Lynne Warberg is an American photographer and writer embracing spiritual and cultural diversity to advocate for

worldwide social, environmental and mental health change.

Lynne studied for several seasons at The Friends of Photography Workshops first (1982) with the renowned scenic photographer Ansel

Adams and Mary Ellen Mark. She continued receiving inspiration from other Masters of Photography, Annie Liebovitz, William Christenberry,

Michael O'Brien, Bill Burke to name a few with assistance from Polaroid Corporation Scholarship(s) (1983-85).  Author, Alan Harrington

became a mentor when Lynne studied Creative Writing at the University of Arizona (1994).

Lynne produced documentaries and a feature film with Academy Award nominee,

Sparky Greene, and worked in the film industry as a still and "special" photographer for

almost two decades. Her film credits can be found on IMBD.com/keyword/Lynne

Warberg.

Lynne continues to work in the style of photographic New Journalism writing and

shooting editorial projects.

Long term photo projects include the social documentary, “Para Los Ninos”, depicting

“latch key” children of illegal aliens residing in run-down hotel rooms in downtown Los

Angeles's Skid Row.

"Reaganomics: The Homeless of Venice Beach, CA", a series of B/W portraits and

quotes from the mentally disabled homeless population forced into the streets after the

closure of mental health facilities during the early 1980s.

“Possession: Haiti’s Vodou Culture” developed into a long term personal assignment to

embrace Haitian culture after first visiting Haiti with Wes Craven's film crew making "The

Serpent and the Rainbow" the year Baby Doc fled the country.

"My Brain is on Fire", the photographer, now a Mother, navigates an ongoing journey of

28 years to find a diagnosis and treatment for her son suffering from rapid cycling mood

disturbances since early childhood.