NAME: Jana Alma
HOMETOWN: Issaquah, WA, USA
SCHOOL: Everett Community College, Everett, WA
INTERNSHIP PERIOD: Spring 2005
ABOUT: My interest in photography started in childhood, but it was a circuitous path that led me to want to work as a photographer. I graduated cum laude from the University of Washington where I majored in Psychology and minored in Anthropology. While attending the UW, I studied Animal Behavior Psychology, as well as Human Psychology. During my time at the UW, I conducted research on wolves and cougar. In my Anthropology classes I focused primarily on American Indian Studies, including Native American Art and Dance. My degree allowed me to combine my passion for the outdoors, my fascination with animals, and my interest in indigenous peoples. I am currently studying Photography at Everett Community College.

I have explored extensively in the Western United States and Canada, and also lived for a short time in South Korea. Many of the places that I visit, or wish to visit, attain mythic proportions in my mind. I am at times overwhelmed with the beauty that I see around me, even in my everyday world. Conveying some of these feelings through my photography is one of my primary goals. I use 35mm, digital, and large format pinhole for my images.

TITLE: Paria Corral
CAPTION: This image is part of a series I did on remnants of the old west. Near Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, UT.
TECHNICAL: Nikon N80, Tamron 17-35mm lens, Fuji Velvia 100F
photos © 2005 Jana Alma

TITLE: Waterdrops
CAPTION: A thunderstorm's raindrops are frozen in time in the sand of a canyon bottom. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, UT.
TECHNICAL: Nikon N80, Tamron 17-35mm lens, Fuji Velvia 100
photos © 2005 Jana Alma

TITLE: Snowmelt 6
CAPTION: This image is from a series of pinhole photographs depicting the journey of a snowflake. Near Snoqualmie Pass, WA.
TECHNICAL: 4x5 Handmade Pinhole Camera. Ilford HP5 plus.
photos © 2005 Jana Alma

TITLE: Georgia's Vision
CAPTION: The sky at sunset as seen through a small canyon. Arches National Park.
TECHNICAL: Nikon N80, Nikkor 28-80mm lens, Fuji Velvia 50
photos © 2005 Jana Alma

TITLE: Kiah Meditates
CAPTION: Kiah seemed deep in thought when I took this. Cats are true Zen masters.
TECHNICAL: Canon 20D, Canon 17-85mm lens, f9 @ 1/80
photos © 2005 Jana Alma