Napan Nicholas Murrieta said there are two things he especially likes about being a photographer.
Number one is the reactions from his clients when they see the finished product.
Number two?
“Making other people feel good about themselves,” he said.
Murrieta’s business is called N.Visions Photography.
1. What job would you like to try/not try?
Try: Photography for an NFL game.
Not try: I never want to be a plumber (no offense; just too much of a dirty job for me!)
2. How did you get into photography?
Started snapping pictures on my cell phone and a few of my friends persuaded me to pick up a real camera and see where it could take me.
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3. What kind of camera do you use?
A Canon R5 with a 50mm lens.
4. Do you have a particular style or aesthetic?
I started off being a landscaping photographer but then I started kicking butt in portrait so I combined the two. I like matching my model with the colors of the landscape. I like getting the two together.
5. Do you have a favorite place to take photos?
I do a lot in the Carneros area. The sunsets are killer out there. It’s not super busy and it’s kind of coastal but country also. And there are vineyards everywhere.
6. What is the biggest challenge your business has faced?
For sure the pandemic put me off track big time. As soon as N.Visions was launched and taking off, the pandemic hit and I had to step away from doing portraits for a while.
7. What is one thing you hope to accomplish in your lifetime that you haven’t yet?
Own a home in my hometown of Napa.
8. If you could change one thing about your business, what would it be?
The price of camera equipment most definitely. It costs a fortune to start-up!
9. N.Visions Photography isn’t your only job. What else do you do?
I build small cell phone towers in San Jose. I leave at 6:30 a.m. The express lane helps.
10. What’s something people might be surprised to know about you?
I’m a survivor of the foster care system.
Memento Mori Tattoo recently opened the Old Adobe Plaza on Soscol Avenue in Napa. It’s owned by artist Henry Dever IV, and features the work of artists Daniel Roodzant, Blair Giambastiani and Perry Lawson.
Photos: The art of Memento Mori Tattoo in Napa
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Memento Mori Tattoo artists (left to right): Daniel Roodzant, Blair Giambastiani, Perry Lawson and Henry Dever IV. Dever is also the owner of the business.
Memento Mori Tattoo in Napa
An arm tattoo of a woman, done in the American Traditional Tattoo style, created by Henry Dever IV, owner of Memento Mori Tattoo in Napa.
Memento Mori Tattoo shares designs by Henry Dever IV
Memento Mori Tattoo shares designs by Henry Dever IV on the wall and T-shirts from the shop underneath. Antonio Ruiz of Rebel 13 Photography.jpg
Blair Giambastiani, tattoo artist at Memento Mori Tattoo
Blair Giambastiani, tattoo artist at Memento Mori Tattoo in Napa, follows COVID-19 safety protocols in March 2021.
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Meg Rosecrans, a customer of Memento Mori Tattoo in Napa, shares her leg tattoos of flowers, done in American Traditional Tattoo style by Henry Dever IV, owner of Memento Mori.
Henry Dever IV, owner of Memento Mori Tattoo in Napa
Henry Dever IV, owner of Memento Mori Tattoo in Napa, carefully tattoos a customer's leg while following COVID-19 safety protocols in March 2021.
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Meg Rosecrans, a customer of Memento Mori Tattoo in Napa, shares her leg tattoo of a rose with the title "Paint It Black" by Henry Dever IV, owner of Memento Mori.
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Meg Rosecrans, a customer of Memento Mori Tattoo in Napa, shares her leg tattoo of a bird and flowers, by Henry Dever IV, owner of Memento Mori.
Henry Dever IV, owner of Memento Mori Tattoo
Henry Dever IV, owner of Memento Mori Tattoo in Napa, in front of several of his original designs.
Memento Mori Tattoo in Napa
An arm tattoo of a flower and dagger done in the American Traditional Tattoo style, created by Henry Dever IV, owner of Memento Mori Tattoo in Napa.
Memento Mori Tattoo in Napa
A tattoo of the Grim Reaper in the American Traditional Tattoo style by Henry Dever IV, owner of Memento Mori Tattoo in Napa.
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A skeleton and themes on death and mortality are the features of this watercolor painting designed by Henry Dever IV, owner of Memento Mori Tattoo in Napa.
The gallery of work inside Memento Mori Tattoo in Napa
The gallery of work inside Memento Mori Tattoo in Napa, owned by Henry Dever IV and located at the Old Adobe Plaza.
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Nicholas Murrieta of N.Visions Photography can be reached at 707-637-6785, or nvisionsnapa1@gmail.com.
Jennifer Huffman
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Jennifer Huffman is the business editor and a general assignment reporter for the Napa Valley Register. I cover a wide variety of topics for the newspaper. I've been with the Register since 2005.
