Kate Breakey is internationally known for her large-scale, richly hand-colored photographs including her acclaimed series of luminous portraits of birds, flowers, and animals in a series called Small Deaths published in 2001 by University of Texas Press. Her other monographs include Painted Light, the University of Texas in 2010, a career retrospective that encompasses a quarter-century of prolific image-making.
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The Candid Frame #531 - Brooke Schultz
Brooke Schultz is a family portrait and wedding photographer based in Southern California. Her fascination with photography was sparked with the work of the photographer that documented Brooke’s wedding. She pursued her new creative outlet that eventually led her to begin her own career as a professional photographer.
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The Candid Frame #528 - Sue Bryce
With 30 years of experience, Sue Bryce is one of the most recognizable photographers in the imaging industry. New Zealand born and raised Bryce now lives and works in Los Angeles.
Her contemporary glamour portrait style transcends past stereotypes and has changed the face of portrait photography.
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The Candid Frame #527 - Polly Irungu
Multimedia journalist, digital editor, and self-taught photographer Polly Irungu is the founder of Black Women Photographers, a global community and online database of Black women and non-binary photographers.
Polly is a Digital Content Editor at New York Public Radio (WYNC), where she is responsible for managing social media for WNYC and PRX’s ‘The Takeaway’, a national NPR show with over 2 million listeners, pitching news stories and features for The Takeaway and her podcast is ranked the 4th most downloaded, amongst others.
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The Candid Frame #517 - Erika Larsen
Erika Larsen is a multidisciplinary storyteller who works in photography, writing, and video.
She is fascinated by the way people communicate with the natural world.
Her monograph ‘Sami-Walking with Reindeer’, a reflection of her time living in the Scandinavian Arctic, was published in 2013.
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The Candid Frame #513 - Megan Kwasniak
Megan Kwasniak is a physician and an aspiring photographer whose biggest passion lies in discovering new places and meeting new people. Her highest aspiration is to ultimately combine her love for photography and her dedication to the field of medicine and use it for the betterment of human health worldwide. Her my accomplishments have included exhibits at Miami Street Photo Festival, Women Street Photographers and publications in The Guardian, TRVL and EV magazines.
She currently works as a doctor specializing in emergency medicine in a hospital in Southern Florida. She has been documenting her and her co-workers experiences over the last several months.
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The Candid Frame #511 - Isadora Kosofsky
Isadora Kosofsky (b. 1993, USA) is a documentary photographer, photojournalist, and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. She began photographing at the age of 14, documenting individuals in hospice care. She takes an immersive approach to visual storytelling, spending months and years imbedded in the lives of the people she shadows.
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The Candid Frame #502 - Sarah Leen
Sarah Leen is the former Director of Photography for National Geographic Visual Media. For nearly 20 years before that she worked as a freelance photographer for National Geographic magazine until 2004, when she joined the staff as a Senior Photo Editor. Sarah published 16 stories and produced five covers for the magazine.
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The Candid Frame #488 - Allison Zaucha
Allison Zaucha (b.1991) is an independent award-winning photojournalist based in Los Angeles, California. She is passionate about working on social issues with a variety of news publications and nonprofit organizations. In addition, Allison enjoys developing meaningful storytelling campaigns with brands and commercial clients. She uses the camera as a means of connection, empowerment and understanding. Allison is a member of Women Photograph and NPPA.
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The Candid Frame #486 - Gulnara Samoilova
Gulnara Samoilova is a street and fine art photographer based in New York City and the founder of @WomenStreetPhotographers Instagram feed. She holds a certificate in creative practices from the International Center of Photography in New York City and a diploma in photography from the Moscow Poletech College.
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The Candid Frame #485 - Karen Hutton
Karen Hutton is an International Landscape and Travel Photographer, Artist, Speaker, Author, Educator, Voice; as well as a Professional Fujifilm X-Photographer. She has been photographing for over 40 years and, in addition to her large social media following, her voice has been heard around the world in commercials, apps, tutorials and television.
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The Candid Frame #474 - Jasmin Mara Lopez
Jasmin Mara López is an award-winning journalist, radio producer, youth media educator and filmmaker that works in the U.S. and Mexico. Born in Los Angeles with familial roots in México, her childhood was impacted by issues experienced on both sides of the U.S.- México border. This instilled in her a strong passion for immigrant rights, youth empowerment, and social change.
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The Candid Frame 472 - Jessica Chou
Jessica Chou approaches her subjects with as little preconceived notions as possible, allowing people the space to collaborate with the moment and the place they inhabit. She strives for honesty and to look at things as they are, without artifice or judgement. The result is something that is at once observant and intimate. While her photography is documentary in style, it is led by the possibilities for storytelling and expression within a single frame.
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The Candid Frame #470 - Sophie Mayanne
Sophie Mayanne is a 26 year old fashion and portrait photographer, splitting her time between London and Cotswolds, UK. Her style is unmistakable, favouring raw, striking imagery that is hers and hers alone. Her work has been recognised by both the fashion and music industries, and has been particularly favoured by up and coming artists & publications who admire the honesty and genuineness in her images.
Behind The Scars is a photography campaign that celebrates scars of all shapes and sizes, and the incredible stories behind them.
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The Candid Frame #463 - Sara Terry
Sara Terry is an award-winning documentary photographer and filmmaker known for her work covering post-conflict stories, and a 2012 Guggenheim Fellow for her long-term project, “Forgiveness and Conflict: Lessons from Africa.” Her first long-term post-conflict work, “Aftermath: Bosnia’s Long Road to Peace,” led her to found The Aftermath Project in 2003 on the premise that “War is Only Half the Story.” An accomplished speaker on aftermath and visual literacy issues, her lectures include a TEDx talk, “Storytelling in a Post-Journalism Word,” and several appearances at The Annenberg Space for Photography.
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The Candid Frame #460 - Barbara Peacock
Barbara Peacock is currently working on her project, American Bedroom. It is a cultural and anthropological study of Americans in their private dwelling: their bedroom. The nature of the project comprises portraits of individuals, couples, and families that reveal the depth of their character and spirit.
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