Imma Barrera

Born in Barcelona, Imma Barrera is a landscape and nature photographer based in Metuchen NJ. She is a graduate of NY Institute of Photography and has a PhD in molecular biology from the University of Zurich, Switzerland. Imma has exhibited her photography in a number of galleries worldwide and won several awards. In addition she has been invited to join CollectorWorks, a hybrid gallery (virtual and in person exhibits) sponsored by Your Daily Photograph. Her favorite subject to photograph include landscapes from dusk to dawn, including astrophotography, and has been selected for several Artist-in-Residence programs (Capitol Reef NP, Acadia NP, Glacier NP and Grand Canyon NP) for her night sky photography. In addition, she was shortlisted in the Landscape category of the 2019 Sony World Photography Awards - Professional competition with her series “Under the Night Sky”. Imma runs educational programs about photography and seminars to raise awareness about the need to protect our natural treasures. She has published books about the night skies in NJ/NY (“The stars, the moon and the sun (in the NJ/NY area)." ISBN: 9781083074126), and two book of the series "Photographic Journeys Through National parks" about her experiences as an Artist in Residence ("An Artist in residence: Capitol Reef National Park" ISBN 979-8732799750 and "An Artist in residence: Glacier National Park" ISBN 979-8360280118). Currently, she is working on two other books covering Acadia and Grand Canyon National Parks and a book about several US national parks at night. Imma runs educational programs about photography and seminars to raise awareness about the need to protect our natural treasures. To see her work please visit her website www.imma.photo or follow her on instagram @imma.photo.