Mary Ann Halpin is a renowned Los Angeles photographer. She has received acclaim for revealing everything from the glamorous beauty of Hollywood and the exquisite glow of pregnancy, to the heartbreaking despair of Skid Row. Her latest book "Fearless Women: Midlife Portraits," features celebrities such as Joni Mitchell, Cybill Shepherd, Erin Brokovitch, Joan Lunden and many other extraordinary women. The book contains compelling black and white portraits and the prolific works of these women who have dared to approach aging with passion and fearlessness.

Mary Ann also passionately focuses her lens on women's issues. Her first book, "Pregnant Goddesshood: A Celebration of Life", Mary Ann garnered national attention for her book's powerful images. Controversial at the time, it portrayed pregnant women as radiant and beautiful, and encouraged women to embrace and celebrate their pregnant bodies with a commemorative portrait. This portrait book blazed the trail and inspired photographers to create maternity portraits that are so popular with expectant moms today. Images from "Pregnant Goddesshood" have been featured in LIFE Magazine. Mary Ann has appeared on television shows such as The View, Inside Edition, Extra!, and A Baby Story where the book sparked heated national discussion. As a leader in her field, Mary Ann has been featured on the hit reality show "Starting Over" where she can be seen generously mentoring a young photographer on the series.

Continuing with the "Fearless" theme, Mary Ann Halpin was a speaker on the "Fearless Women Panel" at eWomenNetwork International Business Convention, Dallas, July, 2008. She has been asked to speak again this year and photograph "Fearless Portraits" for the women attending this August. As a result of her success at the eWomen Conference, Mary Ann has been chosen to be the photographer for all of the covers of the new magazine "The Glow Project." -an inspirational business magazine for women.

With her popularity rising in the portrait world, Mary Ann has been asked to speak at the PPA Texas Convention in Dallas in September 2009.

With demand for her portraits at an all-time high, Mary Ann has expanded her range to include fine art wall portrait photography. As always, she is dedicated to creating images that express the beautiful poetry of human connection. Mary Ann observes, "I believe we need to celebrate our life as art, live in love and connect with family. Having a family portrait on the wall is like having a group hug every day."

Mary Ann and her husband, studio manager, Joe Croyle, divide their time between their studio in Los Angeles and their mountain home.