About

Susan Isaacson is a photographic artist exploring themes of time, memory, and the emotional topography of life transitions. She is drawn to the natural landscape as a means to connect to and represent her inner world. Her work is influenced by studies of mindfulness and Judaism, with its emphasis on the sanctification of time.

Following a twenty year career in strategic marketing at a Fortune 100 company, Isaacson established a dedicated photography practice in Chicago, Illinois and Laguna Beach, California. Her work has been exhibited in juried group exhibitions throughout the U.S. and internationally, including: Center for Fine Art Photography (CO), Center for Photographic Art (CA), Medium Photo (CA), Houston Center For Photography (TX), Silver Eye Photography Center (PA), SE Center for Photography (SC), PhotoPlace Gallery (VT), A. Smith Gallery (TX), SxSE Gallery (GA), Koehnline Museum (IL), the Chicago Botanic Gardens (IL), and Fotonostrum Gallery (Barcelona, Spain). 

Isaacson is represented at Perspective Gallery in Evanston IL,  where she has mounted three solo exhibitions. Her series, At Silver Lake was selected as a 2024 Photolucida Critical Mass Finalist. Her series, We Share The Same Breath, was selected as a 2023 Critical Mass Finalist and was awarded an Honorable Mention in the 19th Annual Julia Margaret Cameron awards. Isaacson's work has been featured in Black + White Photography (UK), Shots Magazine, LENSCRATCH and New City Art.