Fall/Winter 2006 - Mendocino Art Center

Cafe Awning, Moorea, French PolynesiaMy interest and career in photographybegan in 1970. After graduating from art schoolin upstate New York with a major in painting, Istarted working for a commercial photographerin New York City. In 1973 I relocated to SanFrancisco to work for a fashion photographer.At that time, I purchased property inMendocino County, built my own home anddeveloped a homestead in the rural hillsbetween Ukiah and Mendocino, where I stilllive today. I’ve lived and worked in MendocinoCounty for over 32 years, opening a photographystudio in Ukiah in 1976.I’ve shown in galleries, universities andmuseums on both coasts and my work has beenpublished in many national andinternational publications. My photographyhas been included in photographybooks alongside such establishedphotographers as WalkerEvans and Gordon Parks and hasbeen collected by private individuals,corporations and universities in theUnited States and Europe.Locally, most of my career hasfocused on shooting for commercialclients: servicing the wine and touristindustries as well as product photographyfor the catalogue mail orderbusiness.My art and travel photographyhad always been a sideline. In thepast few years, the demand for my travel and artphotography has grown, and I’ve found thetime and resources to fulfill my passion forphotographing my travels. I’ve had the opportunityto see some interesting parts of the worldand the more I travel, the more my wish listgrows.Tom Liden can be contacted at 185 E. Church St.,Ukiah, CA 95482; via telephone at 707-468-5851; or email tomliden@pacific.net. Samples ofhis art and travel images, as well as his commercialwork, can be viewed at www.tomliden.com.Hill Tribe Woman, Northern Thailand.31