{"id":997,"date":"2015-11-01T21:44:45","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T05:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/photography\/?page_id=997"},"modified":"2019-01-19T17:38:39","modified_gmt":"2019-01-20T01:38:39","slug":"artist-bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/photography\/?page_id=997","title":{"rendered":"Artist Bio ~"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_999\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/biopicCyn.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-999 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/biopicCyn-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"biopicCyn\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/biopicCyn-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/biopicCyn-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/biopicCyn.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-999\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With her trusty camera, Hawkeye on the California Coast ~ Christmas Day, 2014<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Cyndi Combs has lived in Vallejo for 36 years.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>She graduated from Vallejo Adult school on her 18th birthday, then went on to receive a degree in viticulture from Napa Valley College.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Since graduating from Diamond Light School of Massage and Healing Arts in 2007, she has become one of the busiest and most respected state-certified massage therapists in Vallejo, earning the vote for &#8220;Best Massage Therapist&#8221; in 2013, 2016, 2017 &amp; 2018 from the Times-Herald&#8217;s annual reader poll.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Photography began as a hobby when she received her first camera (that took 110 film) at the age of fourteen.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>For years she carried two Canon AE1 cameras slung around her neck everywhere she hiked.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>One to shoot color and one for black and white landscapes.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>When she received her first digital camera as a Christmas bonus from her boss in 2005, her hobby became her passion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Cyndi enjoys hiking and is an avid fan of the elegant lines of Bay Area bridges, the crashing surf of California&#8217;s coastline and the stunning beauty of our State and National Parks.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>She is willing to hike nearly any distance if you tell her there is a waterfall to shoot.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Cyndi is intoxicated by the splendor of our natural world and strives to present art that uplifts the spirit and inspires the viewer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">&#8220;I do not create art.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The Universe creates art in infinite abundance all around us.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>My joy is in capturing it to share with others.&#8221;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>~ Cyndi<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1024\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cynBio1.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1024\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1024 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cynBio1.jpg\" alt=\"cynBio\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cynBio1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cynBio1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1024\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cyn shoots Heceta Head ~ Oregon<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyndi Combs has lived in Vallejo for 36 years.\u00a0 She graduated from Vallejo Adult school on her 18th birthday, then went on to receive a degree in viticulture from Napa <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/photography\/?page_id=997\">To this Gallery &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/photography\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/997"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/photography\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/photography\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/photography\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/photography\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=997"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/photography\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2552,"href":"https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/photography\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/997\/revisions\/2552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyndicombs.com\/photography\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}