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Paige Green is a documentary and portrait photographer, whose storytelling approach to photography frequently addresses issues involving agriculture, land use, and food. Her work is featured in nine books and has been published in Glamour, National Geographic Traveler, New York Times Magazine, Conde Nast Traveler, GQ, Country Living, House Beautiful, and Culture. Paige lives in Petaluma, CA with a house full of boys.

Month: September 2008

  • So hard to choose…

    Meet Kiea and Colin. They got married on 6-7-8 (june, the sixth month, on the 7th day, and in the year 2008)… and everything about their love story seems to work in that amazing organic way… proving they fit together perfectly. They said their wedding was absolutely wonderful, and their only regret was there weren’t…

  • Engagement Photos and Haiku’s…

    Meghan and Tom wanted engagement photos because they did’t have any photos of just the two of them together. And that made me very happy because… it gives us time to get to know each other better I get to see how they photograph they get used to me hanging around and documenting their every…

  • I want it all…

    These days for my family photo shoots I like to offer it all… because why not? For fast moving colorful moments I use my digital 35mm (click here to see digital samples of the same photo shoot.) While I generally prefer the results of film better, there are lots of benefits to digital. One huge…

  • One of a kind…

    This is Jess Brown, and her dog Shortie, in her Petaluma workshop where she handmakes the most beautiful and ecologically fashionable dolls I have ever met. Her inspiration for the dolls came from too many cashmere sweaters shrunk in the wash and a desire to have beautiful, yet functional, handmade dolls for her daughter. Why…

  • The Women Behind Biofuel Oasis…

    Today I got to meet the women of Biofuel Oasis. Biofuel Oasis was founded in 2003 to provide greater access to biodiesel, a renewable fuel that reduces harmful tailpipe emissions. They are a women/worker-owned & operated cooperative that values sustainability, local production, and community. And it is a very exciting year for this group. Not…

  • Word of Mouth…

    I was so happy to receive an email from JoAnn this summer. JoAnn is expecting her second child and she wanted pregnancy photos as well as photos of her cute family. JoAnn got my name from Maria, the mother of the 2-year old who’s birthday party I photographed in the spring, and Maria found me…

  • Not Waterproof Yet…

    I went sailing today, for the first time ever… and I loved loved loved it, and recommend it to anyone. I feel like I have a whole new respect for the Bay, the waves, the power of wind, and for my dear friend Kevin who taught us how to navigate through it all. But after…

  • Stick to what you know…

    This is the email I received this week…. Hi there, I have a last minute project I was hoping you could help me with? I have to get a professional headshot of an executive here at Safari Books Online. He will be in San Francisco tomorrow and I was hoping you would be available and…