Official Indian Market Photographers
Kitty Leaken is a Santa Fe-based photographer whose books include Cooking with Cafe Pasqual's (Ten Speed Press/Random House), Cooking with Johnny Vee (Gibbs Smith) and the Art of Exile (Museum of New Mexico Press). Upcoming is: Contemporary Native Artists: A Bridge of Time and Place (Gibbs Smith) with Suzanne Deats that profiles 18 creative individuals who all participate in Indian Market. Foreword by Dr. Bruce Bernstein. (Photo: Custom-made medallion for Kitty by Jody Naranjo, 2011)
"Photographing at Indian Market is like coming home to an annual rite of passage. Every year there are people I reconnect with, people I meet and always, always, creativity and artwork that amaze and delight. It's also always my birthday, so there is reason to acquire a little personal memento. This year Santa Clara potter Jody Naranjo made a very special medallion for me."
See more of Kitty's work or email her at kleaken@gmail.com
Julien McRoberts has the unique ability to capture intimate cultural moments, places, and people without ever disturbing the scene. Her work is a stolen glance into an elegant but rustic Southwestern home, a thousands-of-years-old Native American ritual, or a hot and dusty rodeo. Her extensive travel experience helps her to know where and how to situate herself in order to find these unique moments. Born in the American West, this world is hardly foreign to McRoberts, who's lived in California, Colorado, and now New Mexico for the past 16 years. "I have the West in my blood," she says, and she has the portfolio to prove it.
Some of her first clients were a part of the Native American community, and since then she's been "taken by [their] beauty, sense of design, humor, and outlook on life." McRoberts' level of familiarity and access to this traditionally closed community speaks to not only her talents but also to her positive demeanor.
Her impressive portfolio ranges from revealing the decay of what were once modern desert towns to the vitality of long-standing cultural rituals. McRoberts' work has been commissioned by diverse and high-end clientele including New York Magazine, Amazon.Com, The Sierra Club, The Georgia O'Keefe Museum, American Airlines, Popular Photography and Sunset Magazine.
See more of Julien's work or email her at julienmcroberts@mac.com
Chris Corrie has lived in Santa Fe since 1974. After graduating from The Evergreen State College in the 80's he returned home to pursue commercial photography. He specializes in Educational, Architectural, Portraits, Corporate and stock photography with a newly completed website santafestockphotos.com for easy purchase of local images. In his spare time Chris enjoys gardening with his wife/assistant Jodi and shoots New Mexico ghost towns.
Shooting for IM allows me to see and interact with great artists. I enjoy their creativity, humility and sense of humor.
See more of Chris's work or email him at corriephoto@sprynet.com
If you would like to learn more about how to become an Official Indian Market photographer, contact Gabe Gomez at ggomez@swaia.org.