She received her Master of Fine Arts degree at Pratt Institute, and her bachelor’s degree in both Visual Arts and Communications and Media Studies from Fordham University. Her artistic practice involves a variety of photographic formats, including film and historical photographic processes, as well as digital media. Through her work, Marika investigates the “man-altered landscape” and the candid—or seemingly candid—images characteristic of street and documentary photography. She has been teaching photography for several years in Manhattan, and is excited to bring her experience and passion to the One River School, where she hopes to teach students to meld technical expertise and creative concepts in their artistic endeavors.