Catharina (1989) was born in Berlin and raised in the Netherlands before studying photography (B.A. Design) at Munich University of Applied Sciences, Germany.

During her junior year she received a scholarship to study abroad which she used to go to the State University of New York at Brockport, USA.

Before and during college she completed a couple of internships including an internship as a photographer and photo editor for Dutch national newspaper Het Parool in Amsterdam.

After graduating she started working as a freelance photographer in NYC.