Over one thousand protesters flocked to express frustrations and outcry of Iranians in Southern California takes place amid civil unrest in Iran over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who was allegedly arrested and killed by Iran’s “morality police” for violating the country's hijab law during president Biden visited in Orange County October 2022. Sina Tavallai, who led a march with chants of “No more Islamic Republic” and “Democracy for Iran” felt it was important to voice his opposition to the current regime of the Iranian government.
Sandra Chen Weinstein is a photographer, Ceramist, collector, and independent curator. Born in Taiwan, she has worked and lived in DC, Japan, China for American State Department, and traveled for photo assignments to many countries. Early in her photo career in 2009, she was chosen as the only American photographer among hundreds of applicants for Magnum Masterclasses in The Netherlands and in London, England. She worked as personal assistant for Eli Reed, master photographer of Magnum Photos during 2008-2009.
Awards Sandra’s photography has received many outstanding National and International Awards including Winner OpenWall Vol#4 British Journal of Photography. First Place Award, CENTER Director’s First Place Award. First Place for KLPA Portrait award, First Place for PX3 Sport, IPA Deepest Perspective award and other IPA awards. Her works has been exhibited in Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Fine Art Washington, Aperture Gallery, Annenberg Space of Photography, Florida Museum of Photographic Art, Griffin Museum of Photography, USC Pacific Museum, among many others. Her work has been featured in The European Photography Magazines, French Culture Papier, FOTOMagaines, Color, Black and White Magazines, etc. Her work is in several private collections.
