Mission Statement:
When we think of America, more often than not, we think of the success, the movies, the music, the fame, the wealth, the beauty of its cities and landscapes, “The American Dream”. My photography documents the flip side of that coin: the America that most people ignore, don’t want to see or look at, which is often incarnated by the so-called “silent majority”.  I personally think that no group of people can move forward or make progress being divided.  I strive for my images to be engaging and beautiful. I hope that they can be received with compassion and potentially even a better understanding of “the other side”. I focus on societal issues such as economic inequality, racism, gender inequality and political polarization.

For having spent quite some time in San Francisco and New Orleans, my website also includes two collections of photos taken there, and lastly, I included a collection entitled “Otherwise” with images from various places on various topics.

Tools:
I shoot with a Leica M Camera ™ and a 35 mm lens.  I use Adobe Bridge ™ to organize my photos and Adobe Photoshop ™ for black and white conversions, resizing and color profile conversions. 

Publications, Exhibitions, Awards (partial list):
Published in the New York Times, Exhibited at San Francisco MOMA, Permanent Collection at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, Winner of the San Francisco International Photography Competition.

Contact:
manuelguerzoniphoto at gmail dot com

Credentials:
NPPA #255453
PRESS #PS020445