HEIDI E. RUSSELL
A self-taught fine art photographer, creative collaborator, curator and publisher, Heidi E. Russell is also the founder of the International Women Artists’ Salon—a global, cross-disciplinary community supporting women in the arts. Through her lens, she focuses on “capturing the intersection of languages and dimensions through full-frame, non-manipulated imagery of cultural environs.” Based in NYC, the Oxford, N.Y. native got her first camera at six years old and has been a photographer ever since. The Cornell University graduate started her career path in advertising, business, human resource management and fundraising; but in 2004, she decided to follow her passions for photography and international cultural exchange. “I feel just as powerful, a natural high, from connecting people around the world as I do capturing photographs of the world,” Russell says, whose work has been exhibited worldwide. She also makes time for volunteer projects. Since 2005, she’s volunteered for Cuchifritos, a community nonprofit gallery on the Lower East Side. In addition, Russell holds curatorial positions with Manhattan Theatre Source and The New York Optimist e-zine. She’s currently expanding her creative outreach by establishing an indie publishing company “with the mission to publish works that utilize art as a bridge for cultural understanding.” –SLO
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