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Leslie Alsheimer, is a freelance documentary photographer whose clients include humanitarian aid, development agencies, and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) worldwide.
Leslie is most known for her deeper perspective photographic essays addressing the global human condition. Spanning editorial, travel, fine art and documentary genres, her professional and personal work celebrates the beauty and splendor that can be found in humanity —regardless of circumstance. With images, she creates metaphors that honor the richness of life that accompany the enduring human spirit; celebrating life, play, family, culture and community through the joy, pain and love of everyday living. (See Artist Statement for more details.)
Leslie’s work has been honored with numerous awards including a Fellowship in Africa as well as international recognition from National Geographic , UNICEF, NPR, National Geographic Traveler, Social Documentary Network, PhotoPhilanthropy, FotoWeek DC, CENTER, LUCIE, and MSH. Her images have appeared in the Corcoran Gallery of Art, as well as numerous publications including Black & White Magazine, PDN, National Geographic Traveler, The Washington Insider, and featured in Photolucida's Critical Mass Top 50. (See Awards for more details.)
In addition to Internationally published and award winning imagery, Leslie is also the author of author of Black and White in Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Lightroom, with Focal Press/ Elsevier. Leslie's books have been published in four languages and widely used for curriculum in photography programs including the International Center of Photography (ICP) as well her own private workshops. (See Workshops for more details.)
Through a forward and positive focus, Leslie’s fine-art vision incorporates light, technique, and technology into a unique style rooted in a passion for creating images that parallel and interconnect her work as a social worker and her vision of the human spirit.
Leslie Alsheimer's work can be viewed at: www.lesliealsheimer.com.
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an award winning editorial photographer, an internationally recognized technology expert, a member of the Adobe Photoshop
Beta Testing Team, instructor with the Nikon Mentor Series, and the Founder and Director of Santa Fe Digital Darkroom Customized Photography Workshops and Tours, Leslie works as a photo-educator and host for photography workshops, and photographic journeys around the globe. Leslie’s knowledge and expertise of both traditional and digital photographic darkroom techniques allows her to design programs that inspire photographers and artists alike with the creative possibilities of integrating digital techniques and processes into their work. |
As an instructor, Leslie is dynamic and patient, with a rare gift for making complex technical concepts easy to understand. Having worked extensively with many of the foremost digital image makers
in the country, she has integrated a hybrid of experience, teaching styles
and technical knowledge into her unique curricula, facilitating the learning process with fun and enthusiasm in a relaxed environment. She specializes in helping photographers
and artists transition into digital technology and processes with ease,
using collaborative image processing and printing techniques in a calibrated
workflow.
Leslie also believes in using photography to help empower others to find their
own creative voice and vision. Inspired by a traditional wet darkroom teen photography program that she developed, and directed for a non-profit organization’s gang diversion program, Leslie served as the creative director of the published social documentary book, Reality
from the Barrio. The book was honored in the PDN Photography Annual 2003 Best Photos of the Year and became a thesis project for Leslie’s master’s degree in social work.
Combining her love for photography and background in social services, Leslie also developed Community Photography
Outreach, a project based non-profit collecting and disseminating donated cameras to organizations and programs in need, and Forward Focus: Workshops with Creative Purpose, a pioneering organization for experienced and emerging photographers who want to use imagery to help promote developmental, environmental and relief efforts worldwide.
Check out our write up in The Sunday ABQ Journal
"Falling in Love with Uganda"
Sunday March 4, 2007 The Wall Street Journal Sunday Inside MONEY |
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