Elisa Parhad

Elisa Parhad is a writer and photographer in Los Angeles, by way of Seattle, Albuquerque, Austin and Japan. Whether at home or abroad, she travels with a camera, curiosity and an anthropological eye towards art, design, cultural heritage and history. Elisa is the author/photographer of “New Mexico: A Guide for the Eyes,” (winner of the New Mexico Book Award, 2010) and “Southern California: A Guide for the Eyes” (INDIEFab Finalist, 2016). A book about adventuring in the West will be out in 2023. Cameron Books published her first children’s book, "Los Angeles Is...," in April 2018. Two additional children's books will debut in 2022. Her writing and photographs have also been published in Delta Sky, BBC Travel, Hemispheres, Travel + Leisure, the Los Angeles Times, LA Parent, Sierra magazine, FACES magazine, and Western Art and Architecture. She is an active member of SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators), Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), and SATW (The Society of American Travel Writers). She lives with her husband and two young sons in Pasadena, California.