Sharon Lee

Photographer | Bridgeville, Delaware

Sharon Lee Among Distinguished Artists at 55th Annual Waterfowl Festival

Sharon V Lee Biography

Originally from Preston in Caroline County, MD Sharon now lives at Heritage Shores in Bridgeville DE with her husband, Dave and their Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Remy.

A graduate of Salisbury University, she became a high school math teacher in 1981. After 3 years of teaching, Sharon ventured into the world of business as a purchasing agent for Celeste Industries and later the Bartley Collection in Easton MD.   In the 1990’s she decided to start her own business as a personal assistant and had several clients who all became like family to her, including John & Jennie Hyatt, Anne Kimberly, Mario & Maureen Boiardi, Sheila Lanahan, Elaine & Don Farquhar, Nancy Johnston, Charlene Woodard, Jon Braithwaite and Lauren Dianish, and Frank & Joan Kittredge.

In 2014, when Sharon and her husband retired, she decided to seriously take up photography.  As a member and past treasurer of Tidewater Camera Club and the Maryland Photography Alliance, photography has become a passion with her.  Her fine art photographs have been juried into several exhibits at the Academy Art Museum, featured at galleries in Crisfield, Chestertown, Easton and Cambridge and published in several calendars. 

She now concentrates on travel photography, wildlife and landscapes.  

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Visitors can experience Sharon Lee’s work at the 55th Annual Waterfowl Festival in Easton, Maryland, this November.

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Scott Suriano

Photographer | Baltimore, Maryland

Scott Suriano Among Distinguished Artists at 55th Annual Waterfowl Festival

I am an internationally published photographer specializing in nature and wildlife,  based in Baltimore, Maryland.  I have been fortunate over the past decade to have received numerous, formal accolades for my work from highly acclaimed publications and institutions to include Audubon Society, Bird Photographer of the Year, Nature’s Best, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Maryland Department of Natural Resources and many others.  

From an early age, I began capturing wildlife on film which later grew into more of an obsessive creative outlet to combat the rigors and stresses of daily life.  I combined my love and passion for wildlife with this pursuit, which has flourished into a successful endeavor and enriched and me with unbelievable experiences that I would otherwise never have had. 

When photographing wildlife, my goal is to attempt to do justice to whatever situation I am presented with.  Tell a story.  Capture the true essence of the subject.  Or simply capture the beauty of a scene.  My simplified approach to photography is to always be intentional and thoughtful, while exercising the highest level of ethical behavior so as to not cause harm or change the behavior of the animal. 

I also love the challenges this genre of photography presents, as it takes a combination of skill, technical know-how, artistry and sometimes luck to get that special shot while in the field. What also draws me to wildlife photography is that it is always different and unpredictable, as you often only get that one chance to capture that one moment in time.   In my photos, I strive to capture something unique to evoke emotion in the viewer.

It is in those moments that I receive the greatest gifts wildlife photography offers.

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Visitors can experience Scott Suriano’s work at the 55th Annual Waterfowl Festival in Easton, Maryland, this November.

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