NVPS would like to welcome Susan Bloom as our judge for the April competition.

Susan Ruddick Bloom is known for her fine art photography. She uses alternative processes and digital manipulation in her work. Her background is rooted in drawing and painting and she still draws from a live model every week. She has been involved in making art with the computer since 1984 and the first MacIntosh computer. She holds a BFA and an MFA from Maryland Institute College of Art. She is Professor and former long-time Chair of the Department of Art and Art History at McDaniel College in Westminster, MD.

Sue’s book, Digital Collage and Painting, by Focal Press, was released in 2006, and has been translated into Chinese and Russian, selling around the world. The second edition was released in 2010. She is also the author of Digital Painting in Photoshop, by Focal Press.

She writes articles for leading Photography magazines including Shutterbug, Stone Voices, After-Capture and more. She is a regular contributor to Australia’s Better Photoshop Techniques. Sue teaches workshops across the country and here at home (Glen Echo and Common Ground). She also leads photo trips abroad.

Jamie Kiechlin
Beth Morris
Co-VPs Competition – competitions@nvps.org