Karen Jerzyk is a self-taught, internationally published photographer from the Greater Boston area. After graduating from the University of New Hampshire, her parents gifted her with her first digital camera. In 2009, she started shooting portraits of people, and ultimately decided to concentrate her focus on photographing models. Her trademark of shooting elaborate scenes in abandoned buildings involves a laborious process of cleaning and restoration, with attention paid to even the smallest of details. She lives and works in Manchester, New Hampshire.