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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.

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  • Wait for it…

    Seana first contacted me on November 10th about family photos. We had three or four scheduled dates to meet but each time it just didn’t work out… thanks to conflicting holiday schedules, bad weather, the flu, and even an epic battle with poison oak. But we didn’t give up. We waited until schedules calmed down,…

  • No warm-up necessary this year…

    This was the third year in a row that I photographed Jasmine and her parents… …which, I learned, makes for a very comfortable and very action-packed photo shoot. No warm-up time necessary this year, Little Miss Jasmine was ready to go… And so was I… after spending 72 continuous hours working on getting our new…

  • it is all about people…

    I may photograph food, products, events, and flowers… but for me, it is all about the people. So I get excited when family portrait season comes around and families invite me in to their homes for an hour, or even better, for an afternoon, and I get to play… I enjoy it so much that…

  • One Street, Four Families and Me…

    Last year I was lucky to photograph this cute family… And that cute family showed their photos to this cute family… And that cute family showed their photos to this cute family… And to this cute family… And because all of these cute families live on the same cute street in the East Bay, this…

  • Photography Lessons: by lil’ Margaux…

    (click on the photo for a closer look) A year ago in May, I received this email from Abby: Paige – we love your work! It would be awesome to have you document lil’ Margaux. We were thinking of doing three short photo sessions spaced out through the year. We want to get some nice…

  • A Photographer’s Wedding…

    Klea and Dave got married at the Westerbeke Ranch in Sonoma on July 23, 2011. Klea and Dave’s wedding may have been one of the easiest and one of the hardest weddings that I have ever photographed. It was one of the easiest weddings that I have photographed because Klea is also a photographer so…

  • What Happens Next…

    One… Photo… Isn’t… Enough… Because I always want to know what happens next. The same is true in life. I always want to know what is going to happen next. And what happens after photographing a ballerina on a roof top overlooking San Francisco? Hopefully more photo shoots with ballerinas on roof tops overlooking San…

  • You tell me… (contest below)

    I often get asked, “What is the difference between film and digital.” So I have a series of descriptive words that I use to try and convey why I love film so much. But it is hard… so I need help. I’d love for you tell me what you think the difference is. So… this…

  • Almost a Toddler…

    Any day now this little one will be up and running… But for now… she is still a cute little baby for just a little while longer. Thank you for playing, Miss Noa. It was a pleasure to meet you today.

  • This was our New Year’s eve…

    We went mussel hunting. The walk, the hunting, and even the cleaning, with the help of Outkast and champagne, were amazing. The meal… well, it needs some refining. But really, it was always about the adventure. And that is a good reminder for 2011.