WHAT THEY SAY
"Marie-Catherine, the wall portrait you did of my children is my favorite picture in the house. It captured a special time in their life when one was going off to college and one was beginning kindergarten. You captured the love my kids have for one another. Not one person walks by your pictures without commenting on how amazing they are. Thank you so much for capturing this precious moment in the life of my children."
"Sophia Marie-Catherine has been taking pictures of my family for over 12 years now. Her photos are art. Once you have used her as a photographer, you cannot use anyone else. Last year, we met her in Eze, in the South of France. Her knowledge of the area made for fantastic photos. In a foreign country, the photo session was an incredible experience and we all felt comfortable and relaxed."
"(Sophia) Marie-Catherine is an extraordinary photographer! Her sessions are relaxed and joyful and the results are magnificent. She is a life-force whose ebullience, joie de vivre, patience and genuine love of people bring out the personality and heart & soul of her subjects while making it pure fun. Even my husband and son want to do it again!"
“THANK YOU SO MUCH for the amazing books. I adore them. They are so precious that every time I look at them, they warm my heart! They are incredible and such a blessing to have! Thank you!”
“My husband and my two boys have had very little interest in being photographed and zero patience for the process. Therefore it was always a daunting task I’d dread with every upcoming Holiday season. Several years ago, it all changed with (Sophia) Marie-Catherine, our first session was seamless and swift. I wondered what the outcome would be, and was amazed to see how she captured each of us in that moment. The personalities were on display - even our dogs! We were encouraged and decided to take it a step further the following year. With (Sofia) Marie-Catherine’s guidance and amazing talent, we got creative and had a session we will neve forget. It was hysterical, with one picture more outrageously funny than the last. It’s a memory we’ll always cherish, and to be the proud owner of the resulting photographs makes it even better. The Holiday card turned out to be a work of art … our friends are still talking about it. They all wondered how we’d top it the following year, but with (Sophia) Marie-Catherine, we knew we would … and we dit! Thank you (Sophia) Marie-Catherine for not only documenting priceless family moments, but also for creating them.”
“(Sophia) Marie-Catherine is simply the best!! She always captures the most natural and most beautiful images of my family. The settings she chooses are magical. The shoots are so much fun. There is no one else I trust to take our family photos.”
“16 years ago, Sophia Marie-Catherine took pictures of my then one year old daughter and I for the first time. The photos were phenomenal. Since then, I have hired her a couple of times a year at my home in Los Angeles and in Europe, to take pictures of my now three daughters. Every one of her shoots is a brand new experience. She is so incredibly creative and versatile! She created four 4 feet wide by 5 feet high black & white panel for my large entry way that are totally artsy and unique. I have never seen anything like it in anyone else’s home, and everybody who comes to my house raves about them. Her photos capture the very essence of our family. When we look at the photos – which are all over my house in all possible sizes – not only do we have wonderful memories of the days she took the pictures which was most of the time so much fun, be we also have super high quality portraits. Every photo shoot with Sophia Marie-Catherine, however elaborate (some of them last a whole day) is extremely worth all the time and effort."
“(Sophia) Marie-Catherine has been photographing our family for over a decade and each year she outdoes herself in her ability to capture the essence of our family.” Her photographs are so emotional! She is patient, artistic and extraordinarily talented. We are lucky to know her and cannot imagine being photographed by anyone else.”
"Photographs that capture the spirit of our family are a meaningful legacy that I want to leave and instill in my girls. Sophia Marie-Catherine takes photos precisely of that nature. We first got photos taken by Sophia Marie-Catherine when our girls were very young and it has now been a family tradition for over sixteen years. She creatively, beautifully and so naturally catches a moment between the members of our family that we can treasure and share with those we love. I plan to keep the legacy alive. And who knows? Maybe my girls someday will be calling upon Sophia Marie-Catherine for their family traditions.”
"A great photo should capture a moment, not labor to create one. Those results are achieved effortlessly with (Sophia) Marie-Catherine."
"There are many people who call themselves photographers but I consider Marie-Catherine an ARTIST with a camera. She has the uncanny ability to capture the perfect moment, the essence of her subjects, and she sees light/colors/textures in ways that the rest of us, mere mortals, can never duplicate. There is no one I have ever encountered who is so talented, yet so humble. She brings out the very best in anyone she works with and the results are magnificent."
“ 14 years ago, when my children were small, I was fortunate to discover Marie-Catherine and her beautiful work. Since then, every year, we capture a moment of their lives through her photos. When we recently took down, at long last, some photos from our walls when our kids were 3 and 4 to replace them with their pre-teen and teen pictures, I was just so grateful that I’d made the commitment to having new ones taken every year to record their every stage of life. The contribution (Sophia) Marie-Catherine had made to our family by capturing moments of my children’s lives forever is both precious and priceless.”
“In the decade (Sophia) Marie-Catherine has been taking photos of my family, the photographic possibilities have been endless because of her immense artistic vision. She has always captured my family’s best moments. Each photo is more amazing than the last. We completely trust her. The rendition of her vision of each one of us is given birth into the most beautiful photos. Because her concept is ever changing, growing and creative – as she is in her own life – we have had many different styles of photos taken by her over the years."
“My husband is in the entertainment industry and I come from a theatrical family in England. People usually pay us to take pictures of us but since we found (Sophia) Marie-Catherine, we use her whenever we need pictures for anything. Her quality is superlative, and more importantly, her humour and style are SO relaxing that you cannot take a bad picture. She’s always up for whatever zany or classic idea you may have, encouraging you and making you feel like a professional (artists can be notoriously gruff and condescending). She gets the best out of camera-shy kids or un-confidents moms. We know that once you’ve used her, like everyone else, you’ll enjoy many years of her making you feel gorgeous! Thank you (Sophia) Marie-Catherine for chronicling our family’s growth and capturing our humour. Long may you reign!”
“We live in New York City, so our family has only been able to have two photo shoots with (Sophia) Marie-Catherine. One in Los Angeles and the other at our hotel high above Florence, Italy. Both times, the photos turned out to be stunning. Individually and as a family, we have never had a more special experience working with someone as warm, artistic and truly lovely as MC. My young boys were completely charmed and she was able to capture their many moods and personalities. They even agreed to an outfit change! We are positive no one else could have made these special photos. It’s the special magic that is only (Sophia) Marie-Catherine’s."
(Sophia) Marie-Catherine has been taking photos of my family for over 17 year. I think that illustrates how much we appreciate and value her work! She is very talented and always manages to get the best images of her subjects. I will always cherish the many photos she has created.”
“I have worked with (Sophia) Marie-Catherine here, in Los Angeles, and also in Europe, on the French Riviera. Her images are always beautiful and I find the hardest part is narrowing down selections as I want to have them all. My children love working with her and it shows in the photographs. Each year (Sophia) Marie-Catherine has taken the photographs I use on my Christmas cards and I am excited and proud to send them”
“Sophia Marie-Catherine is one of those rare photographers who is able to capture the soul of a person in that split second the shutter opens. On shoots with her, it all seems effortless. I am amazed when I see the results. She is one of the most creative photographers I’ve ever encountered. In some of her shoots, she sets up humoristic tableaux that relate to people’s specific personalities and circumstances and then shoots the wittiest, most whimsical and unique photographs I have ever seen. The photographs of my husband, my son and I taken by her will be in my home for a long time to come!"