Best known for her images of The Foo Fighters, BB King, and Steven Tyler; Katie Settel sees the world as inherently beautiful.
This view comes through in her photographs of everything from rock stars to social injustice and has earned her international recognition. Featured in Forbes, People, Venu, and more; Katie has solidified a reputation for getting the shot no one else can.
Whether breathing new life into ‘(Un)forgotten’ individuals or capturing the unexpected beauty in the present, her approach is the same.
Connect emotionally. Inspire authenticity. Capture unseen beauty.
Katie studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology and The International Center of Photography before taking the photography world by storm.
Her fearless installation ‘(Un)forgotten’ was her first foray into documenting social injustice. Focusing her lens on The Mansfield Training School, a shuttered psychiatric institution, she married vulnerability with unflinching clarity to expose how those most in need of advocating have been forgotten. This exhibit led to national exposure from the associated press, People Magazine, and MSN home.
Today, Katie brings her 15 years of experience to Bridgeport’s new concert arena The Amp as their house photographer; shooting hundreds of concerts to date. Katie previously worked as a house photographer at FTC and the Warehouse where she honed her ability to see the photo before it happens.
When not shooting concerts, Katie runs her own photography business of events and portraits with a special emphasis on… the moments in between the pose.
Accolades
“I Love the photos! Thank you for capturing what it feels like to be in our family.” Anna K.
The Studio
Katie’s studio is located in Bridgeport’s hottest new music venue, The Amp, (Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater). The Amp, a converted baseball stadium, lends itself to some of the most creative backdrops around. Backstage shoots inspire creativity with the awe striking environment.
Publications
Associated Press, BBC News, U.S. News, Fortune Magazine, PEOPLE, Microsoft News, Hartford Currant, Daily News, Connecticut Post, Chicago Tribune, Stamford Advocate, Venü Magazine, Boogie Magazine, Elmore Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle.
Photographed Bands
Foo Fighters, Stevie Nicks, Lumineers, Aerosmith, Lynyrd Skynyrd, BB King, Sheryl Crow, Flo Rida, Lil Durk, H.E.R., Lee Brice, The Disco Biscuits, Umphrey's McGee, Sammy Hager, George Thorogood, Big Time Rush, Black Crows, Phil Lesh, Lynryd Skynyrd, Maren Morris, Jackson Brown, Cheer Live, Halestorm, The Pretty Reckless, FallingReverse, Papa Roach, Hollywood Undead, Earth Wind & Fire, Jason Mraz, Steely Dan, Brit Floyd, Greensky Bluegrass, The Wood Brothers, Goo Goo Dolls, Kehlani, Steve Miller Band, LANY, Surfaces, The Beach Boys, The Temptations, Dispatch, O.A.R., G Love, Boyz II Men, Jason Isbel, Van Morrison, Darius Rucker, Sting, Doobie Brothers, Billy Strings, Larkin Poe, Tenacious D, Jon Pardi, Lainey Wilson, REO Speedwagon, Styx, Loverboy, Buddy Guy, Joe Walsh, Keb’ Mo’, The Fray, Joshua Bell, Cheap Trick, Lyle Lovett, The English Beat, Blackberry Smoke, Allman Betts, Coi Leray, Kings Of Leon, Cold War Kids, Brothers Osborne, 311, Greta Van Fleet, The Beach Boys, Foreigner, Dropkick Murphy, Rancid, Trippie Redd, Alice Cooper, Erykah Badu, NF, Rod Wave, Three Doors Down, $ucide Boy$… among scores of others.
Exhibits
2022 Group Exhibition, Returning, Wilder Gallery, Bridgeport, Connecticut
2022 Group Exhibition, (un)Forgotten, The Nest Gallery, Bridgeport, Connecticut
2021 Solo Exhibition, Lucy, Teen Years, Candlewood, Fairfield, Connecticut
2020 Group Exhibition, Arts Trail, Boathouse, Bridgeport, Connecticut
2020 Group Exhibition, Do or Die, Jesup Gallery, Westport, Connecticut
2020 Group Exhibition, Memories, Bruce Kershner Gallery, Fairfield, Connecticut
2019 Group Exhibition, Secrets, Beechwood Arts, Westport, Connecticut
2019 Solo Installation, (un)Forgotten, Armstrong Gallery, Bridgeport, Connecticut
2018 Group Exhibition, SameSex, CityLights Gallery, Bridgeport, Connecticut
2018 Group Exhibition, No Vacancy, 305 Knowlton, Bridgeport, Connecticut
2016 Solo Exhibition, Shot in the Dark, Armstrong Gallery, Bridgeport, Connecticut
2014 Group International Exhibition, Wee Gallery of Fine Art, Scottsdale, Arizona