Hello and welcome to Focaldreams,
I am a multiple award winning photographer specializing in Fine Art Portrait and Landscape photography with emphasis on cross-cultural advocacy.
My work has found a home in notable publications such as Black & White (Winner of the 2013 "People's Choice Award" Single Image Contest) and the Royal Geographic Magazine out of London UK. Juried competitions have included the New York Center for Photographic Art "Juror's Selection" May 2013, Portland Open Studios, NewSpace Center for Photography, the Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts Special Exhibit – Photography: Pinhole to iPhone, the Portland Bridge Festival, and The Great Photography Weekend with Galen Rowell (3rd Place Scenic).
My work spans the globe with humanitarian efforts in Guyana, India and Nepal where I accompanied the legendary British Explorer Colonel John Blashford-Snell on his Giant Elephant Quest expedition, and Cambodia where I was part of the team from the Golden Leaf Education Foundation to build schools.
This last year I completed my first book “Cambodia Awakening,” a photographic essay as interpreted through the eyes of Khmer Rouge survivors. Other publications include Mammoth Hunt (Harpers Collins), Popular Photography online galleries, Golden Leaf Education Foundation, Portland Japanese Gardens, and Kukatonon Children's African Dance Troupe.
I maintain an active association with the Oregon Women's Caucus for Art where we exhibit in group shows about four times a year. Other affiliations can be found under my "Three Cups of Tea" section. I am an advocate of local non-profits that support the Asian and African communities.http://www.oregonwca.org/
Over the years my mentors include the late Galen Rowell, Nevada Weir, Tony Corbell (Santa Fe Photo Workshops), Miguel Gandert and most recently Dan Burkholder. I am also a fan of James Natchwey's work who somehow brings dispossessed of the world to us in a such a hauntingly beautiful way - truly a master of of his medium. http://www.jamesnachtwey.com
I welcome comments on my images and please feel free to respond to my blogs and you can follow me at Facebook/focaldreams or on Twitter at @focaldreams or even Instagram/focaldreams where I am regularly enhancing my social media presence.
Sandra K. Banister
Photographer
Humanitarian
Global Citizen
I am a multiple award winning photographer specializing in Fine Art Portrait and Landscape photography with emphasis on cross-cultural advocacy.
My work has found a home in notable publications such as Black & White (Winner of the 2013 "People's Choice Award" Single Image Contest) and the Royal Geographic Magazine out of London UK. Juried competitions have included the New York Center for Photographic Art "Juror's Selection" May 2013, Portland Open Studios, NewSpace Center for Photography, the Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts Special Exhibit – Photography: Pinhole to iPhone, the Portland Bridge Festival, and The Great Photography Weekend with Galen Rowell (3rd Place Scenic).
My work spans the globe with humanitarian efforts in Guyana, India and Nepal where I accompanied the legendary British Explorer Colonel John Blashford-Snell on his Giant Elephant Quest expedition, and Cambodia where I was part of the team from the Golden Leaf Education Foundation to build schools.
This last year I completed my first book “Cambodia Awakening,” a photographic essay as interpreted through the eyes of Khmer Rouge survivors. Other publications include Mammoth Hunt (Harpers Collins), Popular Photography online galleries, Golden Leaf Education Foundation, Portland Japanese Gardens, and Kukatonon Children's African Dance Troupe.
I maintain an active association with the Oregon Women's Caucus for Art where we exhibit in group shows about four times a year. Other affiliations can be found under my "Three Cups of Tea" section. I am an advocate of local non-profits that support the Asian and African communities.http://www.oregonwca.org/
Over the years my mentors include the late Galen Rowell, Nevada Weir, Tony Corbell (Santa Fe Photo Workshops), Miguel Gandert and most recently Dan Burkholder. I am also a fan of James Natchwey's work who somehow brings dispossessed of the world to us in a such a hauntingly beautiful way - truly a master of of his medium. http://www.jamesnachtwey.com
I welcome comments on my images and please feel free to respond to my blogs and you can follow me at Facebook/focaldreams or on Twitter at @focaldreams or even Instagram/focaldreams where I am regularly enhancing my social media presence.
Sandra K. Banister
Photographer
Humanitarian
Global Citizen
Sandra K. Banister