Vanessa Briones was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. Her photographs predominantly focus on contemporary Latino culture, with a concentration on portraiture and the urban landscape in Los Angeles. She is interested in capturing the everyday lifestyle of an Angelino, but aims to create an air of mystery for the viewer and keeps locations ambiguous throughout Los Angeles County. She chooses color palettes that compliment her subjects in order to create a dreamlike quality and sense of nostalgia that transcends her photographs for a viewer experience that may feel like another time period. Her goal is to employ a baroque sensibility utilizing color, lighting, and subject matter that blurs the boundaries of traditional and contemporary modes of Latino representation.