Bio
I grew up in Illinois, majored in English and minored in journalism at Southeast
Missouri State University, and have been working in newspapers around the country since graduation.
My "dream job" was to write greeting cards. I wanted to spend each day in the thick of creative expression,
delivering something that connects us to one another. But time and again that pursuit was cast aside whenever
a new newspaper job or a new relationship came along. I did this from 1986 until 2002 -- 16 years, six jobs
and a health crisis later, I finally completed the three-part portfolio required by Hallmark.
As I awaited word and worked at the Southeast's largest newspaper, I thought "you know, whatever Hallmark says,
I could step up my photography skills and produce my own cards." So I went to the director of photography at
the paper and asked him for a recommendation on a camera.
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Instead, he gave me one -- and a 200 mm lens! That same week I got a notice in the mail about the Atlanta College
of Art offering continuing education classes in photography. Eight weeks or so after I started taking classes, the
photo director asked me what I'd think about joining the department.
And that's where I've been for three years -- I work as a photo editor for the Atlanta Journal Constitution, exhibiting
my personal work steadily in galleries and other venues around the city.
Hallmark asked me to try again -- and maybe I will down the road. In the meantime, all the creative expression and
connectivity I wanted in my 20s is right here, surfacing again and again each time someone sees my work and relates how it touches them.
Sometimes they even take one home.
Enjoy!
Linda
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