Bronstein majored in photography at the
University of Colorado and at Austria's
Salzburg College before specializing in photojournalism at the
Rochester Institute of Technology where she graduated in fine arts. She embarked on her career in the United States at the
Providence Journal Bulletin before spending 12 years with the
New Haven Register and the
Hartford Courant. In 1996, she became a staff photographer at the
Chicago Tribune and then worked for
The Register-Guard in
Oregon. Bronstein's camera lens was smashed and she suffered minor bruising when
New South Wales Police pushed her to the ground while she was photographing protesters of the
APEC Australia 2007 meetings. Bronstein called for an inquiry into the police actions. She was arrested by police during the
2014 Hong Kong protests on suspicion of criminal damage due to climbing on top of a private vehicle to take photos of the clashes in
Mong Kok on the evening of 17 October. Police stated that a complaint against her was made by the car's driver, who was inside it, and took action to remove her when she refused to get down. Bronstein claimed to be shocked by her arrest, saying it was common practice for photojournalists to stand on cars to avoid crowds in war zones. Bronstein was released the next day after posting bail of 300 Hong Kong Dollars (US$38.70). ==Publication by Bronstein==