Susan Brandt Graham

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Susan Brandt Graham is an award winning photographic artist offering a unique view into the creative feminine mind. Formally trained as a social anthropologist (PhD), and board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology (MD), she has taught Anthropology at the university level and had a private Ob-Gyn practice until retiring from clinical medicine. Living in the "Land of Enchantment," she is never at a loss for photographic subjects. Photo essays and conceptual photography remain her major interests.
However, a DNA test done "just for fun" yielded wildly unexpected results for the physician who had used DNA in her practice for prenatal diagnosis and paternity determination, as well as for the anthropologist who had seen the interpretations of human migrations turned upside-down when DNA analysis became available in the latter part of the 20th Century. Watch for her memoir, "Reluctant Daughter of Texas," in both Kindle and paperback formats, coming in Fall 2018.
In "Seeing Color Colorblind" she uses the art and technology of digital photography to unlock the fascinating world seen through the eyes of her son and father, both with severe red color deficiencies. Intrigued since the early 1970's with how the two of them could watch a football game on a black and white television and discuss "the blue team and the yellow team," she solved the mystery as she worked on "seeing color colorblind."
"Persephone's Choice: Every Woman's Dilemma" combined her background in social anthropology and medicine with conceptual portraiture to discuss "being female."
Her photo essays with New Mexico themes are Observing Day of the Dead Albuquerque Style: "Lowriders," "Beliefs, Culture, Politics," and "Celebrating Life;" and "Cooper's Hawk Courtship Display," and the three-volume set for "Observing Day of the Dead Albuquerque Style."

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Persephone's Choice: Every Woman's Dilemma Jan 20, 2016

by Susan Brandt Graham

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Explore the female mind-body dichotomy embodied in the Persephone myth through the eyes of a modern woman and mother, Anthropologist (PhD), Obstetrician/Gynecologist (MD) and award winning photographer.

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Observing Day of the Dead Albuquerque Style 3 Volume Box Set (As Seen in New Mexico Book 5) Jul 13, 2016

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A photo essay containing three volumes of the public observance of Day of the Dead in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Marigold Parade:
Lowriders "Low and slow" and show...The iconic lowrider of today's Hispanic culture is ubiquitous in Northern New Mexico, and can be seen throughout the state at many celebrations, parades, and a host of events. A lowrider is a vehicle modified so that its ground clearance is less than its design specification. Not designed for speed, they are “low and slow.” They are designed for statements, however; the "show." Many have distinctive paint, decoration, and ornamentation. Most have been extensively modified with hydraulics so that they can be raised and lowered for various effects. Some are engineering marvels.
The images in this volume demonstrate a range of lowriders observed in the Marigold Parade, a Day of the Dead observance held in Albuquerque's South Valley early in November.
Beliefs, Culture, Politics Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, began in Mexico before the arrival of the Spanish. It is not "Mexican Halloween," but a day marked by welcoming the spirits of the departed for joyous celebration with the living. Albuquerque, New Mexico's public Day of the Dead observances, typified by the Marigold Parade, express and reinforce the beliefs, culture, and politics of the South Valley Hispanic community. Day of the Dead celebrations as popular events are becoming common throughout the Southwest. Albuquerque's Marigold Parade has, thus far, managed to avoid commercial entanglements that would limit the expression. It is an event for "Honoring the Dead, Loving the Living."This volume, Part 2, looks at belief, culture, and politics as expressed in recent Marigold Parades.
Celebrating Life examines in the major public observance of Dia de los Muertos in Albuquerque, the Marigold Parade. Designed to immerse the reader in the feel and spirit of the the day, this photo essay contains 69 images, photographed during the 2012 and 2013 parades in Albuquerque's South Valley. Unlike the parades and activities now seen in many other Southwestern cities, the Marigold Parade is not commercial and reflects the community in which it takes place. It is uniquely Albuquerque.

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Observing Day of the Dead Albuquerque Style, Part 3: Celebrating Life (As Seen in New Mexico... Book 4) Jul 9, 2016

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This third in the three part series, Observing Day of the Dead Albuquerque Style, examines celebrating life in the major public observance of Dia de los Muertos, the Marigold Parade. Designed to immerse the reader in the feel and spirit of the the day, this photo essay contains 69 images, photographed during the 2012 and 2013 parades in Albuquerque's South Valley. Unlike the parades and other activities now seen in many other Southwestern cities, the Marigold Parade in Albuquerque is not commercial and reflects the community in which it takes place. It is uniquely Albuquerque.

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Observing Day of the Dead Albuquerque Style, Part 2: Beliefs, Culture, Politics (As Seen in New Mexico... Book 3) Jul 3, 2016

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Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, began in Mexico before the arrival of the Spanish. It is not "Mexican Halloween," but a day marked by welcoming the spirits of the departed for joyous celebration with the living. Albuquerque, New Mexico's public Day of the Dead observances, typified by the Marigold Parade, express and reinforce the beliefs, culture, and politics of the South Valley Hispanic community. Day of the Dead celebrations as popular events are becoming common throughout the Southwest. Albuquerque's Marigold Parade has, thus far, managed to avoid commercial entanglements that would limit the expression. It is an event for "Honoring the Dead, Loving the Living."This volume, Part 2, looks at belief, culture, and politics as expressed in recent Marigold Parades. Part 1 looked at the ubiquitous and iconic lowrider cars seen in Marigold Parades. The forthcoming Part 3 examines "Celebrating Life."
All parts of "Observing Day of the Dead Albuquerque Style" are included in the series, "As Seen in New Mexico..."

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Observing Day of the Dead Albuquerque Style: Lowriders (As Seen in New Mexico... Book 2) Jul 1, 2016

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"Low and slow" and show...The iconic lowrider of today's Hispanic culture did not originate in Northern New Mexico, but rather in the Los Angeles, California area. The lowrider, however, is ubiquitous in Northern New Mexico, and can be seen throughout the state at many celebrations, parades, and a host of events. A lowrider is a vehicle modified so that its ground clearance is less than its design specification. Not designed for speed, they are “low and slow.” They are designed for statements, however; the "show." Many have distinctive paint, decoration, and ornamentation. Most have been extensively modified with hydraulics so that they can be raised and lowered for various effects. Some are engineering marvels.
The images in this volume demonstrate a range of lowriders observed in the Marigold Parade, a Day of the Dead observance held in Albuquerque's South Valley early in November. This is Book 2 in the Series, "As Seen in New Mexico..." and the first of several volumes on the topic of Observing Day of the Dead Albuquerque Style.

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Cooper's Hawk Courtship Display (As Seen in New Mexico... Book 1) Jun 1, 2016

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Bird watchers, nature lovers, animal behaviorists, and anyone interested in the world around them will be fascinated by a rarely photographed in-the-trees courtship display by a young male Cooper's hawk. Contains 32 images of a young male Cooper's hawk putting on quite a show! Was he attracted to the object of this display, or merely showing deference, as young male Cooper's hawks often do to the significantly larger females of the species, to a larger creature with a much larger "beak," a long camera lens? You, the reader, decide... This photographer was grateful for the serendipitous display.

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HOW TO MOUNT AND MAT AN 8x10 PHOTO FOR A ROSE SHOW: Cost Effectively and Efficiently Apr 10, 2016

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This how-to guide to mount and mat an 8x10 inch photograph to an 11x14 inch mat and backing board is specifically for rose hobbyists and rosarians planning to enter photographs in rose shows that require those particular specifications. These particular specifications have been used in the Pacific Southwest District of the American Rose Society since 2009. In September 2015 the Board of the American Rose Society approved the first ARS Guidelines for Judging Rose Photography, written by the Photography Committee under the Chairmanship of Curtis Aumiller. This brief how-to guide explains how to prepare 8x10 inch photographs for entry in ARS rose shows.
While photo essays and conceptual portraiture are the main focus of the author's photographic work today, her interest in digital photography began with roses. An ARS Accredited Horticulture Judge and now Accredited Arrangement Judge Emeritus, she was the first Photography Chairman in the Pacific Southwest District of the ARS(2009-2012) and at that time she wrote the PSWD Guidelines for Judging Rose Photography.
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Seeing Color Colorblind: Protanopia Part I Apr 2, 2016

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What do colorblind people see? What does the world look like to them? No single "right" answer exists, because there are different types and degrees of what is more appropriately called "color deficient vision." Formally trained in Anthropology (PhD) and Medicine (MD), Susan Brandt Graham is a photographic artist who has had a lifelong interest in understanding how "colorblind" people see the world. Using the art and technology of digital photography, she unlocks the fascinating world seen by people with severe red deficient vision. From images in her professional portfolio, she creates diptychs that are indistinguishable to her son, who, like his maternal grandfather, has a severe red deficiency. This instructive and affordable volume is useful for people with red deficient vision to explain to others what they see; for family and friends to understand the world of their loved one; for ophthalmologists, optometrists, pediatricians, and other healthcare professionals who diagnose color deficient vision to use in explanation to patients and family/friends; for teachers to help students empathize with classmates who may perceive the world differently; and for anyone who desires to understand how others may see the world.
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