Photo by Bonnie Schupp

The Essence:

I am a child of the universe who lives a rich life of creativity, connections and possibilities.


The Facts:

• A life-long Baltimorean.
• Education: Brehms Lane Elementary, Woodbourne Junior High, Eastern High (last of the February graduates), Frostburg State College (now University), The Johns Hopkins University, the University of Baltimore. Degrees: BA, MLA, DCD (Doctor of Communications Design)
• Former married name - Bonnie Caples
• Present married name, Bonnie Schupp, married to David Ettlin; two daughters - Lauren and FL
• Teacher: Benjamin Franklin Junior High (Baltimore), Annapolis Middle (Annapolis), George Fox Middle (Pasadena)
• Writer: Photography column for the Baltimore Evening Sun, the Prescott Courier (Arizona), the Tribune (IN); Petersen's Photographic Magazine, Darkroom Magazine, et. al.
  
• Photography: My stock images appear globally in print and on the Net. I've received many awards and have shown in juried exhibitions: KINSA ,Kodak International Newspaper Snapshot Awards (worth $4,000), Bodine Contest, WIPI (Women in Photography International), the Kinsey Institute, BMA (Baltimore Museum of Art) "Through the Lens," BMI (Baltimore Museum of Industry), PSA (Photographic Society of America) Who's Who.
• Memberships: Creative Alliance, American Visionary Art Museum, Maryland State Arts Council Visual Artists' Registry, Maryland Historical Society
  

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Photo of Bonnie by Jessica Keyes

Bonnie Schupp does not always see what others see.  An ordinary green plant might evolve into an origami-like photo creation.  Maybe her mind was warped from teaching middle school students for many years, or perhaps after her Fulbright to Japan, she began seeing in new ways. Ever since she was a child though, she has looked at life through a lens—real or imagined. Over the years, her vision has resulted in many awards, including second place In Kodak’s international KINSA competition. She has had numerous solo and group exhibits and written about photography for magazines and newspapers.  She interviewed and photographed Lotte Jacobi,  who had photographed Albert Einstein.  With an eclectic eye that sees images as stock, journalism, art and more, one of her pieces is part of the permanent collection of The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University and another hangs in a lobby of The Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital campus in Baltimore. Her biggest project was “Defining Ourselves,”  portraits of people representing 15 countries (including Singapore), ages 4-100, who completed the sentence, “I am…”.  Her most satisfying photo was photographing her daughter as Bonnie was giving birth to her. Bonnie also officiates weddings and writes poetry.

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