Sarah Hadley

About

Sarah Hadley (http://sarahhadley.com/) grew up in Boston and studied art history at Georgetown University and photography at the Corcoran College of Art. Her photographs have been published in Black + White (UK) Magazine, F-Stop, Lenscratch.com, and Le Monde (Paris), and exhibited internationally at the Lishui Photo Festival (China), the Worldwide Photography Biennial Exhibition (Buenos Aires), the Ballarat Festival (Australia), Fotofever (Paris), as well as in galleries and museums throughout the US. Most recently, Sarah exhibited at the Griffin Museum of Photography (Boston), the Robin Rice Gallery (New York), Building Bridges (Santa Monica) and the Loyola Museum of Art (Chicago).

Scheduled to Teach

The Art of Collage: Expanded Workshop with Sarah Hadley (Online Learning - Four Sessions)

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LACP Interviews Sarah Hadley

LACP asks Sarah Hadley ten questions about her background, career in and beliefs about photography.

Los Angeles Center of Photography: What kind of photographer are you?

Sarah Hadley: I consider myself a multi-media artists. Mostly, I create photographs and collages, but I also paint as well.

LACP: How long have you been shooting?

SH: 25+ years

LACP: Where did you get your training?

SH: I studied Art History at Georgetown and Photography at the Corcoran College of Art in DC,

LACP: When did you know you wanted to devote your life to photography?

SH: When I was 21 and saw an exhibition of contemporary photography at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston

LACP: Did you ever come close to giving up?

SH: No

LACP: Have you sacrificed anything by being a photographer?

SH: Maybe financial security, but the rewards have far outweighed any sacrifice.

LACP: What have you gained by being a photographer?

SH: Life is never boring. I see the world as endless possibilities to make pictures and tell stories.

LACP: What classes do you teach at LACP?

SH: I have taught The History of Collage, The Art of Collage, How to Prepare for a Portfolio Review and Getting Known/Being Shown, and I have assisted many great instructors including Aline Smithson, Josephine Sacabo, and Joanne Duggan .

LACP: What do you love most about teaching?

SH: I love helping them edit their work and discover deeper meanings in their photos. I also enjoy showing students new ways to express their ideas and giving them the confidence to show and talk about their work.

LACP: What advice would you give someone who is thinking about making a career in photography?

SH: If you love it and can’t imagine anything else, do it and know that it will be a wonderful, difficult, exciting, long haul. If you can imagine any other career, do that.