I am Katherine Olson — a survivor, a storyteller, and an artist. Out of captivity, I created the name Rose Waterhause — water for healing, gentleness, and renewal. From love, I was also given the name Phoenix Rose — fire for resilience, rebirth, and rising from the ashes. These names hold both sides of my story: water and fire, renewal and rebirth, gentleness and strength.

Even in captivity I carried a camera. Photography became resistance — small, stolen moments that kept my creative fire alive. Today every image is proof that life is more than survival, that beauty persists in both the vast and the intimate.

You can find my work under both Katherine Olson and Rose Waterhause.

From ashes to light, from captivity to creativity — through my lens, I rise. 🌹🔥📸