Suza Scalora

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Suza Scalora
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Suza Scalora
NationalityAmerican
Known for Photography
Awards Hasselblad Masters Award
2005

Suza Scalora is an American photographic artist and author whose work explores a world of fairies and angels. [1] She lives in New York City. [2]

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Early life

She studied photography at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. [3] [4]

Photographs

Scalora worked as a photographer in New York City, with advertising clients including Origins, Avon, Disney, and Little Brown. [5] [6] She has been profiled in industry publications such as PDN , Communication Arts , Elle , [5] GQ , [5] and American Photo. Her pictures have appeared in Time magazine. [7] In February 2005 she was awarded a prize by camera maker Hasselblad. [8] [9] In 2006, she was named one of the best up and coming beauty photographers by Women's Wear Daily . [3]

She appeared on the TV show Make Me a Supermodel as the official photographer. [10] Scalora said: "I was so excited when the producers asked me to be a part of the show. After all, I had complete creative freedom and was able to combine some of my favorite things including intense color, texture, and the beautiful curves of the body." [6]

Scalora's photographs have appeared in fashion magazines, [11] news magazines, [7] television, [10] book covers, [12] online art auctions, [3] and websites. [13] Her bestseller The Fairies [14] featured her photography [15] for younger readers. [16] Her photographs of fairies and angels have been described by critics as "spookily lovely" and "magical." [17]

Books

Scalora illustrated Francesca Lia Block's 1989 book Weetzie Bat . [12] In 1995, Scalora launched website "Myth.com" about the ethereal world featuring her photographic artistry and which has been described "ambitious" and "intriguing." [18] Scalora illustrated Lynne Ewing's book The Talisman. Scalora's (1999) The Fairies: Photographic Evidence of the Existence of Another World was described as one of the "ten best picture books of the year" by Newsweek magazine. [1] [14] [19]

Newsweek book critic David Gates described the digital images as "glossy, spookily lovely processed photos" in a book which was purportedly about "a scholarly expedition to document and catalog fairies" in which "kids will see a visionary world of sadness and cruelty, beauty and grace." [1] A critic at USA Today described Scalora's The Witches and Wizards of Oberin and The Fairies as "gorgeously illustrated books" adding that "little ones (children) will love the magical pics; the older set will have fun recognizing some of today’s famous faces." [17] In 2009, Scalora wrote Evidence of Angels in collaboration with Francesca Lia Block on a book for teenage readers with photographic evidence that "fairies are real."

Publications

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  2. ↑ "Suza Scalora biography". Myth.com. 2009-08-20.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. 1 2 3 "Susan Scalora: Sleeping Angel". artnet auctions website. 2009-08-19. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  4. ↑ "Suza Scalora -- Beauty Photographer & Mythmaker". 2009-08-19.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
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