“Lions And Tigers And Bears: Oh My!” Photographs by Susan Locke At The Sherman Library July 26 - September 4, 2024 Opening Reception Friday, July 26, 2024 6 – 8pm

The Sherman Library is pleased to announce the next art show: “Lions And Tigers And Bears: Oh My!” – Photographs by Susan Locke.  Travelling around the world with her camera, Locke has captured incredible images of the animal kingdom.  The expressions, movement and detail in the photographs bring the personalities of her subjects alive for us to enjoy.  The opening reception will be Friday July 26, 2024 from 6-8pm. The show will be on display at the Sherman Library from July 26 – September 4, 2024 both at the Library and on their website, www.ShermanLibrary.org. 

“Given my busy professional life as a Psychology Professor at Baruch College CUNY, photography has always been a means of self-expression and relaxation” says Locke.  Her combined interest in photography and nature began virtually simultaneously.    When she was 8 years old, her dad gave her a Kodak Duaflex II camera.  It accompanied her during summers spent at Girl Scout camp.  Since then, photography has been the primary medium through which she has explored the world.  She has participated in several workshops in United States national parks and forests [Yellowstone, Glacier, Yosemite, The Grand Tetons, Denali, Arches, Canyonlands, among others] and abroad [England, France, Italy, Scotland, Iceland, Norway, Ireland, Switzerland, New Zealand, and several African countries].  Among her favorite portrait photos are those taken while she worked with the Peace Corps in Senegal, West Africa.

Now Locke’s retirement has enabled her to go from weekender status to living full-time in beautiful, bucolic Sherman.  “It is impossible to live here without being inspired to photograph its landscapes, flora, and backyard wildlife every day” says Locke.  Having survived and appreciated the transition from film photography to the digital age, she now enjoys the iPhone and a myriad of creative apps and recently gave a workshop