Judi Iranyi

Judi Iranyi was born in Hungary (1943). Her family emigrated to Venezuela after World WW2 where she finished hight school. She also lived in Trinidad, Barbados, Germany and Okinawa before moving to San Francisco in 1971.

Ms. Iranyi became interested in photography in the sixties. She earned a BA Degree in Art/Photography from San Francisco State University. Later she received an MA Degree in Visual Design from U.C. Berkeley, completed a master’s level museum studies program at John F. Kennedy University, and an MA Degree in Social Work at San Francisco State University.

Ms. Iranyi has worked as a freelance photographer taking environmental portraits. She was a staff photographer at the Judah Magnes Museum in Berkeley and also worked at the San Francisco Fine Arts Museums.

However she worked as a Licensed clinical Social Worker until her retirement.

Now that she is retired, Ms Iranyi is dedicating her time to photography. She has been published in many photography magazines and has been in group and solo shows across the USA and Europe. She has self published 2 books: "Arg-e-Bam,” about the ancient citadel in Iran and “Remembering Michael,” a tribute to her son who died of AIDS in 1984.

Her work included portraits, travel photography, documentary and street photography. Recently she has shifted her emphasis to Botanicals, Still Life and Self Portraiture.

Three of her life passions are traveling, literature, and photography. Traveling and literature have broadened her view of the world.

CONTACT:

Email: iranyi@me.com
Web Site: www.judiiranyi.com

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