Varied artistic endeavors paved the path which led Patricia Prince Tunnell to a passion for photography. Born and raised in New York City, Patricia attended Boston University's school of Fine and Applied Arts. She later studied drawing and sculpture at the Art Student’s League in New York City.

In 1960 her innate awareness of her environment naturally lent itself to the textile industry, where her heightened sensitivity to color, texture, form and design contributed to her accomplished career.

In 1976, Patricia yearned to broaden her artistic horizons and began to study photography at the International Center of Photography. Her first major photography project brought her back to Puerto Rico, an area where she had spent considerable time in her youth. Her object was to capture the beauty of the people and their land in the midst of the poverty.

Haunted by these images, Patricia continued her work in New York City and focused her talent on the photography of street scenes. In 1987, she undertook a photo project to record the lives of homeless people living in Thompkins Square Park.

In 1992, Patricia began to devote full time to photography, expanding her repertoire to include color. She began working on a series of New York City "reflections.” Patricia's current body of work, large-scale color prints, “New York City Reflections,” is the culmination of this series, developed over a period of fourteen years