Katie Park is a photographer by trade and scuba diver by nature. Growing up in a multicultural household she has always been captivated by other cultures. Everything from the sights, sounds, smells and tastes … she truly adores immersing herself in foreign environments with sensory overloads. These experiences have shed new light, opened up her eyes and broadened her perspective above and below the sea. Katie is constantly seeking her next adventure, she doesn’t want to miss a beat.

Katie seeks to capture the vitality and passion behind every dish and cocktail she photographs by forming a close bond and understanding with the people behind them. Her interest in the farm-to-table ethos and spirited commitment to documenting the finest moments of the travel and hospitality industries have seen her work’s publication in such outlets as: Denver Life Magazine, @ExxonMobil’s Twitter, Gwyneth Paltrow’s blog (The Goop), Texas Monthly, Equestrian Quarterly, The Woodlands City Lifestyle, Golfweek, Golf, Links, PaperCity and Modern Luxury, as well as on the cover of Houstonia Magazine’s January 2016 Weekend Getaways issue and Texas Meetings + Events Farm-to-Table Spring 2015 issue.

Katie is passionate about the underwater realm and ocean conservation. As a PADI, SSI and IANTD recreational and technical dive instructor (ranked within the top 4% of scuba instructors globally), she spends her spare time teaching scuba. Nothing excites her more than introducing new divers to a new world of what lies beneath the surface. For personal dive pleasure Katie absolutely loves to cave dive; the challenge, beauty, calmness and serenity that it presents is where she finds her happy place.

Katie’s life goal is to step foot on each continent and scuba every ocean and sea before she leaves this world. Below is the progress she has made.

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• Central America

• North America

• Atlantic Ocean

• Caribbean Sea

• Gulf of Mexico

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean