Susan Farley’s career as a photo-journalist includes: eight years as a staff photographer for NY Newsday, staff photographer/editor for Agence France Presse in Washington D.C., temporary staff photographer for The New York Times and staff photographer for The NY Journal News.

She currently works as a freelance photographer and regularly contributes to The New York Times on assignment throughout the tri-state area.

Her work has been published in People Magazine, Teen People, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Seattle Times, The National Post, The Ottawa Citizen, Newsweek, Figure Magazine and GQ. She has also done projects for MTV and Fox Family Networks.

Two time winner of the Newswomen’s Club of NY Front Page Award for both feature and news photography, Susan Farley has also won several awards from the New York Press Photographers Association, including a “Best of Show.” The National Press Photographers Association, the Press Club of Long Island and The Associated Press have also recognized and awarded her work.

“Faces of City Island,” Susan Farley’s collection of 49 portraits celebrating the people of City Island, was a solo exhibition presented in November 2002. A review appeared in TimeOut NY magazine and selected photos from the show won a BRIO award in 2003.

Since 2004, she has been awarded two Arts in Education grants from the Bronx Council of The Arts and JPMorgan Chase to work with NYC public school children on photographic projects. Her own degrees include a BA in Interdisciplinary Arts from SUNY Brockport and a BS in Journalism from West Virginia University.

Susan Farley’s fundamental approach is to connect and communicate with people. Her photographs are vibrant, fresh and always humanistic.

Please direct inquiries to Susan Farley at 917-224-1168 or e-mail.