Kristen Joy Emack is a photographer and educator who lives and works in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She holds a degree in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. She is primarily a self-taught photographer. Kristen recently won 2nd place in the Cambridge Art Association National Prize Show, curated by Steve Locke and Camilo Alvarez, and is a recipient of this year's Mass Cultural Council's Photography Fellowship grant. Her work has been published in PDN, Rangefinder, The Library Journal and The Sun Magazine. Kristen's work includes two long-term projects that look at childhood, family and visibility.