About:

In the months leading up to the election, The 300 Million Faces of America will be looking to document the mood of Americans and collectively the mood of the nation. This will be achieved by photo-journalism; taking candid and posed photographs and audio interviews of Americans from all backgrounds. The overarching thesis is to illustrate:

” Who are the 300 million people that make up the United States, what is important to them, and how will they decide what direction the country will take under the auspice of the 2008 election?”

About The Artists:

Cate Norian:

Cate Norian was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science at Kenyon College, Gambier, OH and a Bachelor of Arts degree in photography from Brooks Institute of Photography, Santa Barbara, CA. Upon graduating she went to Armenia and documented development throughout the nation for a USAID funded project. Later she worked at a Los Angeles based advertising agency. This project is allowing her to return too her roots of both political science and photography. She could not be more thrilled.

Dena Schwartz:

Dena Schwartz was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She studied photography at Sarah Lawrence College, Yonkers, NY and has a Bachelor and Master of Architecture from Tulane University, New Orleans, LA. She also has a Masters of Arts in religious studies from Loyola University, New Orleans, LA. In addition to her studies she has traveled extensively over the past two years, using photography as an artistic medium with which to digest her travels. Her interest in America and the political landscape of the country has been amplified by her time spent abroad.