VALERIE J. BOWER (b. 1986) is a photographer & zine-maker born and raised in the Harbor Area of Los Angeles.

Her dream-like, monochrome street photography show a softer, feminine point of view on street cultures and everyday life, primarily in Los Angeles. Her work also includes a collection of self-published books, zines, and other printed items such as letter writing and postcard sets.

In 2017, Valerie's photography book "Homegirls" was archived into the Thomas J. Watson Library at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.