Barbara van Zanten

barbara van zanten - tour leader and photographic artist

photo galleries
click on photos or links below to visit the photo galleries

England:

Brighton Beach Oxford Dorset Devon

Southern England . Cotswolds. Oxford , Dorset and Devon (B&W)

France:

Eastern France (B&W) ------- Loire, Ile de Re (B&W) -Brittany & Normandy (B&W) --- Paris (B&W)

Provence & Riviera (B&W) ------------Provence (color) ------------------S.W. France (B&W)------------- Dordogne Valley (color)

Rhone Valley & Lyon (color)---------Retro Paris (B&W) ------------ Retro Paris (color)

Spain:

Andalucia black & white -------------------------------------------Andalucia color

Polaroid Manipulations:

Polaroid Manipulations-France

biography

Barbara somewhere in southwest France

a short bio
- Born and educated in London, England.
- Graduated from the London University of the Arts Central School of Art and Design, with a degree in Theatre and Television Design.
- Living in Southern California 1983-present.
- Married with two daughters in college (how time flies!).
qualifications, skills, experience & some jobs I've had along the way:
- Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and TV design, London University of the Arts, Central School of Art & Design, Holborn London.
- Royal Society of Arts Adult Education Teaching Diploma, International House, Paris, France.
- Fluent in French.
- Over 25 years experience as a freelance photographer supplying images to greetings card & calendar companies, travel brochure companies, stock companies, Lonely Planet Images/Guides, art galleries & clients. Collections most recently published by Renaissance Cards USA, Northern Exposure USA, Images & Editions UK.
- 1969 to 1974: Hitch-hiked alone through Europe and Middle East during vacations (as we did in those days).

- 1975 to 1983: Resident in Paris. Business English language instructor at Esso France, teaching French executives how to negotiate petroleum contracts in English, (while developing freelance photography career).
- 1975 to now: Freelance photographer selling travel and still-life images to card and calendar companies, images libraries, brochures and private clients.
- 1983 to 1990: Instructor and coordinator of the art program at the Braille Institute, Los Angeles.
- 1990 to 2005 : Owner of The Family Album, shooting black-and-white, color and hand-tinted environmental portraits of children & families.
- 1998-2003: photography instructor for local Art Centers. Torrance, California.
- 1990 to now: Owner of Europa Photogenica (formerly known as France Photogenique), organizing and leading photo tours to Europe.

Visit our Archives page for group photos from our tours.

Visit the galleries page for Barbara's photographs,

including a new gallery of Barbara's Polaroid manipulations