Valerie Franc is based in Seattle, Washington. She had always been fascinated by the arresting and dramatic quality of Ansel Adams’ majestic black and white landscapes, and when she started teaching herself photography in the 2010s, she was originally drawn to minimalist B&W landscape and nature photography. As she became exposed to more types of photography, she became interested in photographing people and, strangely enough, in color. Before the pandemic, she worked on a project about Pike Place Market, one of the oldest continuously operated public farmers' market in the United States. She is now currently working on a series about the residents of Capitol Hill, in Seattle, and documenting their uniqueness.
