Founder & photographer
Kate Belova
Every guide on this site is written or reviewed by Kate: a working portrait photographer who founded Photo Austria and personally vets every photographer on the platform.
Kate Belova is a professional portrait and lifestyle photographer with over 10 years of experience, based in Lisbon, Portugal. Known for her "soul portrait" style, Kate has a rare ability to make people feel completely at ease in front of the camera — revealing authentic emotions and genuine personality in every frame.
After years of shooting family and lifestyle sessions across Vienna, Salzburg, and the Tyrolean Alps, Kate realized that tourists visiting Austria wanted beautiful photos but finding a trustworthy local photographer was surprisingly hard. She created Photo Austria to solve this — a curated marketplace where every photographer is personally vetted and every session delivers an exceptional experience.
Latest articles
Zell am See & Kaprun: Lake, Glacier and the Kitzsteinhorn in One Shoot
A turquoise lake at 750 metres, a summit at 1,965 and a glacier at 3,000 — how to plan a family photoshoot in Zell am See and Kaprun around cable cars, cloud and cold.
The Wachau Photoshoot Guide: Dürnstein, Spitz Vineyards and the Danube at Golden Hour
How to photograph the Wachau: Dürnstein's cobalt tower before the cruise boats arrive, the dry-stone terraces above Weißenkirchen and Spitz in the last light, and what each month does to the valley.
Innsbruck Photoshoot Guide: Old Town Colours, Nordkette Light and the Bergisel
How to photograph Innsbruck properly: the Golden Roof at eight, the coloured houses on the Inn in the last light, and the Nordkette terrace at 1,905 metres, twenty minutes from the centre.
Salzburg Photo Guide: Mirabell, the Mönchsberg and the Sound of Music spots
Salzburg is twenty-five minutes across and the fortress lands in half your frames. What decides a session here is the calendar: festival stages in summer, market huts in winter, and an empty parterre at seven.
Hallstatt Photoshoot Guide: the classic viewpoint and how to beat the crowds
Hallstatt's famous frame is about four metres wide and has a queue from ten until four. Here is where to stand, when to arrive, what the new funicular changed and how winter rewrites the whole day.
Best Photo Spots in Vienna: Schönbrunn, Belvedere, the Ringstrasse and the quiet corners
Vienna's best frames are free and empty before nine, and unusable by eleven. Here is where to stand at Schönbrunn, the Belvedere, the Ring and the vineyards, hour by hour and U-Bahn by U-Bahn.