Pauline Ortizypino

My life has taken me on many incredible journeys and my obsession to learn has earned me a wealth of knowledge. I am still trying to learn how to turn that knowledge into actual wealth! Dead Tour prepared me for life in unthinkable ways and taught me lessons that I would have never learned otherwise. Guerrilla Photojournalism appealed to the "war correspondent" in me and became a passion of mine. I loved being immersed in a culture or a movement and documenting the news as it unfolded before me. There is an intensity that accompanies surviving on the road (whether as a Deadhead or an Industry Photojournalist) that is addictive. Constantly testing your strength of will and your ability to adapt, perform and succeed makes life vibrant and exciting. Not knowing where I was going to sleep from night to night, learning that men will buy you drinks all night long but not a sandwich (this taught me to live on Jack Daniels and Budweiser!), learning to "live it to write it" (Ruth Gruber) and be