To truly understand Roni's eclectic work, one must appreciate her expansive personal and professional background. Raised in the Orient, she has traveled extensively around the world since childhood. Her business sense was honed by management training with Estee Lauder International. Later, she founded Mentor 2000 Inc. in New York City where she produced events and lectured nationally on human potential and personal development. Then, in Los Angeles worked as assistant to the director Phil Robinson (Field of Dreams) during the filming of Sneakers with Robert Redford.

Her work in the field of human rights and public service for the past 15 years reflects the heart and soul that appear in her photographic imagery. Of note, she was one of 27 American delegates who traveled to Baghdad, Iraq to secure the release of 42 hostages only weeks before the Gulf War; she produced and managed a series of national events for Amnesty International, working with such leaders as Cesar Chavez and during 1994, Roni worked directly with then-President of the United Nations, Mr. Stoyan Ganev, producing an event to benefit the people of Bosnia during the war in former Yugoslavia.

Roni Ziemba developed her photographic eye apprenticing in Los Angeles under Master Printer Michel Karmen on works of such greats as Sally Mann, Irving Penn and Helmut Newton. At the same time Roni was photographing celebrities for Venice Magazine. In 1992 her gallery showing of Native American images Indigenous Struggles was presented at X-IBIT Gallery, Los Angeles. Making the move to Phoenix, Arizona, Roni began as a photo studio manager creating organizational and business systems, managing digital imaging services and pre-press elements while developing a freelance photo clientele. In 1995 Ziemba Photographic was established.

I love this work. What an adventure it is for me to meet engaging people, to visit extraordinary places and to capture it all on film. I am living out a lifelong dream. As my friend Chris Bucher would say, "Thank God I'm me!"

My creative expression through photography would not have been possible without the inspiration and support of friends and family. To Michel for showing me what great prints and great photographs really are. To Dennis and Dennis for your patient years of mentoring. To Tina for a perfect logo design. To David for the unbelievably generous loan of equipment and the endless hours of editing. To Deb for bringing me my Web Masters, DJ and Chad who are responsible for the creative and technical realization of this site. To Joseph for giving me my first real camera. To Dad for all of the great photo adventures we've had, and all those yet to come. And especially to Mom who always told me that I could do anything.