Art, Life & Photography

I’ve been an art student for 46 years, starting formal instruction at 12 at Mark Twain JHS in Brooklyn, NY. At 18, I decided to concentrate on photography. While busy with one business, three kids and a dog, I decided to transition to my portrait studio in 2003, Custom Digital Images. By 2015, I was an award winning, nationally recognized photographer, specializing in portraits of newborns, babies, and children.

I earned my Master of Photography degree, Craftsman degree for instruction, and Master Artist degree for image creation from the PPA. By 2014, I was designated PPA's Elite Plus. It was then I became MaryAnn Talamo, M.Photog.M.Artist.Cr. I was also published in Professional Photographer magazine in December 2014.

2014 was also when my life came to a screeching halt. I was thrown a medical curveball. Like 23 million other Americans, I was dealing with an autoimmune disorder when I was told I had a neuropathy called pudendal neuralgia. All will be discussed on this channel.