Cara Weston was born and raised in Carmel, California. She is the daughter of famous photographer Cole Weston and Helen Prosser Weston and granddaughter to the world-renowned photographer Edward Weston and Flora Chandler Weston.

Cara’s most personal and rewarding years have been raising her two daughters and being a mother. She strongly feels this is her greatest accomplishment in life and can’t imagine anything else ever being as rewarding. Now that her daughters are grown she is now on a new path of life experiences.

She has lived in a world of photography all her life. She has worked for and with her father Cole Weston during the 1970’s as an assistant in all aspects of photography. With her uncle Brett Weston she has worked as an assistant, and as a model for his underwater photography during the late 1970’s. She also spent a short time assisting black and white photographer Rod Dresser before taking on a position at the Weston Gallery.

Cara spent many years working for, and being the director of the Weston Gallery in Carmel, California. Here she curated numerous shows at the gallery as well as on the road.  Some of the more memorable exhibitions were for such artists as Yousuf Karsh, Ansel Adams, and Michael Kenna as well as and not to leave out the great exhibitions and talents of her family Edward Weston, Cole Weston and Brett Weston. On the road she did art shows in Los Angeles and New York that featured the work of many fine art photographers.

She has worked with museums as well as galleries showing and selling the work of many well-known photographers, and many contemporary photographers. Some of her favorite artists whom she enjoyed working with were Michael Kenna, Brad Cole, Chip Hooper, Paul Kozal, and Rolfe Horn just to name a small few of the inspirational contemporary artists she has worked with.  Working at the Weston Gallery gave Cara the rewarding opportunity to work with so many talented artists. These opportunities also led her to work with an array of collectors, and general public who appreciate and love fine art photography as much as she does.

Currently, Cara is the web-site director and co-trustee for the Weston family run trust and website (www.edward-weston.com). Here she sells the photographs of her late father Cole Weston and late grandfather Edward Weston. Although Cara has always dabbled in photography she has always felt somewhat intimidated by the great talent of her family history. She notes—“Fine art photography is not an easy artistic field to pursue professionally with so many great photographers in your family prior to you”.  She has also felt somewhat excluded by being a girl in a very male dominated family.

Cara has realized life is too short and that her desire to capture images is stronger then worrying about living up to her family history. Cara photographs for herself, and now has untied her own hands to follow her passion and eye. Besides photography Cara has worked in the art medium of stain glass for many years. This work is currently on hold until she can build a new studio for her glasswork.

Cara’s other love in life has been sailing, which she did for many years with her father and brothers growing up. During this time she sailed the Pacific Coast from Monterey to Costa Rica. Her most memorable trip was sailing from Hawaii to Monterey, a trip that lasted 27 days at sea.  Later on in her life her father gave her the family sailboat and she sailed with her ex-husband and daughters for several years. These trips included the Pacific Coast, Channel Islands and Baja Mexico.

Currently, Cara resides on the magnificent Big Sur Coast in California where there is not a day that goes by that she is not honored to live in one of the most beautiful places on this wonderful planet we call earth. She now photographs with her own agenda and travels when she can pull herself away from her mountaintop home and garden.

RECENT EVENTS:

Cara Weston now serves on MAGNUM, the National Migraine Association’s Board of Directors as the Director of Exhibits.

MAGNUM is very lucky to have such a talented artist, gallery director, & of course Migraineur on our Board of Directors to advise MAGNUM, as we continue to use art to bring pubic attention to Migraine disease and headache disorders.

Cara assists MAGNUM with its Migraine disease awareness public health fine art exhibitions. She brings to MAGNUM great expertise in understanding the power of art to capture the public’s imagination. Using artwork to capture the public’s attention is something MAGNUM has done for over a decade and a half. Cara’s unique understanding of Migraine as a sufferer and art as a talented photographer, bring special capabilities to MAGNUM’s mission

Michael John Coleman