Kate's Vibe


My style is on the minimal side, with tasteful edits and a natural aesthetic, giving an authentic spirit to my documentary style of images. My ambition is to capture the nuances of your vibe through soulful portraiture that is comfortable, for your movements to feel naturally guided rather than posed, and where the elements of the environment feel familiar and significant.

Self portrait of the photographer, Kate Gilmore, in a mirror of a natural light soaked room with earthy decor.

I hope that people feel like themselves when they’re around me, and feel safe to be themselves when they’re around me. And maybe that makes people think it’s me that they love, but it’s really themselves that they love.

— Tracee Ellis Ross
Seven women in elegant formal gowns and cocktail attire pose together smiling at a glamorous event.
Woman in olive green blouse, black skirt, and gold beret smiles at an indoor event near a Last Man Standing poster.
Smiling older man with gray hair wearing a navy blue blazer at a formal indoor event.
Female bartender shaking a cocktail mixer behind a well-stocked bar at a professional event.
Bald man with beard in light blue blazer speaking at podium holding microphone at professional conference event.
Five people smiling and posing together at a formal banquet event in an elegant venue.
Man in navy suit cuddling a fluffy golden labradoodle at a formal event dinner.
A man in a white shirt and gray tie smiles at a formal banquet dinner event with guests seated at white tablecloth tables.
Excited guests celebrate at a formal banquet dinner, raising fists and cheering around elegantly set tables.
Man in gray suit with mustache smiling beside a black and tan cruiser bicycle indoors.
Bald man in black suit and tie smiling while reading a booklet at a formal gala dinner event.
Man in black cowboy hat and blazer speaking into microphone while pointing at audience at indoor event.
Smiling woman in black dress holds decorated cake at formal gala event.
Man in cowboy hat and blazer holds a King of Clubs playing card at an indoor event.
Guests socializing at elegant gala dinner with round tables, white linens, and floral centerpieces in warmly lit venue.