| Building Bridges Through Time with Photography
2/18/2009
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February 13, 2009
For Immediate Release:
Building Bridges Through Time with Photography
Award-Winning Photographer Sue Rosoff Chronicles Cultural “Connections”
Laguna Beach, California — From landscapes to portraits, photography has always been a tool to preserve beauty and record history. But, Sue Rosoff, resident of Capistrano Beach, does more than capture color, shape and mood in her works. She preserves universal moments, candid human “connections” that transcend time and touch hearts.
“My photography is about building bridges,” Rosoff says. “I find similarities that everyone can relate with, events that affect viewers by inspiring ‘Aha!’ moments. The rodeo, in particular, is a place where America’s two primary icons become one - athletes and cowboys. They are historic yet current; they are following a dream for passion, not to pay the bills.”
Rosoff’s interest in capturing “human” moments of rodeo culture was nurtured as she pursued her Masters Degree at UC Berkeley. When she applied to study at a photography workshop juried and taught by Ansel Adams, a lifelong idol, he saw and encouraged her enthusiasm for rodeo documentary. “Needless to say, that was the push I needed,” Rosoff continues. “I didn't know how far into the culture I could get. It was like Mt. Everest with clouds – you can't see the top and you don't know if you can get there, but you're giving it your best shot.” Her dedication garnered an Honorable Mention in the 2008 Women in Photography International Juried Competition, for an image of three laughing cowboys entitled, “Mark, Doug and Darrell.”
Her passion for chronicling cultural connections was broadened after moving to the Marshall Islands. Within six months, Rosoff was introduced to the last surviving son of a native Islander who photographed his homeland in the 1880’s. Largely due to her efforts, these 19th Century images of Island Culture were recorded from glass plates into digital format, instead of being destroyed. “Many of the small moments preserved in these photographs speak to the heart,” Rosoff says. “Like my own photography, they chronicle the humanness of the Islanders in a timeless way that anyone can relate to.” This project required five years of dedicated work.
Re-established in her California home, Sue Rosoff’s goals range from public art exhibitions to online accomplishments. “The Festival of Arts is a wonderful place for a photographer to exhibit artworks. In fact, I juried in to this prestigious event so I could show my rodeo documentary photos,” she concludes. “My other dreams include completing a rodeo book and finishing my online archive of the Marshall Island images. This will make irreplaceable moments in time available to everyone.”
Sue Rosoff’s artwork is on exhibit (and for sale to the public) at the Festival of Arts - California's Premier Fine Art Show, in Laguna Beach, from July 5th through August 31st. The Festival of Arts, a prestigious juried art exhibition, is Southern California’s oldest and most respected outdoor art show. Each summer the works of over 145 accomplished artists are showcased to the public in a six-acre art haven. For more information, call 949-494-1145.
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Cutline for Photos: 1. Festival exhibiting artist, Sue Rosoff, captures a close-up image of a flower with her camera.
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