Monterey-based photographer Debra Achen was born and raised near Pittsburgh, PA, where she developed a passion for both art and nature. She majored in Art Education at Edinboro State University before completing her BA in Visual Arts at the University of California, San Diego. She studied a variety of studio arts in addition to traditional film and darkroom photography.
Achen’s photographs have been featured in group exhibitions throughout the US and Europe and in curated exhibitions at the Weston Gallery, Center for Photographic Art, Upstart Modern Gallery, and Carmel Visual Arts Gallery. Her "Folding and Mending" portfolio was awarded the 2022 Photolucida Critical Mass Top 50. Her work can be found in private and corporate collections.
