The photographs created by Andy Katz have taken him around the globe. From the Old Country in Eastern Europe to the California wine country, which he now calls home, his subjects are as diverse as his travels and adventures.

The images in Katz's 10 published books, A Portrait of Napa and Sonoma; Concannon: The First One Hundred and Twenty-Five Years; New Zealand: Sea, Earth, Sky; Private Reserve; Robert Mondavi Winery; The Heart of Burgundy; Tuscany and Its Wines; and Vineyard have been described by vintners, photographers, critics and other readers as breathtaking. His evocative work is featured in museums and galleries worldwide including his own in Boulder, Colorado and Healdsburg, California.

Katz discovered his love for photography at a young age. Admittedly, he had been chasing his classmates around the playground with his camera since as early as the third grade. But when he was 11, his father brought home a book of black and white portraits by the legendary Canadian photographer Yosuf Karsh. "It was as if a flash bulb went off in my soul. I was amazed. Karsh's work was all large-format and his prints were so vivid you felt you could actually touch the persons skin. The tonality, the technique, it was all truly exquisite. I was mesmerized," said Katz. How ironic that years later, Yosuf Karsh would count himself among the many proud collectors of Katz's photos.

Andy's client list for images include: Contax camera, Mamiya camera,Greytag Mcbeth, X-R, National Geographic Traveler, Rolling Stone magazine and his images have been used for millions of record and cd covers.

"Andy Katz is an exceptional photographer. His photographs have an air of quiet contemplation about them. These images are not only often beautiful, they are also full of surprises. They make you want to be there; to listen, to breathe, to experience. Apart from actually standing there, these photographs are a good as it gets." - Sam Neill, FIlm Actor, Conservationalist, and Vintner

Andy was also fortunate enough to receive a nobel Peace Prize...Not really.