Born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Richmond, Virginia, Sue M. Swank is a self-taught artist. In her youth, she taught herself how to draw and paint and experimented with several mediums such as oil, acrylic, charcoal, pastel and watercolor.Her interest in photography developed when she picked up a National Geographic magazine and studied the images. She was impressed with the passion and 'wow' factor she felt with every image she studied. With every magazine she picked up, her eyes zoned in on every image, studying every detail from the angles, lighting, to the...more