User:MindyJones04

Mindy Jones (1976-_) Born in Oklahoma City, OK currently lives in Albuquerque, NM Mindy has worked as a photographer, location manager on a range of TV and film productions , and currently as a social worker at the VA.

She began her journey as a photographer in 1997 while attending the University of New Mexico for her BFA. The photography department at UNM focused on ideas and concepts more than the technical side of executing an idea.

She started making self portraits to learn how to capture different emotions on film and to assist her in working with other subjects. She feels that photographing other people requires acting as a director, which is a role that came naturally to her. Her images try to create stories that other people can relate to.

She moved to New York City in October of 2001 to pursue photography. She complted her first commercial photography assignment in 2002. While working as a commercial photographer she shot assignments for Ladies Home Journal, Newsweek, Time Out New York , Esquire, Psychology Today , Scientific American along with other magazines and advertising clients.

She moved from New York City to Taos, NM in December of 2005 and pursued work in Television and Film as an assistant location manager. The first project she worked on was the first season of Breaking Bad. After that project she was quite busy on a range of projects until beginning graduate school in 2010 for a masters in social work. After completing her masters Ms. Jones began working at the Albuquerque VA full time as a therapist. Though she does not work in film currently she is still involved by teaching finance management classes through the Local 480 to union members.