Anthea Appel on Current Events

Anthea Appel  was born in Kenton County, Kentucky. My family and I lived there until I was five, and then we moved to Ohio, Missouri, and at the age of eleven—New York City. I went to High School of Art & Design in Manhattan. Studied photography. At nineteen, I ran away to England. It was the best time of my life. Took photographs, traveled the countryside, and hung out with rock bands. In my early twenties I returned to New York City. I became a free-lance photographer. Then I went to college: Queens College in Flushing, Queens. Studied physics, Greek, screen writing, film making, English, linguistics & communications. As you can see I couldn’t settle on a major. In 1982, took the police exam and joined the NYPD. Worked patrol in North and South Queens. But, I never lost my love for photography. Took night classes at NYU’s Film School for cinematography, film directing and production.