Katama Eastman lives in New York City with her husband and four children. She graduated from Williams College and had an early career as a fashion buyer for Saks Fifth Avenue and Ralph Lauren.  After her daughter’s diagnosis of type one diabetes, Katama left the retail world and became a research, advocacy and outreach volunteer. She is a yoga instructor and photographer. She was self taught until the pandemic which created online opportunities to study photography under the expertise of Carol Dragon.

“I capture images in the present, as they appear to me, without taking anything for granted and generally where no prior attention has been engaged. My images often try to find the edge, adrift from the focal point, utilizing less obvious perspectives. The viewer has to imagine the scene or at least pause; guessing what the subject is. My photographs ask the viewer to take a step in and see where it takes them.”