Indian Country Traveler & Photographer

PHOTOEDIT AND NATIVESTOCK PICTURES JOIN FORCES

"Two stock photography companies concerned with providing a diverse range of multi-ethnic imagery have joined forces to increase distribution and visibility."

     

For Immediate Release:

United States of America (Press Release) February 18, 2009 --

PhotoEdit Inc., www.photoeditinc.com, a leading provider of multi-ethnic and multi-cultural stock photos based in Orange County, California, is proud to welcome photographer Marilyn "Angel" Wynn to the team. Involved with cameras since the age of 13, Angel has experience in a diverse range of fields, from journalist photographer at an underground newspaper to documentary filmmaking and more.

Additionally, Angel owns NativeStock Pictures (www.nativestock.com), a stock photo website specializing in positive, eclectic Native American imagery. Having grown up around many Native American children and families on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Angel later survived a battle with cancer and thereafter dedicated her life to pursuing the goal of photographing American Indian tribes. For the past 30 years, she now lives in the Rocky Mountains and calls Sun Valley Idaho home

"My extraordinary career involves photographing Native Americans while traveling through remnants of Indian Country scattered across the United States and Canada," says Angel Wynn of NativeStock Pictures. "Meeting genuine traditional people, I learn specifics of each tribe’s unique culture while touring pristine landscapes that have remained untouched throughout history. Any fees earned are shared 50/50 with my Native models, as I feel that we are partners in creating these awe-inspiring images. Through the selling of stock images, I support several worthy Native American tribal programs and foundations on a variety of reservations as a way to honor their ancestors."

source: FPR

PhotoEdit is proud to offer select NativeStock images from Angel, available individually here:

http://www.photoeditinc.com/resultsframe.asp?cat=&lstFotogs=NAS&pixperpage=96&archived=Archived&zoomprev=on&x=12&y=8

             

All photographs by Marilyn Angel Wynn

Native American Newspapers

Photography by:  Marilyn Angel Wynn/Nativestock.com

Before visiting an area to photograph, in Indian Country USA, I do the research. One of my main tools for information are tribal newspapers for stories of annual events, new developments and interesting people. I to be a subscriber of many of these weekly's and monthly's. On occasion I've even placed ads in some to hire models or look for an assistant. Now, instead of the printed versions, I go straight to a tribal newspaper's website to search through a wealth of information. Their stories vary from governmental issues to special events all the way down to local gossip on the rez. Photo researchers that call my office looking for images of specific current happenings, which I generally do not have at the time of their request, are directed to a tribal community paper or one of the National Native American circulations. Here's a list with links to many of my favorite periodicals.

• Native Radio
• The Navajo Times
• The Cherokee Phoenix
• The Eastern Door
• Lakota Country Times
• ShobanNews
• Shastawind News
• NativeBiz
• DeKalb County Online
• Potawatomi Traveling Times
• Indian Country Today
• NativeWeb News
• Turtle Island Native Network
• Navajo/Hopi Observer
• News from Indian Country
• Red Lake News
• Indianz
• Native American Times

The Cherokee Phoenix was one of the first tribal newspapers published in the early 1800's using both english and the Cherokee syllabary language. The Phoenix press was located in New Echota Georgia and began distribution several years before the infamous Trail Of Tears.