About

Palma is an intuitive and versatile photographer. Since 1985 she has worked with alternative, traditional and digital techniques. Her childhood and adult experiences are rich in music training, theater and art. She also has a certificate in computer graphics. 

In 1983 she was gifted a camera. She joined a camera club and learned basics from professionals, teachers and artists there. She worked events, editorial, photojournalism, commercial, portraits, exhibits, and created negatives for the local museum and historical society. In 1994 she received a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts to create an audio-visual presentation of the community in support of the camera club. 

In 1995 she opened a studio, obtained clients and joined The Artists’ Gallery, a cooperative maintained by professional artists since 1991. She was President of the Frederick Camera Clique in 1997. 

Palma has curated and juried exhibits, volunteered at art centers and has exhibited at museums, galleries, art spaces and alternative venues in MD, MA, FL, DE, NY.

“I enjoy learning by experience; attending workshops, teaching, giving and receiving critiques and by reading, reading, reading, But always, the most important learning is through experience. The most satisfying experiences are participating in co-ops.

”I view an image and ask, ‘How can this be made better?". There is always room for improvement. It‘s a challenge and that’s why I love photography. A situation is never the same twice. Flexibility is important to being able to work with what you have. 

“Photography allows the expression of all art within one medium; rhythm is composition, light is an ever-changing performance. Just as words can describe a visual encounter, a photograph is a visual capture of all language." 

My muse is response to the quality of elements and light. Listen before we look. The result answers the question, why.

See more of her work on Instagram.