Susan has been creating beautiful and intriguing photographs since 1981. She is a native of the southwest, but now resides in Central Illinois. Capturing the details of each subject is her special interest.


'While any number of people can look at the same person, place or thing, what they absorb and appreciate from those images can be individual and unique. Capturing that image on film and displaying it in print allows the viewer the gift of time to review more details and ignition or enhancement of memories.

Georgia O’Keefe’s work of flowers has always appealed to me because the simplicity of the single subject filling one space encourages appreciation of the details of that subject. I also admire Imogene Cunningham's versatility and use of black and white images to highlight details.

As a native of the southwest, I yearned for the green growth of nature. The miracle of creation in the tiniest bud and the veins of a leaf thrill me. Light and texture are like icing on the cake.

In my botanical images, I attempt to capture the beauty of nature and the details that make up each subject. These natural subjects are all found here, in Central Illinois. There is an endless selection of nature combined with light and textures surrounding us. In this body of work, my goal was to manipulate the image in some manner from the most common presentation in order to draw the viewer a bit closer to the work - enhancing it to draw them closer - to see a detail - to appreciate a bit of wonder from the world.'