Artist Statement

I divide my time between Emeryville and Arcata. In Emeryville, I am happy to be serving on the Board of Directors, Emeryville Celebration of the Arts, Inc. these past 29 years. The photograph in this year’s exhibition was taken in Egypt on a remote island I was immediately drawn to its texture. What a trip. I have other photographs from the trip in the bin.

I am one of 88 photographers represented in Women Photographers: A Selection of Images from the Women in Photography International Archive 1852-1997 by Peter E. Palmquist and Gia Musso. And I am included in the Peter Palmquist Women in Photography International Collection at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University.

I worked in the disability rights movement for more than 30 years. One project I especially enjoyed was developing a program with a Russian NGO called Perspectiva, “Building Bridges: Cameras in the Hands of Children.” I led the first workshop, and then a year later did a training of trainers with Russian photographers.

I have had solo, duo, and group exhibits over many years. My photographs are also in www.womeninphotography.org and my website is www.pamslens.com.