Kate Schermerhorn

KATE SCHERMERHORN is an Emmy-winning filmmaker and photographer, and graduate of the Culinary Institute of America.

Kate has directed 100s of videos, won 3 Tellies, and 1 Emmy, and been nominated for 1 more. 

She has tackled topics from marriage to earthquakes, published 1 book of photographs America's Idea of a Good Time about things Americans do for fun,

lived in 4 countries (including 7 years in London), and speaks 4 languages.

Kate has jumped out of a plane 27 times, raised 2 humans and 60,000 bees on her own.

Past and present clients include Apple, Nowness, GE, Sony, Interscope Records, Monrovia,  GreatSchools, UCSF, ITVS, The Center for Justice and Accountability, Granta, The Times of London, The Independent, El Mundo, The Los Angeles Times, Oprah Magazine.

Kate’s photographs have been widely exhibited, including at The Houston Center for Photography, Victoria and Albert's Canon Gallery, Yossi Milo and Fifty One Fine Art. Some of Kate’s photographs are available through Restoration Hardware where her work has been their top selling art.

"There's a mesmerizing quality to Kate Schermerhorn's work." - Evening Standard

"Delightfully quirky" - Scientific American

"Sublime and fascinating" - San Francisco Chronicle

"Nothing seems wasted, and nothing's excessive." - The New Yorker