Julia Chang-Lomonico is a New Jersey based portrait and documentary photographer and home educator. Her work is primarily focused on the human condition and its effect on the environment and interpersonal relationships within the family unit. For the past 10 years, she has photographed of over 100 families, with her own family playing a central role in her work.
Julia attended Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts and graduated in 2004 with a BFA in interior design, and a minor in art history. Her early career as an interior designer allowed her to study and observe the spaces people inhabit, sparking her interest in documenting and photographing human behavior in different environments.
Her work has won awards in the Documentary Family Awards and has been published in various NJ publications including The Star-Ledger and Pascack Press.
Julia lives in Bergen County, NJ with her husband, architect Keith Lomonico and their two daughters Viola and Elsie.