Susan Carr was born and raised in Indiana and has been photographing since she was fifteen. The principal concern of her personal work is the visual evidence of history and people. Fascinated by the way objects and places resonate and reveal the depth of a given moment, Susan's photographs often discover significance in the seemingly mundane, capturing the coalescence of past and present. Susan's interest in architecture and gardens lead her to the study of historic architecture of homes and public places. Her interest in these subjects is seen in both her "Intimate Landscapes" and "Personal Spaces" series.

Susan received her degree in Art with minors in Sociology and Art History from Western Michigan University. She has also studied with photographers Barbara Crane and Linda Connor. Since college she has consistently exhibited her personal work. In 2000 she received an Irving Gilmore Emerging Artist Grant for her series "Intimate Landscapes, a series she began in 1995. In 2001 Susan's black and white photography was published in Frank Lloyd Wright's Samara, Winged Seeds of Indiana. Her current series "Personal Spaces, Details of American Homes" was selected for the Museum of Contemporary Photography Chicago's Midwest Photographers Archive. To look at more of Susan's personal work go to The Museum of Contemporary Photography

Susan has taught photography at Western Michigan University and has been a visiting artist at the University of Michigan and the Center for Creative Studies in Detroit, as well as a lecturer at the Society for Photographic Education Midwest Conference. In 2004 Susan was Visiting Lecturer and Instructor at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Art in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Since 1987, together with Gary Cialdella, she has been co-owner of Carr Cialdella Photography an assignment based studio specializing in architectural photography. For ten years, Susan has been an active member of the American Society of Media Photographers. A past president of the Michigan Chapter of ASMP Susan is currently National President of the organization; and only the third woman to be elected to that office in ASMP's 60 year history. For information about ASMP go to www.asmp.org