SARAH S. BONES

Sarah S. Bones saved for her first 35mm camera at age 13, in 1969. She was soon hitchhiking into Philadelphia where she would photograph the lives and circumstances of people living on the street. As a professional photographer, her passion and courage for documenting people in need continued and has carried her across Africa, south east Asia, Guatemala, Cuba, India, in addition to local prisons and homeless shelters.

Assignments for non-government organizations gives Sarah the opportunity to use her camera and vision to tell the stories of men, women, and children around the world who are voiceless and too often ignored by the popular media. In 2006 an assignment for CARE USA took her deep into Somalia and in 2007 she traveled throughout the post conflict country Sierra Leone with The Global Action Foundation. In July of 2008 she worked in Tanzania for Nurturing Mind’s education project and onto Rwanda to do a story for the 15-year genocide anniversary.

Recent Awards:
2007 Placement in NPPA Contest Expanding Our Vision
2008 First Place 612 Annual Juried Photography Show
2008 Winner of The Art on Paper Award at The Print
Center International Photography Competition
2008 & 2009 Nominated New York Photo Festival for Best Single Editorial
2009 First Place Women in Photography International Landscape

Sarah Bones serves on the ASMP Philadelphia Board and is a member of The NPPA. She lives with her husband in the Malvern Borough and they have two grown daughters.

SELECTED SOLO SHOWS
“Obra Pia Street” Buckwalter Galleries, Malvern, PA. 2001
“Forgotten” Buckwalter Galleries, Malvern, PA. 2006
Career Retrospective, The Malvern Public Library Malvern, PA. 2007-2008
Solo Exhibit Milkboy Coffee, Ardmore, PA July 2008
Healing The Heart, The Malvern Public Library Malvern PA. 2008-2009
Exhibit for Nurturing Minds in Africa, The Philadelphia Water Works Museum, March –April 2009–Currently traveling throughout The US
March 2009 The Norton Museum of Art Third Biennial Photo Auction

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS

CARE “Connections” Exhibit, Hartsfield- Jackson Atlanta International Airport 2004 ASMP Focus Philadelphia Juried Photography Show, University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA. 2006-2008
Women’s Photojournalism Annual Competition 2004 & 2007
“Turning Silver” Women in Photography International Black & White Print Collection Exhibit and Book 2006
Best of Show 612 Photo Gallery Annual Competitions 2008 Exhibit
2008 The Print Center International Competition 2008 Exhibit
Brilliant Women’s Show- Eagle Gallery, PA July 2008


www.sarahbones.com