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In Los Angeles
I am a software engineer by trade and a photographer by all other measures.
In manila
I am someone who's lived in one place, on the same street, with the same people, all her life. I think that's the biggest reason of my being so excited to see every other place on earth. Someone once asked me what my plan in life is. All I can say is that I want to see the world. That's what has me getting out of bed in the morning and trudging off to work.
In cognito
Hobbyist photographer when I'm not at the day job as a graphic designer.
In Okinawa
I am a retired Navy Chief Petty Officer living as an expatriate in Okinawa Japan. I supplement my retirement as a freelance writer and photographer for Stripes Okinawa, a weekly supplement to the Stars and Stripes Newspaper. This is the ideal job as each week I travel around this island paradise and look for interesting sights to see and things to do for the many service men and women stationed here. As far as my photography goes, I would classify myself as a beginner amateur.
In Brazil
I am an ex-pat living in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. My goal in life is to travel, travel, travel.
In the pacific northwest
I am unable to function without a camera.
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Valery Rizzo is a New York City based stock, assignment and fine art photographer, specializing in lifestyle, and travel imagery, with a focus on Portraiture. Valery is a contributor to Gettyimages, Corbis, Jupiterimages and Alamy and she is currently working on a book on "Brooklyn" shot with plastic cameras. Originally starting out with a B.F.A in Illustration from Pratt Institute, Valery has had a career as an Illustrator, Art Director, and Designer before becoming a Photographer