Fall of Freedom

Photographers Kate Wool and Ellen Harasimowicz are proud to participate in #FallOfFreedom, a nationwide cultural movement uniting artists, institutions, and communities in celebration of creative expression and solidarity.

We are photographing The Dripping Tree this November 22, in Harvard, MA with participating Harvard residents, as we use our voices, art, and energy to stand against censorship and celebrate freedom.

Follow @FallOfFreedom to learn more or check out www.falloffreedom.com/

Stay tuned for the final images! Contact us if you need more info!

Fall of Freedom is an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation. Our Democracy is under attack.

Threats to free expression are rising. Dissent is being criminalized. Institutions and media have been recast as mouthpieces of propaganda.

We are activating a nationwide wave of creative resistance. Beginning November 21–22, 2025, galleries, museums, libraries, comedy clubs, theaters, and concert halls across the country will host exhibitions, performances, and public events that channel the urgency of this moment. Fall of Freedom is an open invitation to artists, creators, and communities to take part — and to celebrate the experiences, cultures, and identities that shape the fabric of our nation.

Art matters. Artists are a threat to American fascism.

Fruitlands Museum Exhibit Photography

Loved getting to photograph this Shaker exhibit, “a good many hands’ at our local Harvard museum, Fruitlands. Check out the exhibit, it is worth a look.

Science Matters!

Great to work on this story for the Washington Post with science writer Carolyn Y. Johnson and photo editor Maya Valentine. My favorite part, of course, was getting to meet and spend time with the scientists and researchers at the U-Mass Chan Medical School.

Thank you Analog Sparks for this recognition in film photography.

Please check out my bronze award for Alaskans in the Landscape. Super proud of all of my friends who have modeled for me over the years. Modeling for the 8 x 10 view camera requires an enormous amount of patience and time.

My photographs would not be successful without these friends. Thank you!

https://www.analogsparksawards.com/winner/zoom.php?eid=3-2748-23

Alaska Quarterly Review

Thanks Alaska Quarterly Review for publishing one of my photos on the cover of the latest issue! You can also see more of my work on their newly designed website. Get your latest issue today, AQR is a wonderful literary magazine.

The Embrace, by Hank Willis Thomas

Slideshow photos by Kate Wool, 1.13.2023

On Friday, Jan, 13, the unveiling of The Embrace, by Hank Willis Thomas in the Boston Commons was a memorable day. Not only did I get to witness the King family speak about love and strength, but also I was able to be a part of art history with one of my favorite artists, Hank Willis Thomas! I remember exactly one of the many photographs by Hank Willis Thomas that embedded in my brain, a football player on the line of scrimmage in the set position, in the dark with stadium lights on, facing a man in a field of cotton.

The Cotton Bowl, from the series Strange Fruit, 2011 by Hank Willis Thomas

I have followed Hank’s work since the beginning of my photographic interests. His mother, Deborah Willis is a photo historian, who has written many amazing books. Hank’s love of family, and love for humanity, which The Embrace encompasses, shines through more than ever in this amazing sculpture of weight and love and connection and power. As Yolanda King, 14!, said it was love 360, and I couldn’t agree more.

What an honor to be there to witness this unveiling with Hank, the For Freedoms family, the honorees and activists listed on the floor surrounding the sculpture, and the many many Bostonians and globe trotters who will bear witness to this piece of art paying homage and tribute to the MLK family and message of nonviolence and love. May the world spread more messages of love and hope and respect for each other and for mother earth. Make a point to experience https://www.embraceboston.org/memorial and all it has to offer.

March for Our Lives Gathering - Fairbanks, Alaska

Anyone interested in gathering for gun safety legislation and support can attend a peaceful gathering tomorrow in Fairbanks, Alaska. The March for Our Lives Gathering will be in downtown Fairbanks, Sat. June 11 @ 1-2pm in the Golden Heart Plaza. Please some show your support for gun safety legislation.

Proud to be a Member

Check out this article by BY RICA CERBARANO on Women Photograph and The Journal Collective, of which Kate Wool is a member. Be sure to follow all of the collectives mentioned on Instagram, beautiful, artistic work and a new way of story telling. PHOTOVOGUE

https://www.vogue.com/article/eight-female-empowering-collectives-to-follow

New Collective Eye Podcast ! Tune in!

Photographers Lina Collado and Kate Wool talk and discuss about their experiences with mentorship, education, feedback, and how the pandemic changed the way in which they both connect with other photographers.

They share their growth as two female freelancers in the industry, touching on the importance of networking, overcoming rejection, and the magical moments of personal development while imparting those lessons on to their students and mentees as educators.

https://www.collectiveeyepodcast.com/mentorship-growth

Alaska Quarterly Review, Vol. 38

Thank you Ronald Spatz and Alaska Quarterly Review for this beautiful cover opportunity. Get your copy today, there is amazing literary art in this review.

There is a nice review in the Anchorage Daily News by By Nancy Lord about this issue. I also highly recommend it. “As always, AQR’s cover features an arresting image representing Alaska. This time it’s a photograph of wild rhubarb by Fairbanks-based Kate Wool.”

Housing in Alaska can’t survive climate change. This group is trying a new model. →

Check out this interesting article by Casey Quakenbush. I was very excited to be able to photograph the CCHRC/NREL right in my hometown! Click HERE for article.

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Feature - Sept. 5, 2021

Thank you David James for the nice article about my work and photo-history in Alaska. You can read more about it and see the variety of images David picked for the article by clicking the link below.

https://www.newsminer.com/features/sundays/becoming_alaskan/from-pandemic-to-politics-photographer-kate-wool-wants-to-make-a-difference-amidst-the-upheaval/article_3daca722-0d0b-11ec-85d9-b7ab3fd6429f.html

Smithsonian Acquires Rare Photographs

These are beautiful photographs which I wish I could see in person. I hope to see them at the Smithsonian American Art Museum one day! READ MORE

F2 FotoFestival, Dortmund, Germany

SO thrilled to be a part of the Journal Collective’s video compilation for the F2 Fotofestival #Identity. This collective has meant the world to me the past year, and I am continually amazed at the caliber of work coming from around the world. Check out this awesome video. You might recognize one RBG Tribute Portrait from Fairbanks, Alaska!

See more about the Festival HERE

Virtual Artist Talk with Alaska Photographic Center!

This Artist Talk is now LIVE on YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/1pQWg9Fw0nU

REPOST FROM APC: February's Photo Tuesday is less than two weeks away - don't miss out on seeing Kate Wool speak about her work called "Pandemic Photography - a year of isolation, innovation, collaboration, and connection to photography around the globe." Join us on the 16th at 7pm with a short Q&A to follow Kate's presentation!

Kate Wool has been photographing during the pandemic from Alaska as part of The Journal Collective https://the-journal.org/ - a collective of hundreds women photographers around the globe who have been documenting the pandemic. Revolutionary in the way stories are being told, they are an established global photography collective of several hundred women* who have come together to create a profound avenue for connection, creativity, and support. Kate's involvement in The Journal Collective was born from her membership in Women Photograph, a data base of working women photographers around the world. https://www.womenphotograph.com/

For Freedoms Congress 2020

Check out this video from FFCon2020. I am so thrilled to be included in this creative collaboration with people from around the country. Learn more about the event HERE. I can’t wait to share photos from the entire weekend in LA. Stay tuned!

The Fight to Restore the Arts in Alaska

Thank you Americans for the Arts and Elisabeth Dorman for this important reporting on the fight to restore funding to the Alaska State Council on the Arts! And many more thanks to all of the artists and supporters who protested, performed, wrote letters, and believed in the power of art. Kudos to @contiphotos,  @camera_blanca,  @geminiwaltzmedia for contributing to this story which was sent to their 6000+ members. A special thanks to @camera_blanca for inviting me to document her performance, hence my inclusion also! .
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#americansforthearts #alaskansforthearts #akactivists #artmatters #asca #artwidow #art #kitchencopywork

Photojournalism - Alaska

Digital front page, The Washington Post, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019

Thrilled to have photos in The Washington Post! This is an interesting story by Robert Barnes about the price paid for a david vs. goliath fight against the federal government. Click on the above images to read the story.

Art for Change Events: Call for Participants

I will be photographing new Art for Change participants at these locations:

ANCHORAGE
TUES. OCT. 15 @ 6-8PM
The Writer’s Block, 3956 Spenard Rd.

FAIRBANKS
SAT. OCT. 19 @ 4-6PM
Well Street Art Co., 1304 Well Street

All you have to do is show up. All portraits will be displayed on a final poster that will be sent to all three Alaskans delegates in DC in 2020. All participants will get a free download of the final poster and their portrait.

Alaskans feel like targets every day Congress does nothing to pass gun safety legislation. Please show up for change, don’t wait until it’s someone you know who is the target. Show up for change this month!

Questions? Feel free to CONTACT or see ART FOR CHANGE for more info

Woman - at Venice 2019!

Woman, co-directed by Ukrainian-born director and journalist Anastasia Mikova and French photographer and environmentalist Yann Arthus-Bertrand, is a magnificent, touching documentary that is both funny and sad. Woman has a rather simple premise: women from around the world and from all walks of life talk about what, for them, it means to be a woman. The documentary is part of Woman, a worldwide project giving a voice to 2,000 females across 50 different countries. The women talk straight to the camera and in first person. The stories are broken up and grouped into loose topics that deal with so many facets of human existence: motherhood, relationships, birth, death, rape, war, love, marriage, education, financial independence, kindness and joy.