About

I have always loved looking for patterns. As an English teacher, I spent years helping students find and appreciate the structure of poetry, the patterns of metaphor in a novel, the interweaving of plot and character development . And then in retirement, I rediscovered black and white photography, and began to explore the patterns and structure of the world through a lens. It’s all there, as organized and lyrical as a poem.

Of late, my camera seems to be moving closer and closer to the subject, my photographs becoming more and more abstract. But every once in a while, especially on a yearly trip to the Southwest, I move back to take in the whole remarkable landscape. I’m having a glorious time!

I have exhibited at the Sharon Arts Gallery, the Hancock Library, and with the New Hampshire Society of Photographic Artists in Exeter. I have studied with master photographer Bruce Barnbaum in his studio in Washington State and with Michael Smith and Paula Chamlee in Pennsylvania.

Influences? My husband, David Rheubottom, whose photographic insight, artistry, and patience are an inspiration; Victor Hasselblad, who created a camera that steadfastly refuses to let me make a technical error; and Brett Weston, whose photographs take my breath away.

You can visit David’s website here: David Rheubotttom Photography