Marlene Blum is a freelance photographer in Los Angeles, California. After graduating from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where she studied photography, Marlene finally gave up on the misconceptions seeded by Steve Martin in LA Story and moved to the land of eternal smog and traffic. Along with exhibition of her personal photographs in seven galleries, Marlene has earned the valuable experience of working as a producer and studio manager to photographers with numerous national advertising clients. She has also published a book: From these Hands, From this Heart: The Lives of San Luis Obispo County Migrant Workers Uncovered, which is available at www.lulu.com