Oriana Poindexter

Oriana Poindexter is a photographer and marine scientist based in San Diego, California, focused on the intersection of art, science, and marine natural resources. She creates photo-based works using traditional and alternative photographic processes, particularly cyanotypes and photograms, made from seaweed and marine specimens she collects while free diving in kelp forests off the California coast. Her work has been published by Smithsonian Magazine, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal, and she creates art-science exhibits for Southern California aquariums.