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News
MAY 9, 2009
I’ve got a stock photo published in the Russian version of Cosmopolitan. It seems to be a story about not wanting to be tempted by delicious cake while on a diet. Here is the photo they published. You can read (or just look at) the article here: http://www.cosmo.ru/your_life/you/670563/

MAY 5, 2009
A while back Diane Kashy and the folks at Madden sent me out into the night to find and photograph plants that only bloom by the light of the moon. I wandered my neighborhood and the grounds at Hacienda del Sol which is an old boarding school turned into an inn. Here is a link to the article which is running this month in Tucson Home Magazine.

APRIL 19, 2009
Last summer I spent a day working on the TV series Eco Trip with David De Rothschild. The New York Times is running an article about the show and is featuring one of my photos.

APRIL 9, 2009

I'm busy working on a new cookbook. More info to come.

MARCH 27, 2009
My newest book cover photograph is for Vanilla Ride by Joe Lansdale. The super amazing Chip Kidd at Knopf designed the layout.

Catch of the Day
FEBRUARY 2, 2009
The myth that you can’t find excellent seafood in the desert has been debunked in the winter issue of the Tucson Guide.

American Photography 24
DECEMBER 21, 2008
Two images from my series Social Obligations were chosen for American Photography 24. The images are from different social events that I had to attend for one reason or another. People play different roles in public than in private. I’m fascinated by the gender roles and power plays that go on.

DECEMBER 11, 2008
“The Magician”, an image from my self portrait project was selected for the Center For Fine Art Photography’s 2009 Idea of Self Exhibition. The Juror, Susan A. Zadeh is the editor-in-chief and artistic director of EYEMAZING, an international magazine on contemporary photography based in Amsterdam.
The exhibition takes place February 13 – March 14, 2009 at the Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, Colorado.

10-27-08
I’m honored to have been nominated in the professional category of the 2008 B/W Spider Awards for my photograph of female wrestlers.

10-13-08
Supergirls Speak Out: the Secret Dilemma of Overachieving Girls about the pressure on young women to be perfect, will be published by Simon and Schuster’s Touchstone/Fireside imprint in January of 2009 and my image is on the cover. Stylist extradonaire Melanie Hebron Sutton not only assembled the fashion but modeled as well along with her fabulous and photogenic assistant Adriana Barillari.

10-08-08
I have three portraits featured in the October issue of Tucson Lifestyle Magazine.

9-23-08
I have been awarded two honorable mentions in the 2008 International Photography Awards Competition: In the Fine Art professional category for my food photography series, "Things I Ate" and for my "Self Portrait with Harvest Feast". My images were chosen from over 22,000 entries.

9-20-08
My travel and food photography is featured in the Autumn issue of the Phoenix Valley Guide in an article titled Uncorked. The images document the atmosphere, food and drinks at five terrific wine bars.

7-7-07
My images are featured on the covers of the August issue of Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine and the summer issue of the Valley Guide. I shot a feature story for PH&G on a house renovated in the Arts & Crafts style, and a story on margaritas for the Valley Guide.

5-10-07
If you are traveling through the Denver Airport please stop and see my work in the Main Gallery. It's included in the Center For Fine Art Photography's DIA International Exhibition through July.

4-28-07
The Volitant Gallery in Austin, Texas is including two of my images in their group exhibit about weddings and the ritual of marriage. "Tunnel Vision: Parading Down the Aisle is a collection of photography that confronts the viewer with images that are not your obvious depiction of wedding bells and bliss, but more an observation of how the concept of matrimony has evolved through the span of time. In contrast to mass medias approach to marriage, the images collected for this exhibition are meant to challenge the very root of union in this contemporary climate."

1-25-07
Two of my photos of the snow covered Tucson landscape are featured on CNN.com today. Click on "Gallery: Snow falls in Arizona desert" on CNN's home page. They were also selected as some of this week's best pictures by the editors at Reuter's.

1-2007
My images are on the cover of a new book published by Random House, Pesach for the Rest of Us: Making the Passover Seder Your Own, by Marge Piercy The cover was designed by one of the very best book designers ever - Archie Ferguson. The book will be released in February, 2007. Reserve your copy today!

12-2006
If you are in Phoenix or Tucson look for my photos in the January/February issues of both Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine and The Valley Guide. PH&G features a story on 93 year old artist Rose Cabat who won international recognition (her work is in MOMA) for her small ceramic vessels called "feelies". For The Valley Guide, my husband Jason and I were subjeted to far too many delicious pastries for a story on bakeries. I had a stomach ache by the second bakery (every pastry chef INSISTED we sample their wares), but Jason managed to plug along and down every offered confection as my long suffering model.

8-2006
Over the summer I was lucky enough to work as the still photographer on three episodes of the show Ghost Hunters for the Sci-Fi Channel. Basically I tromped around in the dark looking for ghosts with the show's amazing cast and crew. It was a TON of fun! You can see some of my images on the Ghost Hunters website.