Amy Stein (b. 1970) is a photographer and teacher based in New York City. POC member since 2009 Amy holds and MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She has been exhibited nationally and internationally and her work is featured in many private and public collections. In 2006, Amy was a winner of the Saatchi Gallery/Guardian Prize for her Domesticated series. In 2007 she won the Critical Mass Book Award. Amy's first book, Domesticated, was released in fall 2008. It won the best book award at the 2008 New York Photo Festival. Amy’s work explores our evolving isolation from community, culture and the environment.