Donna Cosentino
Donna Cosentino has been passionately engaged in Photography since that first moment of darkroom magic experienced in 1971.
Biography
The street-shooting genre she practiced led her to a job as a photojournalist at a North San Diego County daily newspaper, where she worked for seven years.
She began teaching photography at Palomar Community College over thirty years ago. During that time, she also coordinated the International Photography Competition at the San Diego County Fair, managed the Photographer's Gallery in Escondido, and built a destination photo workshop business, Photographic Explorations. Upon retiring from Palomar College in 2018, she gathered a group of dedicated photographers and created The Photographer's Eye Collective, a gallery and teaching space in Escondido, California.
Photography
Donna most often works in black-and-white film using a Rolleiflex twin lens, a Zone VI 4x5, and a 1970s Polaroid SX-70.
Background & Achievements
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Changemaker Award (Art for Social Good) at the 2025 North County Arts Awards
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Visiting Artist Fellow, Ilan-Lael Foundation (2025)
