"A portrait is not made in the camera but on either side of it.” – Edward Steichen

KAREN CONSTINE is a lens-based artist who uses the narrative space of the camera to explore community, culture, and place. Through color and infrared photography, her projects embrace shared experiences and visually illuminate contemporary pilgrimages.

Constine received her B.A. in Communications from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she also studied art history. Constine is actively involved in the photographic and arts community in Los Angeles. Her work has been exhibited in national and international juried and curated shows, including Art in the Plague Year at UCR ARTS: California Museum of Photography; #ICPConcerned, Global Images for a Global Crisis at International Center of Photography; and FotoNostrum Gallery in Barcelona, Spain at Biennial of Fine Art & Documentary Photography, among others. In addition, she has received numerous awards and has been published in Aesthetica Magazine, Dodho Magazine, and Lenscratch.

Constine is working on several personal projects, including her multi-series on Harajuku in Los Angeles, embracing photographic portraiture that celebrates Harajuku fashion-inspired individuals in Los Angeles.

Her photography and travels have taken her to six continents, including visits to remote indigenous populations and culturally and environmentally significant places. She is based in her native city of Los Angeles.