Pam Lewis
The Importance of All People (Series)
DESCRIPTION
Years ago, my local paper ran a story about homeless people. In one photo a woman was splayed and unconscious in a MacDonald’s toilet stall. I was appalled at the invasion of this woman’s privacy.
I contacted the writer to express my concern and quickly heard back. The woman had signed a release allowing her photograph to be printed.
The echo of that photograph has always remained with me, and I decided to photograph unhoused people—not at a distance or surreptitiously. I would meet people one-to-one, take the photos and print them. I would give people these small gifts.
At first, I photographed using only a handheld camera. But out of respect for the dignity and cooperation of my subjects, I wanted the photographs to be excellent. I now have a portable studio consisting of camera, tripod, backdrop and three LED lights. I produce fifteen to twenty prints each week and have no thoughts of stopping.
I am now known as The Picture Lady at the Compassion Center in Albuquerque New Mexico.
AUTHOR
Pam Lewis
1016 Ortega Road NW
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico 87113
lewis.pamela@comcast.net
860-713-1792
Summary Statement
Confident writer/photographer with professional and freelance experience. Maker of high-quality digital photographs and accompanying text.
Education
Stanford University, Stanford CA
Bachelor of Arts in American Literature
Vermont College, Montpelier, VT
Master of Fine Arts in Fiction
Experience
2020-Current
Photographer
• Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, 2023, honorable mention in three categories
• AMNPAS Exhibition, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2022
• Shades of Gray Exhibition, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1020, 2021
1994 – Current
Novelist, non-fiction writer
• “This is the Place I Found Peace,” photos and text, Redbook Magazine, April, 2014
• A Young Wife, Simon and Schuster, 2011
• Perfect Family, Simon and Schuster, 2008
• Speak Softly She Can Hear, Simon and Schuster, 2005
• “You Are Here,” short story, The New Yorker Magazine, 1994
1990-1996
Owner, Pam Lewis Communications.
Marketing, copywriting, graphic design consultation for multiple corporations in Hartford, CT.
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