Natalie Christensen is a Santa Fe-based photographer whose work focuses on banal peripheral settings. Influenced by 25 years as a psychotherapist, her photos favor psychological metaphors, exploring the drama in overlooked suburban landscapes.

Drawn to the light and surreal qualities of the Southwest, she explores color fields, geometric shapes, and the juxtapositions created by light and shadow. Using symbols like closed doors and swimming pools, her images emphasize what is happening within the frame and invite the viewer to contemplate what is happening outside the edges, just below the conscious mind.

Christensen has exhibited in noted museums and galleries internationally and was an invited Artist-in-Residence in France. Her photobook was recently published by Setanta Books, London, and her work has been featured in The Guardian and The British Journal of Photography. She is the recipient of several prestigious photography awards and has work in permanent collections.