I spent much of my late 70’s childhood in roller skating rinks. The musty, rubbery scent of the floor, the dizzying spell of the disco ball and the sounds of Rick James and Donna Summer blasting during a blur of pre-teen fun was something I never forgot. So a few years ago I decided […]
Author Archives: suztennant
From Above and Below
The other day on a flight bound for Texas, I struck up a conversation with my neighbor just before landing for a layover in San Francisco. He told me tales of his life as a “human lab rat”, basically making his living testing drugs for other humans in labs around the country. As the pilot […]
Goodbye Summer
I always loved the painting Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose by John Singer Sargent. So I made an attempt to copy it as a photograph in the middle of the summer with some great Seattle kids. A variation of course. Wow, I never knew it was so hard to light a lantern without burning down the […]
A Pal – o- mino
I photographed my friend Claire and horse Griffen this summer. After looking at the photos I thought she looked angelic. And you know what? She and her family (husband Jake, kids Wyatt and Scarlett) really are. She knows why. It’s not easy moving to a new city, but if I could sing to her Elton […]
Brilliantly Simple
This isn’t still photography, but it speaks to me like still photography. I like this song, but I’ve come to like it even more because of this simple, powerful video that cuts through all of the BS and just shows the emotion and tells the story. I heard “Brilliant Disguise” on the radio today and […]
Adolescence
can be beautiful.
My First Subject
About 14 years ago when I was just falling in love with taking pictures, I followed my childhood friend’s son, Hollis, around with my camera. I followed him to soccer games, I stalked him at his 2nd birthday party, I made him climb trees and roll around in the grass for my folly. Recently, my […]
Who Wants to get Laid…?
Off? No one! I’ve been there and it was horrible – but it became a good thing as it got me on the track to being a photographer. But now, because of idiot moves by The Sun Times Media Group, photojournalism is dying. Please take a moment to read and support a fellow photojournalist and […]
Thank You Mr Garcia
10 Responses to the Sun-Times Debacle.
Thank you Mr. Colbert
So I planned to go on and on about how outraged I am after hearing the recent news of my friends and colleagues (Andy LaValley, Rob Hart, Michelle LaVaigne, Buzz Orr, Jeff Nichols… among others) who were just laid off off from my former employer, The Sun Times Media Group. . Yes, I was going […]