Kristin Viens was born outside of Albany in Upstate NY. With a darkroom in her parents' house and a father who was a part-time photographer, Kristin found an easy outlet for her creative urge. She attended school at Montana State University where she studied the art of filmmaking and moved to Los Angeles after graduating. She worked for some very distinguished film companies such as Walt Disney Studios, 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros., Sony Pictures and Columbia Tri Star Pictures. In the long run it was Photography that really held her heart. She moved back to the East Coast and attended the Hallmark Institute of Photography where she earned top honors. Upon graduating she was presented the Mamiya Award of Excellence and published in Popular Photography. Shortly after she was featured in an article on www.takegreatpictures.com where they praised her creativity as opening “up the portals of possibility”.
Kristin’s work as an independent photographer has encompassed a wide range of musicians, people and products for companies such as AWESCO, Glasshouse Candle Company, AMI Publishers, CR Clay, EG Animal Hospital and designer Sherry Wolf. She has been published in American Photo, New Mexico Magazine, Oklahoma Today, and The District Magazine.
Kristin continues to prove that “a picture is worth a thousand words.” She accesses your imagination with her unique vision and the click of a shutter. As Kristin would say “There is nothing quite as rewarding as living your dream”.
