Who is Bow Foto?
BowFoto is a photography and videography studio. We are deep admirers of the sublime, and have over a decade of experience chasing it through professional photography and videography. It lives within our work from beginning to end.
From the binding grasp of our babies onto their parents for the first time [they will always be our babies].
To the gorgeous grown eyes of our teenagers, beaming with hope, expectancy, and pure joy for the future they are authoring within each moment.
From the first speechless, anchoring sight of our babies all grown into a wife, a groom, dancing with them around the room.
To the breathless glance of our grooms upon their brides.
From the glorious achievements we had to believe, sacrifice, and show up hard for year after year.
To our communities celebrating euphorically, cheering on the human experiences that unite all of us with warmth and connection.
From our gorgeous generation of grandparents, and great-grandparents, in awe that they get to be a part of all of this.
To our families imperfectly woven together through triumph, grief, miracles, magic and love.
We are here. Shooting from the doorways, diners, windows, woods, parks, passenger seats, trees, tables, playgrounds, parties, streetlights, shores, restaurants, roads, backyards, and buildings you’ve lived within, observing millions of times. Showing beauty and reality as time shifts and transforms your existence into something you could never have predicted.
And delivering the moments you never want to forget.
We can’t wait to navigate finding “it” within the most ordinary and extraordinary days of our lives.

MEET YOUR PHOTOGRAPHERS

Katie Rader - Lead Photographer
Photo Style: Cinematic, Wholehearted, Present, Honest
Katie is a professional photographer and videographer dedicated to capturing the seen and unseen moments of profound beauty. With over a decade of experience, Katie began her journey studying film and art at NYU. Afterward, she spent years both working with a studio and independently photographing weddings, engagements, births, and portraits in Kansas City and across the country. Her background also includes producing multimedia art shows and creating commissioned oil paintings.

Bri Rapp - Associate Photographer
Photo Style: Warm, Authentic, Story-Driven
Bri has been photographing stories around the world for over 10 years. Her passion is to uncover the light and depth of those she documents. Her speciality has been in humanitarian work, but she has a sweet spot for weddings, engagements, and life's milestones.