More about Susanna D....
What do you love about your job?
I love the elements of the unknown/intangible in photography and how they intersect and crystallize into a material finished product of an immaterial static moment in time. I like how I can have an idea/concept of what I want to achieve visually going into a shoot and all the surprises and experimentation that enter into it along the way, that yield both what I envisioned and set out to make and also shots that I never anticipated or would have planned.
What types of shoots have you done and how did you make them special?
I have done a lot of portrait shoots, primarily for magazines and for individuals/families, and have also photographed events/weddings. Some of published work can be viewed at: http://susannathornton.com/tearsheets.pdf. I love working with light at different times of day and finding an interesting composition to frame the subject/portrait using the best of every scenario and environment, then try to create an interesting image of the person in their environment that captures something beautiful about them.
Awards, honors, and recognitions received
2012 Fellowship, Can Serrat Centro de Actividades Artisticas, Barcelona, Spain
2012 Resident, ALAS Residency, London, UK
2008 Semi-finalist, Premio Celeste, Photography Prize
2007 Finalist, Gen Art ‘Uncover Discover’ Visual Arts Competition
2007 Resident, BAU Institute Residency, Otranto, Italy
2007 First Place, Emmanuel Fremin Gallery, Artist Competition
2005 First Place, ‘Summer and Heat’ Media Bistro Photography Competition
2003 Bachelor of Fine Arts: Photography, Corcoran College of Art & Design
2001-2003 Dean’s List, Corcoran College of Art & Design
2001-2003 Visual Art Scholarship, Corcoran College of Art & Design
1995-1998 VPA Visual Art Scholarship, Syracuse University
1995-1998 Chancellor’s Scholarship, Syracuse University
A fun fact about this photographer
My hubby & I have a Bernese Mountain Dog puppy.
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