Kitty Leaken, Contributing Photo Editor
Kitty Leaken specializes in documenting the arts and cultures of Indigenous Peoples in the American Southwest and around the world. She won 1st Place, Photo Essay, from the National Federation of Press Women for her work on Craftsmanship‘s story, “Pablita Velarde’s Legacy: The Pueblo Artisans of the Southwest.”
Most recently, she photographed and edited the photography for “Mah Waan: Welcome, the Story of Hotel Santa Fe and Picuris Pueblo,” which won a 1st place award from the New Mexico Writers Association. She is transitioning into doing more photo editing after a career of book photography: “Art of Exile,” “Contemporary Native American Artists,” “Kevin Red Star: Crow Indian Artist,” and three New Mexico based cookbooks, including “Cafe Pasqual’s.” Her portraits of Tibetan refugees were featured in “At Home Away From Home,” an exhibit at the Museum of International Folk Art, and her portraits of Native American artists anchored an exhibit at the New Mexico History Museum, “Tradition and Innovation: 100 Years of Indian Market.” She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
