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About Cindy Stokes

Spending countless hours studying cells under the microscope during graduate school initiated my interest in the seen world and photography as a means of recording it. Initially a means of conveying information, over time photography became a means for me to explore ideas, emotion, and story. My photography focuses on found objects and spaces with a strong inclination towards abstraction, which feels to me more representative of life’s ambiguities and uncertainties than representative imagery. I’ve been featured at Leonardo events and Shooting the West and exhibited nationally and internationally. My interests include handmade and photo books, alternative processes, and the interplay of images in multiples. I reside in Redwood City, CA and have a studio in San Carlos, CA.