Leslie Alsheimer is an internationally published and award winning photographer and author, most recently awarded by UNICEF: 2010 Photos of the Year and FotoWeek DC 2009 with the Professional Journalism Award of Distinction, and the author of Black and White in Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop Lightroom. Leslie is most known for her deeper perspective documentary essays addressing the human condition world-wide. Her work— spanning editorial, fine art and documentary genres— has also appeared in the Corcoran Gallery of Art, numerous publications including Black & White Magazine, PDN, National Geographic Traveler, NPR: The Picture Show, and featured in Photolucida's Critical Mass Top 50. Leslie’s professional and personal work celebrates the beauty and splendor that can be found in humanity —regardless of circumstance. With images, she creates metaphors that honor the richness of life that accompany the enduring human spirit; celebrating life, play, family, culture and community through the joy, pain and love of everyday living. Leslie is available for assignments locally, nationally and internationally. Please contact her directly for rates and availability. "Though far away people and the human experience has compelled many photographers to document, I saw moments in her compositions that I had never before seen. This is the elusive "voice" of a particular artist, that which identifies Irving Penn or Cartier Bresson unmistakably. This is rare. " —Michelle Monroe