A LITTLE
ABOUT ME
WELCOME, FRIEND!
It’s great to meet you
Hi! I’m Cattie Coyle, a travel and fine art photographer capturing details, patterns, and quiet moments in coastal locations around the world.
ABOUT ME
I was born in Stockholm, Sweden and grew up on the beautiful and magical island of Gotland, where I spent most of my childhood on the beach and in and on the water. Growing up like that made me a lifelong beach and ocean lover, and whenever I’m away from the ocean, I miss it like crazy.
MY TERRIBLE EYESIGHT TAUGHT ME HOW TO REALLY SEE
I picked up photography in my early teens because of my poor eyesight. Before anyone realized I needed glasses, I saw everything as a pretty and blurry haze, and looked at things in a very different way. I either noticed the tiniest detail since I had to look at everything really close to be able to see it, and for scenes farther in the distance, rather than seeing “things”, I noticed how they felt (emotionally) and how the quality of the light changed that feeling at different times of day, and in different seasons. When I finally got glasses, it was a bit of a shock to the system; everything looked almost painfully sharp, and I missed that soft, quiet world I was used to.
But of course I couldn’t go through life like that, so I resigned myself to wearing glasses / contacts. But when I realized that a camera could help me record and share the little details and the feelings I had been seeing, and liked to see, I was hooked.
After many years of “shooting for fun,” I went back to school for classical photography training with large format cameras and darkroom printing. At that point, life had landed me in the US and I graduated from the New England School of Photography (NESOP) in Boston, MA in 1994.
ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHS
My work is often described as tranquil and soothing; images that carry you away. I’m inspired by abstract details, the quality of light, the atmosphere of a scene, and the stillness on quiet days. My art prints are usually less about what you see, and more about how you feel when you look at them. My travel photography is more documentary in style, but I still always try to convey the feeling of a place, rather than just document it, My goal with every image is to capture and preserve a moment and the mood that accompanies it.
I’m very rarely without my camera, but when I am, you’ll either find me on the beach, or catching up with friends over a glass of wine
but i’ll probably still have at least one camera with me, just in case… 🙂
My favorite way to see a new place is to head out and discover it on my own, camera in hand. I feel like you never see a place the same way twice, and those first impressions are so powerful. My favorite travel images are often the ones I take on that first stroll when everything is new and I don’t know what to expect.
FEATURED IN
Coastal art prints
Fine art photography and select travel prints are available framed and unframed in sizes from small to large and oversized at www.cattiecoylephotography.com
CLIENTS INCLUDE
USA
Alchemy Station Art Consultants, Allston, MA
Anne Pappas Interiors, Savannah, GA
Ashley Bongo Design, Newburyport, MA
Beachy Boheme Interior Design, Encinitas, CA
Blackband Design, Costa Mesa, CA
Boston Art, Boston, MA
Bridget Beari Designs, Richmond, VA
Carolyn Thayer Interiors, Boston/Nantucket, MA
Carrie Moore Interior Design, Raleigh, NC
Chatham Bars Inn, Cape Cod, MA
Christina Kim Interior Design, Manasquan, NJ
Coastal Dwelling Design Co., Coronado, CA
Crave Design, Atlanta, GA
HIDE Studio, Carlsbad, CA
Heuer Design Collective, Atlanta, GA
Home Studios, Brooklyn, NY
Ivory & Bone Interiors, Newbury, MA
Kara Miller Interiors, Jupiter, FL
Kathy Marshall Design, Wenham, MA
Katie Grace Designs, Little Rock, AR
Kriste Michelini Interiors, Danville, CA
Kristina Crestin Design, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA
LTW Design, New Canaan, CT
Marnie Custom Homes, Bethany Beach, DE
Molly Hirsch Interiors, Ridgefield, CT
Paggie Design Studio, Madison, WI
Pure Salt Interiors, Newport Beach, CA
Seersucker Cottage, Charleston, SC
Soho Myriad, Atlanta, GA
Studio 790 Interior Design, Miami, FL
Studio Alexis Batista, Miami, FL
The Grove Restaurant, Savannah, GA
Tidal Interiors, La Jolla, CA
Tiffany Harris Design, Costa Mesa, CA
Urbanology Designs, North Richland Hills, TX
Victoria Holly Interiors, Beverly Hills, CA
Willow Tree Credit Partners, New York, NY
INTERNATIONAL
Actes Sud, Arles, France
Amber McPherson Design, Brisbane, Australia
Artiq Art Consultants, London, UK
BBNC Publishers, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
Karly Parker Interior Design, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Michelle Berwick Design, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nyla Free Designs, Calgary, AB, Canada
Simply Home Decorating, Vancouver, BC, Canada
As well as private collectors across the USA and worldwide.
My work has also been featured on blogs and in books, magazines, calendars and advertising world wide.
get in touch
Questions? Ideas for collaborations? Product licensing? Want to brainstorm print sizes or frame colors? Saw an image you would like as a print? Just want to say hi? I’d love to hear from you!
COMMERCIAL USE & LICENSING
Some of the images on this site are available for commercial use – some directly from me, some through the agencies I work with. If you would like to use any of my photos, please contact me with the usage details and I will get back to you with a quote as soon as possible.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
The images on this website are not to be reproduced, published, or used in any way without my written permission. But I love to collaborate with other creatives, so if you would like to repost an image or collaborate in any other way, please get in touch!
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