See images discussed at: https://ourlatinalens.com/podcasts/s1e13-nalani-hernandez-melo-image-tour-annie-gonzalez-mr-cartoon-la-curandera/ Nalani Hernandez-Melo an LA-based photographer, studio owner, gallery director and healer shares about significant images she has taken during her return to Los Angeles and entry to its photography community. She describes how she came to take what she considers one of her iconic images of Mexican-American actor Annie Gonzalez. She recounts the opportunity she had to photograph one of the artistic icons of her youth on an assignment for one of the biggest brands in LA. And she delves deep into her inner self to share an image from her self-portrait series Las Cuatro Direcciones and why it is a return to a path she started on as an art school student. This is the last episode of season one of Our Latina Lens Podcast. Thank you for listening and join us for season two. Annie Gonzalez https://www.instagram.com/annieggonzalez Mr Cartoon https://www.mistercartoon.com/ Seen exhibit at Altura LA https://altura.la/exhibitions Artist links Photography Website | https://nalanihmelo.com/ Studio Website | https://www.storyandimagestudio.com/ Personal IG | https://www.instagram.com/nalanihmelo/ Studio IG | https://www.instagram.com/storyandimage/ Altura LA | https://www.instagram.com/altura.la/ Connect to Our Latina Lens Newsletter | https://bit.ly/ollnewsfloInstagram | https://instagram.com/ourlatinalens Ourlatinalens.com | https://ourlatinalens.com Support OLL's work: Buy Me a Cafecito ☕ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ourlatinalens Shop our Bookshop affiliate link with books by and about Latina Photographers | https://bookshop.org/shop/ourlatinalens Want to sponsor episodes of Our Latina Lens? Contact us at [email protected] Credits Produced, edited and hosted by Mónika Aldarondo-Lugo logo by Tumpa Mistrymusic by Mattijs Muller additonal music from Blue Dot Sessions