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Susan Cooper Parker

Can you get to know someone by reading a snippet on a web page? I could say get to know me by viewing my images, but that's too "Zen and the Art of Photography." So here's a little something in writing instead.

 

I started my career behind the lens -- about a meter behind the camera and the photographer. An Art Director, you see, is supposed to look over a photographer's shoulder in order to get a certain vision. (This could explain the origins of the phrase, "pain in the neck.") Then our family started moving and we got outta town; actually it was out of the country.

 

Without a work visa to my name, I tried a couple of things to stay creative but picking up the camera again created the spark that has moved me. After studying at the Photography Studies College in Melbourne, I have been combining my interests in nature, furry friends and art with a creative eye.

 

My current fine art work is mostly encaustic photography. Painting with wax over my images allows me to add a three-dimensional quality to my work, as well as making them archival.

 

So whether you want wax on or wax off, shuffle through my folio sections and see what catches your eye!