Bridget Watson Payne

Bridget Watson Payne is a writer, art book editor, blogger, speaker, and maker of pictures. With over a dozen years of experience in publishing, she has collaborated with hundreds of authors and artists to make their book ideas a beautiful reality. She has taught at Makeshift Society and the ICON Illustration Conference; spoken and reviewed portfolios at Photo Alliance, CCA, ARLIS, the California Writer’s Club, APA SF, RayKo Photo Center, and PhotoNOLA; and has been featured in Photo District News, Publisher’s Weekly, and Closer magazine, among others. Bridget is the author of the books This is Happening: Life Through the Lens of Instagram, New York Jackie, How Art Can Make You Happy, and The Secret Art of Being a Grown-Up. She lives in San Francisco.