Deborah Sussex Photography

I began taking pictures over twenty years ago when I was just out of high school.
I felt torn between Art School and a life of traveling and working adventures.
With no regrets, I chose the latter and brought my camera with me.

I spent about 15 years in a content, nomadic lifestyle.
I primarily worked as an outdoor educator for the
National Outdoor Leadership School,
travelling domestically and abroad.
In due time, I earned a BA in Anthropology
from Hamline University in St. Paul.

I live in rural Ely, Minnesota on the edge of the beautiful
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
I continue to be a "self-taught" photographer. That is to say, I am
always experimenting with subject matter, cameras, film & digital formats, printing methods, and photography for my personal projects/interests and photography for commissioned work. It is a great life — diverse and never dull.

To any photography job, I bring
a commitment to providing images
with an artistic quality that
emphasizes the underlying character and essence of people and places.

I enjoy offering you the combination of my refined artistic sense, my personable demeanor, and the competence to handle complex projects.

Thank you for viewing my work. I look forward to hearing from you.

Visit my Studio and Gallery at

1245 East Sheridan Street in Ely, MN
218-365-3077
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Member of Wedding and Portrait Photographers International

Member of Professional Photographers of America