Tamara Gunter grew up chasing fireflies and photos in Austin, Texas where she still resides along with two Golden Retrievers underfoot. After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design from Arizona State University, she worked in the creative field as graphic designer, art director and brand identity manager spanning nine years. While the focus of her advancing career centered on global marketing and technology, her art and heart remains in travel photography. Tamara’s work is shaped by her design discipline and ethos. Her artistic point of view was stirred by her grandparents’ humanitarian work abroad and cultivated through her own journeys from Cape Town to Sichuan to Cappadocia and beyond. As a fine art photographer, Tamara explores manifestations of solitude and the culture and character that is born of landscape. It is the spirit of place that compels her.