Karen Nichols is a San Francisco Bay Area artist whose work marries her passion for painting, illustration and photography. She specializes in alternative processes (including Polaroid image and emulsion transfers and SX-70 manipulations), panoramas, macros and Lomography. Her work has appeared in publications and galleries worldwide, including the book "Alternative Photography: Art and Artists" published in 2007. Most recently, her work has been permanently integrated into the interior design of the new Federal Building in San Francisco. Visit her website at www.KarenNichols.com.