My love for photography began at 13, sparked by the magic of a darkroom at Camp Martin Johnson. The joy of capturing, developing, and printing my own photos left a lasting impression. Throughout my career, experiences at Smithsonian Magazine, The Image Bank, New York Foundation for the Arts, and The Maui Film Office deepened my passion. Surrounded by diverse art and artists, I learned and grew. Today, I'm grateful for a lifelong devotion to the art and craft of photography.
Based on the indigenous Hohokam, Tohono O'odham, and Pascua Yaqui lands we now call Tucson, Arizona, I enjoy spending time with loved ones and capturing the desert's beauty through my lens.
CV
2023
LENSCRATCH Fine Art Daily, Collective Week: Kinship Photography Collective, By Kassandra Eller, December 12, 2023
Award of Merit, Southern Arizona Arts Guild “Eyes Wide Open” Exhibition, Oro Valley, AZ
2022
Photo Trouvée Magazine, Issue 9 “Family Archives”
Collaborative Visual Conversations Practice Group, Through Six Feet Photography Project I was a co-moderator for an online practice group that explored visual dialogues created by responding to photographic prompts.
Santa Fe Workshops Haunted Image Contest Winner
2021
Humble Arts Foundation Group Show 69 Photo for Non-Majors (Part 2)
Click! Photography Festival Persevere Exhibition at the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
Art Intersection, All Art Arizona Exhibition, Gilbert, AZ
Revolve Gallery, Boundaries, Belonging, Becoming, Co-curator for the Boundaries section of the community exhibition, Asheville, NC
Six Feet Photography Project, The Kids Are Alright?, Curator
2020
Lenscratch, The 2020 Favorite Photo Exhibition
Six Feet Photography Project, Somewhere Between Comfort & Danger
Six Feet Photography Project, A Remedy for Difficult Times
Six Feet Photography Project, Click! Photography Festival
Six Feet Photography Project, Nostalgia
Certifications:
TedXStockholm Photo Competition - Transform - Storytelling Through Photography, 2021
Domestika - Hybrid Photography for Creative Experimentation Course, 2021
Seeing Through Photographs, MoMA, 2021
Affiliations & Memberships:
Board Member, The Scoundrel and Scamp Theatre, joined 2022
Kinship Connector Volunteer, Kinship Photography Collective, joined 2022
Southern Arizona Arts Guild, joined 2022
Education:
Spelman College, B.A.
Loyola University Rome Center
Latin School of Chicago