Jo’s photography has evolved from merely “taking pretty pictures” to creating images that provide: A message to the viewer or; Elements that urge the viewer to create their own story or; A political or societal statement that reflects Jo’s beliefs and convictions important to her, and sometimes she creates composites just to be playful and quirky.
Although Jo has taken many “snapshots” throughout her life, her real photography journey started in 2009 when her work required photographs of real estate listings with the company’s DSLR camera. Since then, she has become a constant, mostly self taught, student of photography, both technically and creatively. While she finds the technical aspect of photography (aperture, ISO, shutter speed) a necessary evil of this medium, her favorite activities involve composing the shot, pressing the shutter and post processing a singular image or a set of images into an interesting composite.
Jo’s photography journey has been very successful. She has had many images juried into the Cary Photographic Artist Annual Juried show, and in 2018 one of her photos was named “Best in Show”. In addition, she was the 2018 Photographer of the Year for the Capital City Camera Club, the oldest photography group in the Triangle..
Jo has exhibited in both group and solo shows in various venues and galleries in Raleigh, Durham, Garner, Cary, Apex as well as Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Norfolk, Virginia, and New York City. She also has 4 images hanging permanently at Duke Hospital and is a member of Focus, a collective of 6 photographers who exhibit throughout the Triangle.