Gloria Golden

Although a painter for many years, it was not until 1994 that Gloria Golden began her study of photography with Jules Allen at Queensborough Community College. Her studies continued at the International Center for Photography in Manhattan and at the Maine, Woodstock, and Santa Fe workshops. Gloria’s photography focuses on portraiture as well as images taken during her travels. Since her teenage years, she has always had a great desire to travel. Using her camera, Gloria was able to accomplish her goal and have some of the greatest adventures of her life. She is the author of Desaturated Soul (Published by Xlibris, 12/2009), in which she shares some of the magical and unique faces and places that she has captured with her lens.  Loneliness is the theme that recurs throughout the images of Desaturated Soul, pictures that were taken during a period of great change in the author’s life. It was a time when Gloria Golden’s children were on their own and as she found herself with free time, loneliness crept into her world. However, she found solace in photography as it filled that void and brought her great joy. As she bares her soul through the camera’s lens, Gloria also reveals a small portion of the beauty that the world has to offer.  Gloria’s photos have been widely exhibited in exhibitions and galleries.