NOVEMBER SPEAKER

LAURIE SAND

Our Speaker for December is Laurie Sand. Her title is Therapeutic Photography:  An Opportunity for Artistic Growth.

Laurie Sand is passionate about her photography and approaches it as a way of life and as an opportunity to learn new things constantly. Her photographic interests are eclectic and include environmental portraiture, architecture, landscapes, flowers and abstracts. Her images often use bold color and strong geometric patterns. Laurie loves working with people and exploring subjects up close. She likes to try new ideas and is particularly interested in the therapeutic aspects of photography, which help people cope with life challenges.

In 1997, Laurie took her first photography class while living in Trinidad. Later that same year, she moved to Vienna where she joined the Vienna Photographic Society to learn more about photography. She served as Vice President for Programs for two years and found the camera club to be an excellent vehicle to expand her photographic interests and friendships.

In recent years Laurie set two goals for herself. The first was to convert from film to digital photography, which she has done by studying under Colleen Henderson and becoming proficient in Photoshop. Laurie works with a Nikon D200, processing all her own work on a Mac G5 computer and an Epson 2200 printer. Her second goal was to get more experience developing and exhibiting thematic bodies of work.

Laurie has exhibited at the Inter-American Development Bank, Heart Gallery, Smith Farms, Washington Cancer Institute, Meadowlark Gardens and Photoworks. Currently her images can be found at Sibley Memorial Hospital and Jammin Java and two medical offices. Damon Gallery of Vienna has recently started selling her photographs. Her present goals are to develop a strong portfolio of fine art images and complete her website, which she hopes will be up very soon.