My name is Kristina “Beana” Bern Schreibman Notch. I am 34. I was born in the ‘breadbasket’ of the USA and am currently living, working and dreaming in the throbbing metropolis that is Hong Kong with my two cats Doozer and Walter Sobchak.
I am a self-taught freelance photographer working for the likes of people like the Village Voice, Theme Magazine and Pitchfork Media as well as a handful of other known and not-so-known web and print publications, businesses, music labels, blogs, bands, artists and individuals. As a card carrying member of the International Freelance Photographers Union, a correspondent to American International News Service, a contributing photographer and columnist to various international music sites and an avid fan of music in general, I shoot lots and lots of performance work in addition to my travel, documentary, street art and fine art pursuits.
From the tender age of five I became quite comfortable with change and movement and find that those early days have contributed to my still unquenchable wanderlust. I am an avid traveler and, at any given moment, I am planning my next adventure. I have had the good fortune to experience life in many places from the Great Plains to the Big Apple, the Green Mountains to the Cape Cod National Seashore, Austria's beautiful Tirol as well as a 5 month Kerouacian sojourn across North America where home was a Honda Accord. All of these locales teaching me that there are many ways to live (wherever you go there you are) and presence is the best present. This constant motion contributes to an ever-growing stock of travel and documentary photos that have been published internationally in both print and web publications like Schmap.com and Sky Europes inflight magazine.
A few other details about me:
- i prefer vanilla to chocolate
- i prefer macs to pcs
- i am learning to play the ukulele
- i paint (with pigments and pixels)
- my grandfather is my best friend
- i think that scars build character
- i keep promises
- i think the best is yet to come
Photographer. Traveler. Eternal Optimist.