Sarah Hood Salomon
www.sarahhoodsalomon.com

Photographer; Freelance photographer since 1981, Washington,
D.C. & Boston, MA; Fine Art, Nature
Photography, Photojournalism, Photography Judge

Curator; U.S. Botanic Garden, “This Land is Your Land,”
Washington, DC, 2014

Lecturer; “The Play of Light & Shadow” Nature photography
lecture.
Photography Judges Workshop, Brookside Gardens,
2009

Author; "Politics & Pot Roast, An Unofficial,
Unauthorized and Completely Unclassified
Cookbook, featuring recipes and anecdotes
of U.S. Presidents and First Ladies. Bright
Sky Press, 2006.
Numerous photography articles

Shows; Photoworks, two person show with Dennis
O’Keefe, Glen Echo, MD, 2013
“Art en Fleur” juried show, held at Milwaukee
Public Museum, 2013
“Les Belles Fleurs” juried show held at
Indianapolis Museum of Art,, 2013
Rochester Contemporary Art Center, group show
NY, 2013
Newport Flower Show, Newport, RI, juried
shows, 2013 & 2010
The Art League, "‘Scapes" juried show,
Alexandria, VA, 2013
Carroll Arts Center, “10” x 10” group show,
Westminster, MD, 2013
Sulgrave Club, group show, Washington, DC, 2013
Memphis Flower Show, “Modern Dialect” group
show, 2012
John Jay Homestead, “Shall We Dance,” group
show, Katonah, NY, 2012
Elk Ridge Club, “Charm City/Country Charm”
group show, Baltimore, MD 2011
Chevy Chase Club, “Members Show,” Chevy Chase,
MD 2011
St. Louis Science Center, “Science Flora”
group show, 2010
Chicago Botanic Garden, “Show of Summer” group
show, 2009
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, 2 person
show, 1995

Awards; Photography Committee Award & 1st place, “Les
Belle Fleurs” Indianapolis, 2013
Photography Committee Award & 1st place, 2012,
Greenwich, CT
Photography Committee Award & 2nd place,
Memphis Flower Show, 2012
Certificate of Achievement, Garden Club of
America Photo Study Group, 2012
1st Place, “Shall We Dance” John Jay Homestead,
Katonah, NY, 2012
Best in show, “Celebrate Dumblane” Dumblane
House, Washington, DC 2011
Best in Show & Photo Committee Award, “Charm
City/Country Charm," Baltimore, MD 2011
1st place, “Science Flora”, St. Louis Science
Center, St. Louis, MO, 2010
Best in Show & Photography Committee Award,
“Pathways to a Greener Tomorrow,” Chevy
Chase, MD, 2009
Novice Award & 2nd place, Show of Summer,
Chicago, IL, 2009

Education Numerous photography workshops including; Sam
Able, Eugene Richards, David Middleton, Roger
Foley, Gilles Perez, Craig Stevens, Jeff
Wendorf, Karen Keeting, Colleen Henderson,
Alan Sislen, Alan Detrick
B. A., Mount Holyoke College, 1979

Volunteer Smithsonian Institution, photographed gardens
for Archives of American Gardens
The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Photography Judge & Photography Committee
Advisor, Garden Club of America