Tracy J. Thomas
About Tracy
A native Californian, Tracy J. Thomas is a professional photographer, writer and website designer and serves as Multimedia Director and Photo Editor for iPinion. She served as Localization Manager and Director of International Web Development for companies such as Palladium Interactive, Broderbund, The Learning Company, Mattel Interactive and PeoplePC. She finally bailed on all the high-tech craziness to build a wooden canoe and pursue her passion for photography.
Tracy received her M.A. from the University of San Francisco in Sports Management and her M.F.A. in Documentary Photography at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Tracy's work has been published in City Trees Magazine, West Sacramento Press, Academic Press, SocialDocumentary.net and numerous other publications and websites. Her work can be found in private collections and several galleries. She was the 2010 recipient of the View of Farmlands Grant Commission from YoloArts and the James Irvine Foundation and most recently named iPhone Artist of the day at iPhoneArt.com.
Greg Rihl
About Greg
Greg Rihl currently works as a freelance photographer in the Sacramento area. He worked as a photojournalist for The Davis Enterprise for nine years. While on staff at the Davis newspaper he won the 2001 “Best Photo Essay” in the California Newspaper Publisher’s Association for a story he reported alongside fellow syndicate member David Lacy. The photo essay was on a Northern California teen athlete who had his leg amputated following a rare bone cancer diagnosis.
Greg has shot for such publications as Sactown Magazine and Prosper Magazine. He currently resides in Sacramento, CA.
Hannah Kozak
About Hannah
Hannah Kozak was born and raised in Los Angeles. With a Kodak Brownie camera in hand she began to explore her fascination with photojournalism at the age of ten. For more than twenty years, her work as a stuntwoman in the film industry provided her the opportunity to capture candid, behind-the-scenes pictures that penetrated the illusion of Hollywood magic. Hannah's extensive travels have given her the ability to capture images of far away lands exploring the innocence and truth found in the faces of children all around the world. Hannah is currently working on photographing black and white nudes of women. "I really love taking pictures of women...it's a visceral experience for me, a soul to soul connection. I also love to photograph these subjects in black and white. It's an immediately abstract medium that is removed from reality by its very nature."
"I use my camera as a means of exploring my feelings and emotions. My photos are my emotional predicaments. When someone allows me to photograph them, they give me a piece of themselves that I can forever hold onto. In moments of melancholic desire and solitude, I can feel them again from the connection of our photos."
Hannah holds degrees in Spanish (B.A.) and Psychology (M.A.).
