Alina Oswald is a writer/photographer covering unconventional, inconvenient and sometimes taboo topics that are often part of human reality and fantasy. She has covered the HIV/AIDS, LGBT and artists communities, among others... including vampires and other subjects that define the darker side of life.
Photography includes: headshots/portraits, events/weddings, fashion, landscapes/nature (at its best and worst), and fine art photography.
Books include: INFINITE LIGHTS: A DECADE OF 9/11 TRIBUTE LIGHTS (a collection of 9/11-related photography), VAMPIRE FANTASIES (a vampire-related photography collection), JOURNEYS THROUGH DARKNESS (a biography of an award-winning, legally blind photographer), THE AWAKENING... (a poetic collection of photography) and BACKBONE (a photography collection of unsung LGBT and HIV/AIDS heroes).
For more details, follow Alina Oswald's blog, UNCONVENTIONAL: EXPRESSIONS OF REALITY, at blog, alinaoswald.blogspot.com.
CLIENT LIST
Publications Local and Nationals Publications Contributing Photographer and Writer Contributing photographer and writer to various publications, including: - Out IN Jersey, www.outinjersey.net - Next Door: www.nextdoormagazine.com - A&U-America's AIDS Magazine: www.aumag.org - Gala Magazine: www.galamagonline.com - Absolute Write: www.absolutewrite.com - Extra-Extra - www.sporkettegazette.com also - AIDS Link - NY Blade - Enlightened Practice - Writer's DigestLocal Artists
Photography for various publications Artist headshots and related event photography. Examples include: - NYC award-winning recording artist and actor, Lovari, www.myspace.com/lovari - Jersey City visual artist, Kelly B. Darr - NYC author, Arthur WootenLocal Business Professionals Headshots Headshots for local independent contractors and small business ownersLocal Business Real Estate Headshots Headshots for local real estate agents.Social Events
Wedding Photography Photographed local weddings and designed wedding albums.Social Events
Event Photography-Social Events Covered local events--parties, birthday parties, family reunions--and designed photo album.Local Artists
Product Photography Product photography for local artists.Small Presses Dreamspinner Press Photography for book covers Photography for book covers, for small presses like: - Dreamspinner Press, www.dreamspinnerpress.com Local Non-Profits Staff headshots and fundraising events Covered staff headshots and fundraising events for various non-profits in Jersey City and New York City. Examples include: - Friends of Liberty State Park: www.folsp.org - Hudson Pride Connections Center: www.prideconnections.org - Our Youth: www.myspace.com/our_youth
