Beata Bernina, born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia, studied music and photography in Boston, before returning to work as a magazine photographer in Jakarta in the early 1990's. On her second visit to Boston, she entered into a working and life relationship with George Simian, culminating in their marriage in 1995. Currently living in Los Angeles, Beata is working in graphic design and production, and teaching photography. She has worked as a photo mentor to disadvantaged youth in Los Angeles area, and to a group of native textile weavers in the Eastern Islands of Indonesia. A natural born organizer with passion for authenticity, she enjoys seeking out leads to authentic Balinese experiences to be shared with workshop participants. Her work can be seen at http://www.beatabernina.com

George Simian, born and raised in Bucharest, Romania, began his photographic career while in college, pursuing documentary projects, and teaching. Turning to commercial work, over the next 25 years he illustrated over 200 corporate annual reports, making images of real people on location - work recognized with numerous Mead and AR100 awards. After working primarily with medium-format film, George has been capturing images digitally for the past six years, and has developed considerable expertise in digital workflow and color management. Currently the National Treasurer of the Advertising Photographers of America, George is busy teaching at the UCLA Extension (awarded the 2007 Outstanding Instructor in Visual Arts), Samy's Camera, and Panasonic DPA. His work (including images of Bali) can be seen at http://www.georgesimian.com