About
I travel the globe collecting interesting stories. Sometimes the stories help Greenpeace to raise money for their causes, other times I use my photography to help raise awareness for the United Nations or generate an image library for Dubai Tourism. I am also a founding member of Photographers For Hope*.
Finding inspiration in extraordinary places, and placing myself in unusual situations to get a shot and into people lives, my passion is to to capture the essence of the subject whether it’s the forest of West Papua or the youth on the streets of New York. As a founding member of Photographers for Hope, I am committed to telling stores that can create a positive social impact. A mother of two young children, my favorite subjects remain my family.
My clients vary from top global advertising and branding agencies to direct bookings for fortune 500 companies, whilst my documentary and editorial work has enabled me to work with publications worldwide.
At AirSpace I can be found creating, art directing and shooting photography styles and campaigns for organisation like Intel, Dubai Tourism and United Nations.
*Photographers for Hope’s mission is to use the power of images to support positive social change. We are a group of photographers and cinematographers who want to use our passion for photography and film to tell stories that will inspire action, create change and foster a stronger global community.
Our first major project was in September 2010, where 9 photographers travelled to Brazil to photograph the Homeless World Cup and local NGOs that are harnessing the power of sports to promote healthier, safer and better communities across Rio’s metropolitan area.
In addition to the successful exhibitions during the Homeless World Cup and the 2nd Sport for Social Change International Week in Rio, their photo essays have been published globally in street papers in association with the International Network of Street Papers and on partners’ websites.
Since then, we have worked in Glasgow to document homelessness and the economically
disenfranchised, in Dhaka to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence by documenting various aspects of development and other discreet projects ranging from refugees to people living with HIV.
In February 2015, we partnered with Greenpeace to tell the story of deforestation in Indonesia. These images are being used globally to raise awareness on the devastation of environmental degradation and their effects on humans and animals. Most recently in September 2015, we gathered in Newburgh, New York, to document the revival of an American city where it once served as the headquarter of the continental army during the revolutionary war but now has fallen on hard times with economic downturn. Their photo project tells stories of a community that is determined to change the trajectory of history and rebuild their city.
Other bits:
Katarina has judged several competitions notably Swiss Malaria Photo Contest 2013 and Al Ain Photographia Awards in 2014 and has won several awards in international competitions such as the International Colour Awards, The Loupe Awards, Black & White Spider Awards and was a finalist in the HIPA awards in 2014.
A few articles and editorial pieces;
Featured on Petapixel; http://petapixel.com/2015/10/23/the-new-newburgh/
Featured on NY Times Lens blog:
-http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/12/01/a-new-day-in-newburgh/?_r=0
-https://debonaironline.com/
-Prestige Magazine Prestige 2014
-http://www.gulfphotoplus.com/blog/368/GPP-Member-In-Focus-Katarina-Premfors
-http://www.beikey.net/mrs-deane/?p=2704
http://www.hossli.com/articles/2013/12/18/hello-this-is-al-jazeera/
http://www.timeoutdubai.com/art/features/49319-documenting-death
http://issuu.com/spafax/docs/fairmont_international_fall_20122?e=2135800/2919580
http://www.homelessworldcup.org/news/photographers-for-hope
http://fieldnotes.unicefusa.org/2008/12/what_kids_in_afghanistan_are_g.html
http://www.artitute.com/2013/12/17/journey-to-yemen/
Photographers for Hope Link http://photographersforhope.orgless
Exhibitions
2014 MOPLA and Lucie Foundation ‘Different Cultures’ , LA
Solo Exhibition 'Pappa' at Gulf Photo Plus January 2014
Group Exhibition RGB Summer 2015 Gulf Photo Plus
Group Exhibition CMYK Summer 2013 Gulf Photo Plus
Group Exhibition Photo ID Fall 2011 Gulf Photo Plus
Solo exhibition "Supplication' at Empty Quarter in collaboration with Brown Book and sponsored by Emirates Bank and Social Bandage 2012 Dubai, UAE
Exhibition at The International Olympic Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland 2011
UN Exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland 2011
Exhibition at ‘Sport for Social Change International Week’ in Rio de Janeiro 2010
Exhibition at Union of European Football Associations UEFA
Rio de Janeiro Exhibition & Workshop 2010
3 International Colour Award Nominations in 2008
'Yemen, a treasure trove' Exhibition at Total Arts, Dubai
Paris Photo Exhibit curated by the Empty Quarter 2009
Bronze at International Colour Awards 2010
Nominations at International Colour Awards 2009
Honourable mention at Prix Pixtet 2011 for series
IDentity at Gulf Photo Plus 2011-2012
Photographers for Hope, Bangladesh 2011