Rachel Chaya Caron '99
Chaya is currently a Junior at the University of Southern Maine besides earning her BFA in Jewelry and Metalsmithing at MECA. She is the owner of a fine art photography and custom design jewelry company and has taught jewelry classes for MECA’s Continuing Studies program. Her work has been shown at Fibula Gallery in Portland, the N.W. Barrett Gallery in Portsmouth and the 1997 and 1998 Maine Jeweler’s Association Annual Design Competitions. Chaya writes, "I am a self-taught photographer who has always been inspired to record my travels and the many people I encounter. . . In 2001, in Washington D.C., I discovered the seductive and liberating world of motorcycles. I instantly fell in love with these dual-wheeled machines, the people who ride them and the culture that surrounds them."

"Constitution Ave, Rolling Thunder Parade, Memorial Day, D.C.", black and white print, 16" x 20"