About Kathy Henry Grim

 

   Photographs have always been important to me. As a child, my parents had to scrape to make ends meet with four little mouths to feed and photography was not high on the list. A childhood photo of me and my siblings is a rare and treasured gift indeed. Because of this when I reached adulthood, one of my first purchases was a camera, first the film kind which was sent away and you didn’t get back for almost two weeks. There were many trips to the mailbox each day to see if my “treasures arrived” and when they did, I couldn’t wait to start on my next roll of film. It was an on going process and always gave me something to look forward to.

   After I got married and my husband and I had children, the picture taking went full throttle as I tried to capture my babies every move, so I could relive them again, and again. Now our children are all grown up, my son at age 33 and my daughter at age 30, and it is truly a blessing to be able to look back at the different stages of progression of their lives from being infants, to childhood, teens, and as adults. Now I have two gorgeous grandchildren that I continue to capture their beauty and growth at a higher level than with my own children because of technology

   I have been married to my husband for 36 years, and in the years of growing up together and watching our little family march on in time; my own growth has been tremendous. One of the areas which have blossomed beautifully is my love for nature and of the outdoors. John Denver’s lyrics of his songs and his own love for nature were, and still are my inspiration. You can witness this appreciation for all things beautiful, in my pictures. I have a passion for picture taking and most of the time, much to the chagrin of my family sometimes; my camera is my third appendage.

   I view photography as a very important part of history; for memories to cherish, for documentation, or simply to make a drab wall suddenly come alive with beauty.

   How I would love to have had some tastefully done portraits of my pregnancies with my children. Now; that is what I do for other couples. I capture that most intimate and special time when a new life is growing and many changes are taking place with the new life that will soon enter the world. Pregnancy should be embraced for the beautiful thing that it is, a woman will never be as radiant as she is as when bearing a child.

   I am fascinated by lines and angles, pieces of wood, stonework, doors, and railroad tracks. The name I chose for my business, Black Diamond Photos, is because Black Diamonds can have diverse meanings such as a symbol for risk takers, a sign of excellence, or an unconventional and weird idea, anything out of the ordinary. Plus I love Black and White photos, they take me back to simpler times, and their starkness appeals to my senses. Whatever the term Black Diamond connotates to you, I am probably it.

   So, if you are looking for someone to photograph -

please consider me, I would love the opportunity to meet with you and see if my work appeals to you. I am also interested in meeting with interior designers whose task is to decorate a new building, or home.