Susan Sexton, internationally known equine photographer dies, but the wee horse project lives on

When I joined Equine Photographers Network 5 or 6 years ago I had lots and lots of questions. Susan Sexton was a regular participant there and willingly shared her knowledge with me from time to time. She was willing to give me a kick in the pants and challenged me to grow as a photographer and in the equine specialty as well. All my association with Susan was through that forum.  In recent weeks I had noticed several posting of these “wee horse” project photos. I heard that Susan died this week, then I read Terri Miller’s blog posted about the project that a group of photographers, “sisters” of the Vision 18 Collective (a group of nationally and internationally known equine photographers and all friends of Susan) had embarked upon when they found out that Susan’s Leukemia was incurable. On Terri’s blog she explained what the wee horse project was and that the wee horse project will live on in Susan’s memory.

Here is Terri’s blog post about the wee horse project:

http://terrimiller.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/susan-sexton-the-wee-horse-project/

In the post she explains that this project was started as a way to entertain and bring a smile to Susan’s face as she became more ill. At the end of the post is a link to all the wee horse galleries which were continuously being emailed to Susan in her last months, weeks, and days. I have to say that this simple and creative project is a wonderful and creative expression of love, caring, and a testimony of friendship.

http://vision18.smugmug.com/

There are many more posts about Susan’s passing. If you want to learn more about her, I’m sure a quick google search will provide lots more information.

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