Welcome to my website! I am a writer and photographer documenting the AIDS pandemic and the LGBTQ+ community; Arts Editor of A&U Magazine–America’s AIDS Magazine and a contributing writer/photographer to Out IN Jersey Magazine. My work has also appeared in local, national and international publications, including Go NYC Magazine, Jersey Journal, Next Door Magazine, Journal of Cultural Geography, GCN, NY Blade, Jersey City Independent, and others.
In addition, my photography and photography-related writing have been featured in Precise Moment photo magazine and most recently in the ARTSnFOOD magazine.
I’m also an NYIP photography instructor. Find out what my NYIP students say about me (thank you very much!)
Quite often, I’m invited to participate on panel discussions, to talk about photography, HIV and AIDS, and women empowerment, among others. For several years now I’ve been a regular guest on celebrity host Ron B‘s show, No Boundaries Up Close and Personal, produced and directed by Gloria Messer.
On World AIDS Day 2018 I was also on a panel discussion while attending the opening of Kurt Weston‘s photography show Remember: An AIDS Retrospective, at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art. The award-winning photographer invited me and others to talk about HIV, AIDS, PrEP and U = U, and also, HIV-inspired artwork.
Man with Beard. Photographed by Alina Oswald. 
Actor Carlos M. Photographed by Alina Oswald. 
Actor and advocate David Mixner photographed exclusively for A&U Magazine–America’s AIDS Magazine. 
Actor, comedien Steve Hayes photographed by Alina Oswald for A&U Magazine–America’s AIDS Magazine. 
U = U and HIV/AIDS Activist Bruce Richman photographed by Alina Oswald for A&U Magazine. 
Brandon Lawrence-Martin Lee of The Alliance for Positive Change, photographed by Alina Oswald for A&U Magazine. 
Author Hans M. Hirschi photographed by Alina Oswald. 
William Harrell NYC actor and activist photographed by Alina Oswald for A&U Magazine 
The Normal Heart actor Adam B. Shapiro photographed by Alina Oswald for A&U Magazine—America’s AIDS Magazine. 
Performing/recording artist, LGBTQ ally and HIV advocate, Cody Bondra, photographed by Alina Oswald for A&U Magazine–America’s AIDS Magazine. 
Artist, author and activist Avram Finkelstein photographed by Alina Oswald for A&U Magazine June 2019 cover story. All Rights Reserved.
My photo work, related to HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ and also nature/the environment, has been included in NYC-area art shows and galleries, such as Visual AIDS, Leslie-Lohman Museum, SoHo Photo Gallery, LITM, La Vie Galerie, and others.
A former board member of Professional Women Photographers, I’m also a member of Infinity Photographic Society and the Undetectable flash collective, in New York City.
WORLD PRIDE 2019 read: Pioneer Works – Avram Finkelstein cover story published this June 2019 in A&U Magazine–America’s AIDS Magazine
Links to more work samples are posted below:
HIV Warriors prevention campaign; read more about HIV Warriors prevention campaign in A&U Magazine–America’s Magazine
Or follow me on Instagram or my blog at www.alinaoswald.com/blog
Thanks for stopping by! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Look forward to hearing from you!
Stunning B & W photography.
(I saw your comment on Don Urban’s site).
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Thank you! I love b&w :-). Appreciate your note.
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