Zach Weston - Executive Director
Zach Weston is a fourth generation fine art film photographer from one of the most influential and creative families in American photographic history. His great grandfather was Edward Weston, great uncle Brett Weston, grandfather Cole Weston, and his father is Kim Weston.
In 2016, The Weston Collective Board of Directors unanimously voted to appoint Zach to the position of executive director. He has since made it his mission to carry forth his family's legacy, expand the non-profit his parents founded, and be an active mentor to aspiring film photographers in Monterey County.
Jalena Jampolsky - Head Curator and Educator
Jalena Jampolsky is the Head Curator and Educator at the Weston Collective. Her passion for photography, art history, and educational outreach inspires her to volunteer at the Collective. Jampolsky grew up in Carmel Valley and is passionate about sharing photographic practices with her community.
From 2017-2019, she was the Henry Luce Foundation Research Associate of American Art at the Newark Museum. Additionally, Jampolsky was the Tiffany and Co. Foundation Curatorial Intern in American Decorative Arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (2016-2017). She received her M.A. in the History of Art and Archeology from New York University's Institute of Fine Arts; and received her B.A. with honors in the History of Art and Visual Culture from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Nadia Gutierrez - Educator
Nadia started her journey in photography about ten years ago; she recently graduated from Monterey Peninsula College receiving her AA in Fine Art Photography and Art History, currently working on getting her BA in Visual and Public Arts at California State University Monterey Bay. Through the years she grew a sincere love and passion for photography and anything related to art.
A beautiful light, people, places—the little things. All this has inspired and pushed her to make a commitment to pursue the art of photography. She has always been a follow-your-heart kind of person, so every photo has a little piece of her heart and soul. “This is a mixture of passion and obsession, keeping it simple”