include...




•Black & White 2016 Exhibition with Juror Rodney Smith, The Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, Colorado  
(Received the Juror's Honorable Mention for "Paper or Plastic”)

•The Color of Light 2017 Exhibition with Juror Arthur Meyerson at Photoplace Gallery in Middlebury, Vermont for "Benchwarming Blues"

•Dogs and Children 2018 Exhibition with Juror David Carol at South x Southeast Photogallery in Molena, Georgia for "Hanging With the Boys"

•Stories: Narrative Photography 2021 Exhibition at PH21 Photography Gallery in Budapest, Hungary for “Last Time Together They Sleep," part of a personal project documenting her father's decline from a stroke and dementia

•Self Portrait Exhibition - Decode Gallery, Tuscan, Arizona, Sept. 2023

•Letters, Numbers and Symbols Exhibition - Praxis Gallery and Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 21 - Nov. 11, 2023




Katie is currently working on a photojournalistic project documenting the youth mental health epidemic which was inspired by her son's struggles. She's also working on a fine art photography project on the youth mental health crisis. She continues to document everyday life in Asheville, NC, once named the "quirkiest town in America."

She is available for assignments in the US and beyond. Contact: katesuzannephotography@gmail.com