I am giving an artist talk this evening at the Petaluma Arts Center at 7:25. The talks start at 6. I'll be speaking about a piece from Karawala, Nicaragua & sharing my Pedagogy of Photography collaborative work with bilingual & bicultural youth from Latin American to New York City.

I'm in two upcoming exhibits in my new hometown, Petaluma, California!

Four of my photographs were selected for the exhibit, Landscapes- Art Around Town at Petaluma Valley Hospital. The show will be held from November 13, 2013 – February 12, 2014. The selected black and white photographs are from Beaver Dam/ Wisconsin, Cape Cod/Massachusetts, Yosemite/California and Bronx/New York.

I found out about this exhibit and was encouraged to submit by attending a fabulous Day of the Dead celebration last Saturday night at the Petaluma Arts Center -located in the Historic Railroad Depot Freight Building. My little choo choo lover was so happy. We had such a great time and I was so impressed with the art and culture of the Día de Muertos event that I became a member of the Petaluma Arts Center. 

I will also be in the upcoming 13th annual members show, The Place Where We Live, November 15, 2013- January 3, 2014 at the Petaluma Arts Center. I will be exhibiting one of my favorite images from Karawala, Nicaragua where I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer.  The opening for the The Place Where We Live Exhibit is Saturday, November 16th from 4:00-7:00.

I hope you can check out some of my photographs around Petaluma.  See links below for  more information or location for shows.


The Place Where We Live Exhibit

Art Around Town at Petaluma Valley Hospital

As a documentary photographer, nothing feels more real than photographing birth.  I love being a documentary birth photographer and I am on a birth high for weeks after.  It is so unbelievable to watch a little human enter the world and be a part of such an intimate milestone in families lives!  I photograph births and other family related work under the site photoRAYA.  Raya means new & life in Miskitu, one of the languages I spoke as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nicaragua   One of my recent birth photos was removed & then restored on facebook and it was written about here by PetaPixel. PetaPixel is a leading blog with 146k followers covering the wonderful world of photography whose goal is to inform, educate and inspire in all things photography-related.

Here is the direct link to the story. http://petapixel.com/2013/06/25/birth-and-breastfeeding-photos-removed-restored-on-facebook-and-instagram/

Center for Fine Art Photography

Honored to have one of my photographs in this exhibit, (Un)Clothed at the Center for Fine Art Photography, curated by Mona Kuhn.  My photograph, "After Birth" is a postpartum cesarean birth & breastfeeding image. The exhibit opened June 1 and is up through June 29.  Tonight is the reception from 6-9pm if you are in Colorado. If you can't make it you can view all the photographs in the exhibit here.