Paulette Tavormina (born 1949 in Rockville Centre, New York) is an American fine-art photographer who lives and works in New York City. Tavormina is best known for her series, Natura Morta, which features photographic imagery inspired by 17th century Dutch, Spanish and Italian Old Master still-life painters. Tavormina's interest in photography arose from a request from a New York public relations agency in the 1980s to photograph a visiting star, and then took an introductory course at the International Center of Photography in New York. After moving to Santa Fe, New Mexico, She took classes in black and white photography and...