Last February I self published my first volume of a photo essay that I started in October 2016. I began documenting an underground Lucha Libre club here in the Bay Area. Long story short, I was photographing all on 35mm film and also doing alterations for the wrestlers and almost joined the club. This November,… Continue reading Rudos vs Tecnicos
Self portraits on 35mm film: I took these without really thinking about anything...just experimenting, discovering, evolving, obsessing and revealing pieces of myself...
Last month I spent a few days in the Mission, San Francisco, one night to DJ my art idol, Juana Alicia's last show before she moves to Mexico and out to support my homegirls DJ events. The Mission has a very soft spot in my heart. When I attended the California College of the Arts,… Continue reading La Mission-San Francisco, Ca
Dedicating this post to some portraits I've taken of some influential people in my life, people I have ran into randomly and shared a moment or friends that have shared space and time for as little or as long with me in the past and present.
In February, I self published two zines of my photography work. The first "Talk of the Town" zine is a compilation of photos that I took while walking and taking the train or bus around my town, Oakland. There are color and black and white photos of people and places that I feel make this… Continue reading Photo Zines
In February I got a chance to collaborate and shoot with the collective, Hijxs Del Sol. They are a collective of womxn of color, whose goals are to embrace themselves and their inner chingonxs through the lens and beyond. It was really beautiful to share space and the camera with them. Here is the set… Continue reading Hijxs del Sol
Amelia Berumen 