Trista-Joy Dawn Prema Montero
tdmontero@ucsd.edu

Trista-Joy Dawn Prema Montero was born in Calcutta, India. Trista was raised in Waynesboro, PA from the 3rd grade until graduating high school. While studying criminology and psychology in the snow-belt of Pennsylvania, her interest in photography began. She has been taking and developing photos since 2000 from the mountains of Pennsylvania to
the mountains of Mexico, while not excluding parts of England and Scotland. While the focus is on anything that catches her eye, her most current works involve photographing anmials and people. She will continue to foster this passion while currently working for UCSD in the Administrative Records Department.