Laura Sackett is Creative Director and partner in LensCulture, the leading website committed to discovering and promoting the best in the global photography community. She has lead all aspects of design including brand, website, print, communications, screenings and exhibitions that has help transform LensCulture into a world-class platform for contemporary photography. Besides leading the creative direction for LensCulture, she also curates the online galleries, co-curates the LensCulture exhibitions and serves as Juror for Portfolio Reviews.
Laura is also a photographer. Her recent photowork includes camera-less digital portraits and experiments with iPhonography. She is a founding Board Member of PhotoAlliance, and earned an MFA in photography from the California College of the Arts. She currently lives in Berkeley, CA.
What defines a “realistic” portrait in the age of FaceTime, Google Hangouts, selfies and Snapchat? A mother of three teenage kids immersed in technology explores the boundaries of portraiture with Millennials.
