What is distinctive about a Suna Lee portrait? It is the personal warmth that shines through, the natural spontaneity, and the refined elegance. Suna has an uncanny ability to recognize and highlight the unique qualities that make each person distinctive. Moreover, she does this in ways that make the photographic experience fun. Her extraordinary ability to obtain beautiful results with every portrait stems from a remarkably perceptive eye, excellent professional training, and 35 years she has spent perfecting her art. With a Bachelors of Art in Fine Art Photography, she has studied with such outstanding photographers as Ansel Adams, Joyce Wilson, Don Blair, Frank Cricchio, Gary Silver, Linda Campagna, Hugh Jacob, and Paul Tumerson.

Suna's photographs have been selected as Best Portraits numerous times by the Virginia Professional Photographers Association (VPPA). Her work is included in the Select Loan Collections of the VPPA and the Professional Photographers of America.

She has taught professional photographers for over 20 years. Notably, she taught other professional photographers at the prestigious Winona International School of Professional Photography, and she is a frequent lecturer at professional photography seminars throughout the United States.

Suna earned the professional degrees of Master of Photography, PPA, Degree of Photographic Craftsman, and
Certified Professional Photographer. Her clients have included Korean President Jun Do Whan, U.S. Senator John Warner, Korean Ambassador Kim Young Bae, The Smithsonian Institution, Nordstrom, and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea. Her work has been featured in The Washington Post, the Korea Times, and the Korea Journal.

Suna's portrait studio has served the greater Washington area since 1981.

Elan - Elusive & Precise by Carol Ashworth