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Hello, welcome!  I'm Catherine Farquharson.  I'm a professional photographer, using photography as a way to expand, connect and create.

For my clients and subjects, this means what we do is real, and fun.  I shoot creative editorial portraits for publications, sometimes of well-known names like Clare Danes and Sarah Slean.  I also work with emerging artists and people-of-note to-be, as we develop branding, image and feelings that photos can portray and evoke through their portraits.

As a documentarian, I tell photo-stories from all over the world, including the recent first interracial prom in Charleston, Mississippi, where my photos were published in Oprah's magazine, the National Post, NPR.com, Seventeen magazine and more.

I especially revel in covering important life experiences, including weddings, relationships, and natural lifestyle portraits.  Those moments and events are what we remember and hold onto, and I am honoured by the opportunity for my photos to be the touchstone for those memories and feelings.

For me, photography of people is the capturing of their essence, and sharing back what I saw and felt.  Wherever, and whomever they are. Everywhere and anywhere. Connecting, understanding and sharing. 

I know what this looks like

Someone writes a profile on me, they happen to have the same last name, and, well, obvious conclusions are drawn.  But to your surprise, this is not nepotism! Emma Farquharson, the co-brainchild behind Mushy Pony, the site for all things to check out in Toronto, is not related to me.
I know it’s hard to believe, with a name like Farquharson, but it’s true. It’s just that we’re both that cool to have this name.

I’m delighted to be featured today on this great site. If you haven’t seen it before, have a poke around — it’s the online magazine that the city has been waiting for. And I’m not just saying that because we’re not related.
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