Mildred Alpern

A New York City Upper West Sider, born in Boston, Massachusetts, a graduate of Girls’ Latin School, Boston University summa cum laude, and Columbia University Teachers College. A former teacher of modern European History and a consultant for the College Board’s Advanced Placement Program, publishing articles and student guides. Currently, an avid, self-taught photographer, upgrading from point and shoot, to interchangeable lenses. Photography themes include natural landscapes and peopled cityscapes mainly in New York City and upstate New York. A regular contributor to Mirrorless Photo Tips, an online blog about the real-world experience of using mirrorless cameras (now discontinued) and the West Side Rag, an online newspaper. Photos have been selected for juried exhibitions at Photoplace Gallery, Vermont; Dark Room Gallery in Vermont; 1650 Gallery in California' Black Box Gallery, Oregon;Loosen Art Gallery, Rome; the Upstream Gallery in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY; PH21 Gallery, Budapest