Mindy Jean Paul

Astrological Sign

Taurus/Gemini cusp

A Favorite Quote

"The ideal of a single civilization for everyone, implicit in the cult of progress and technique, impoverishes and mutilates us. Every view of the world that becomes extinct, every culture that disappears, diminishes a possibility of life."
–Octavio Paz

Photographic Influences

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Photographic Education

humility and hard work

Current Reading Material

The Lore of New Mexico by Weigle and White

Recent Photographic Project

Espiritu, a project that explores human symbolic interpretations of death.

Most Interesting Assignment or Previous Occupation?

A solo three year around the world voyage.

Project Statement

Cloaked in South American masks, the Masquerade project probes human empowerment inspired by the mask's influence, often to intervene in the hardships and challenges of everyday life.