Natalie Christensen (1966) is an American photographer based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has exhibited her photographs in the U.S. and internationally, including Santa Fe, New York, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, London, Berlin and Barcelona.
Christensen received her BA Psychology from Western Kentucky University and her MSW Social Work from the University of Kentucky in 1991.
A licensed clinical social worker, Christensen worked as a psychotherapist for over 25 years. She was particularly influenced by the theories of depth psychologist Carl Jung.
The influence of her previous career in psychotherapy is evident in her photographs, as shadows and psychological metaphors are favored subjects. In Santa Fe, Christensen's work is inspired by commonplace architecture and streetscapes. Choosing to shoot in locations that may be viewed as uninspiring or even visually off-putting, she finds her images around shopping centers, apartment complexes and office parks. The challenge for her is to discover something transcendent hidden in plain sight. Scenes are stripped to color fields, geometry and shadow. They are an enticement to contemplate narratives that have no remarkable life yet tap into something deeply familiar to our experience evoking repressed desires and unexplained tension.
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| from the "Seeing you Seeimg" Series |
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| from the "Seeing you Seeimg" Series |
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| from "The Decondtructed self" Series |
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| from "The Decondtructed self" Series |
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| from "The Decondtructed self" Series |
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| from "The Decondtructed self" Series |
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| from "The Decondtructed self" Series |
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| from "The Decondtructed self" Series |
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| from "New Mexico Deconstructed" Series |
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| Last night i dreamt i knew how to swim |
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| Hard and soft |
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| Go deeper |
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| Fissures |
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| from the "Enduring Indecision" Series |
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| from the "Enduring Indecision" Series |
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| from the "Enduring Indecision" Series |
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| from the "Enduring Indecision" Series |
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| from the "Enduring Indecision" Series |
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| Deep blue pool |
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| Yellow Mustang from the Car series |
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| We wont make it to the summit |
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| Turn left at the Marriott's |
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| from the "Tree shadow" Series |
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| from the "Tree shadow" Series |
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| from the "Suspended animation" Series |
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| from the "Suspended animation" Series |
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| from the "Suspended animation" Series |
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| from the "Suspended animation" Series |
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| from the "Suspended animation" Series |
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| Pool ladder in lane 3 |
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