hey. hi.
hello, i’m kaleigh //
+ Here’s a wee bit more about me.
i think You’ve found yourself here because you feel a connection to ME, my work + my art. thank you for that!here for real talk, real times, real people, real moments, real connections, real cool stuff!
I grew up in small town wisconsin. slinger, wi to be exact. I began pursuing the arts as a kid - when i decided i wanted to always follow my passions in life. as a youngin’ my main passion was singing. I spent most of my childhood on the small stages of small town wisconsin + devoted my life to the arts, with dreams as high as the sky, pursuing a degree in music to begin my career traveling the world as an opera singer + expert in the german language. I did just that. I studied and performed in germany + thailand, came back to mke — where i worked as a professional opera singer + german teacher All-the-while, i taught myself photography + started taking on shoots as a side-hustle. In 2015, i began booking headshot sessions for my opera colleagues and working full time as a food, beverage + event photographer for a hospitality group in the off-season of performances. i later moved to NYC where i spent 3.5 years. I was already beginning to fill my schedule with weddings through word-of-mouth (hello making friends with everyone in every bridal party - wooooooo!), and things quickly shifted!
i like to make sure people are comfortable + never inconvenienced by me, but i’m also super dedicated + passionate about catching moments — i’ve been referred to as a ninja when it comes to shooting events.
i am an inherently loud sneezer (not as terrifying as my mom + bro) but i taught myself to default silent sneeze in 2020 and it’s just about as painful as it sounds.
i’ve been a vegetarian for 18 years…i love tofu…don’t judge lol
my favorite bands of all time are NEEDtobreathe + coheed + cambria, but my favorite artist/singer is ben platt — I love just about every kind of music…so let’s boogie.
it’s been 7+ years since this adventure began, and i am so very fortunate to have learned these photography skillz when i did, as it’s lead me to traveling around the world, and most importantly, hundreds of life-long friendships and connections — through my clients, their loved ones + meeting other photographers. I love seeing familiar faces and continue to have incomparable experiences with each person/couple/family I meet. moving back to Wisconsin IN 2019 to be closer to my family has been such a blessing. I SHOOT LOCALLY AND ALSO travel often for weddings/shoots and i wouldn’t have it any other way!
+ I will happily sing with you while sharing a (MILLER - LOL) beer on the dance floor at the end of the night! if there is a karaoke after party, you better believe i’m there!
PUMPED TO POTENTIALLY MEET YA!xoxo kaleigh rae gamaché
OH!! and if you need any house plants, follow @soiled.mke, that’s me with all the plants i started hoarding — they’re available throughout the greater MKE area as pop-ups (over 5 locations now, WHAT?!). and hey, it took off, so I guess i’m that “crazy plant lady with the dog who sings opera + bff of a wedding photographer and hype girl on your big day” :)
