Marisa Groff [photojournalist]

“The arts are not a way of making a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.” - Kurt Vonnegut

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About Me

hi there.

My name is Marisa. I love Jesus and I am daily learning what it means to surrender to him and bring glory to him. I am thankful for the gifts and opportunities he has given to me. I am a freelance photographer working currently with photogenx traveling around the world capturing stories, photographing injustice and attempting to inspire people through my work. I love photojournalism but I also have a passion for fine art photography. My goal is to bridge the gap between the two and include both into my photographs. I believe a picture can feel empty without a moment or human interaction but I also love the simplicity in found objects. On this blog I will post my client work as well as a few snapshots from my travels. You can read more about where I am going and where I’ve been (here) . 

home town: Lancaster, Pennsylvania

[currently living in Kailua-Kona Hawaii Lancaster, PA]


equiptment:

canon 7D

24-70 2.8L

50mm 1.4

100mm 2.6 macro

10-22 wide

580 ex11 speedlite

macbook pro

polaroid camera

inspiration:

..just a few..

http://www.viiphoto.com/

http://www.burnmagazine.org/

http://greenweddingshoes.com 

http://stevemccurry.com/

http://seanflanigan.net/

http://andrialindquistblog.com/

Places I’ve shot: 

Guatemala, Bahamas, Philippines, Hawaii, Brazil, South Africa, Swaziland, Egypt, Israel, West Bank, Italy, Greece, Wales, Switzerland, Albania, Macedonia, Croatia, Hungary, Thailand 

Published:

Exposed [revealing worth] :a book highlighting the issues of prostitution and sex trafficking within the Philippines; distributed in the Philippines and USA, soon to be through the UK.

Broken | a call to restore the house of humanity : a collection of stories from around the globe that examine the different issues breaking families apart, thrusting future generations into a world plagued with injustice