From August to December I worked with Urbanite Magazine as their photography intern. Urbanite is a free, print magazine based out of Hamden that focuses on the lifestyle and culture of Baltimore as well as issues that effect the community. It was a really amazing learning experience and gave me some legitimate insight into the inner workings of a magazine. I photographed a wide variety of subjects, from occupational portraits to food- a lot of things I had never done before.
The magazine gave me ample room to photograph any scenario how I saw fit (which was frustrating at times when I wasn’t given enough direction) but I was able to learn first hand how to work with clients- again, something I did not have much experience doing. They pretty much kicked me out of the nest and told me to fly- most of the time by the seat of my pants.
While I did not receive any pay or credit for the internship I still felt that it was ridiculously rewarding. I have the start of a commercial portfolio, some great on-the-job knowledge and I’ve officially been published! Here are some images I took while working with Urbanite:
a very lovely bed and breakfast near m&t stadium
an elementary school that was learning about caterpillars and butterflies
donna’s delicious seafood soup (i got to eat it after!)
a great new market in mount vernon
‘tree of life’ necklace from a jewelry store in harbor east
baltimore print studio!
a truffle tree (not sure what that means)
Rachel Verhaaren is a photographer originally from Long Island, New York. She now resides in Baltimore where she attends the Maryland Institute College of Art. Her recent work analyzes human and mechanical optical perception.