Nadia Tyson is a photographer specializing in documentary, fine art, portrait and headshot photography. She grew up in a number of places including Los Angeles, New York and Sweden before settling in Venice Beach, CA. While attending the University of California Santa Barbara, she worked as a photo editor for her school paper and traveled throughout Southeast Asia, the Middle East and the Caribbean. In 2003 she studied at the University of Costa Rica where she collaborated with UN Consultant, Warren Crowther, to document several informative workshops held in low-income areas for UNICEF catalogues. Since then Nadia has spent a total of two years globetrotting and freelancing for several newspapers. She has traveled to nearly 50 countries that range from Syria, Ghana, India to Cuba. Nadia has a strong interest in capturing humanity without commercializing her subjects. Her photographs depict a variety of people with different cultures, customs and backgrounds across the globe, combined with intense colors and fine art editing. Nadia has a Masters in Education and currently teaches photography to middle school students in Palos Verdes.