Photography is how I make sense of the world. My camera is more than a tool—it's how I express what catches my eye and how I share the beauty I see in everyday life.
I'm drawn to the quiet and often overlooked: weathered textures, reflections, changing light, and ordinary scenes that others might pass by. I enjoy revealing beauty in the simple, the understated, and the unexpected.
My love of photography began when I was ten years old after my Uncle Eugene gave me my first film camera. Growing up in Bristol, Bucks County, I spent countless hours exploring the outdoors with my brother, experiences that continue to influence the way I see today.
While raising my family and working as a hairstylist, I earned a degree in Graphic Design from The Art Institute of Philadelphia. That background in design has shaped my sense of composition and storytelling. In 2013, I moved into digital photography and have continued learning through photography clubs, workshops, and the friendships I've made within the photographic community.
My work is an invitation to slow down, look a little closer, and discover the extraordinary in places and moments that are often overlooked.
----Prize Winners----
- Phillips Mills 2026 Exhibit, New Hope, PA -"Fulcrum", Honorable Mention
- Churchville Photo Club 2025 Digital Contest -1st Place - Man-Made Category - "A Uniformed Row".2nd Place - Flora Category - "Winter Remnants. 3rd Place - Open Category - "Spectrum". Honorable Mention - Man-Made Category - "Blue Umbrellas".
- Bristol Photographers Club 2025 - 1st Place -Torrent Through the Stone, 2nd Place - Untamed Beauty,
3rd Place - Spectrum, HM - Orange Dreams on Butterfly Wings.
- Allen's Camera Summer Vibes 2024 Photo Contest, Levittown, PA 2024 - Last Day of Summer at the Atlantic City Boardwalk
- Churchville Photography Club 2024 - Water & Rose
- Philadelphia Flower Show 2024 - United by Flowers - 2nd Place "Lavender Fields" -193 Harvest.
- National Marine Sanctuaries 2023 - Sanctuaries at Home Category: 1st Place with "Mill Pond at Sunset".
- Bristol Photographers Club, 49th Annual Photo Competition. Placing 1st - "Birds on the Wire", 2nd - "Rose and Water", 2nd Place - "Red Dancer", 3rd Place, "Street Musician".
- Philadelphia Flower Show 2023 - 2nd Place for "Rose and Water"- The Garden Electric category.
- BenQ and Calibrate Summer Competition - Generational Image - "7 on the Beach"
- Bristol Photographers Club "Yawn", "Floating Leaf", "Re-emerging", "Managed and Unmanaged", "Architecture".
- B&H#OPTIC 2020 - "Birds on the Wire" First Place in Aviary Category Judged by Lisa Langell.
- Churchville Nature Center, PA. Won 2019 "Best of Show" "Scratching Up".
- Churchville Nature Center, PA. Won 2018 "Best in Show" for Photo "Birds on the Wire".
- Placed with "Connecting Lines", "Horseshoe Crab Swirls" and "Reflecting City Hall".
- Black and White Magazine finalist "Birds on the Wire".
- Bristol Photographers Club, "Calling Collect".
- Numerous Awards from local camera clubs.
---Image Showings----
Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County 30 Days of Inspiration 2026 - "Borrowed Strength"
Phillips Mills 2026 Exhibit, New Hope, PA -"Fulcrum"
Edge of Humanity online Magazine- Forms of Flora and Fungus - January 23-25 2026 - https://edgeofhumanity.com/?s=laurie+santoro
Churchville Nature Center, Churchville, PA Annual Photo Contest, 2025
Bristol Photographers Club - 51st Annual Print Competition, 2025
Philly Photo Day 2025 Exhibit @ TILT Institute for the Contemporary Image.
Leigh Valley Photo Club, Focus 2025, Allentown Museum of Art, "Spectrum"
Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County Members Showing 2025 - Winter Remnants
Phillips Mills 2025, New Hope, PA -"Defined and Refined"
Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County’s social media event 30 Days of Inspiration to celebrate National Poetry Month 2025 - "Winter Remnants"
Bristol Photographers Club - 50th Annual Print Competition, 2024
Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County Members Showing 2024 - Chasing the Light
Klein Life Center "Creativity on Display" Art Show for senior adults 2024.
Philly Photo Day 2024 Exhibit @ TILT Institute for the Contemporary Image.
Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County’s social media event 30 Days of Inspiration to celebrate National Poetry Month - 2024-Holding Steady.
My image "Holding Steady" was chosen along with an inspiring poem. I will be presenting my image In-house presentation along with the poet. Freedom Hall, Doylestown, PA
Phillips Mills 2024, New Hope, PA - "Churning Carp"
Phillips Mills 2024, New Hope, PA - "Churning Carp"
The Sketch Club-the Art of the Flower - "Water & Rose" and "Efflorescence"
Philadelphia Flower Show 2024 - United by Flowers -193 Harvest- "Lavender Fields"
2 images: "Birds on the Wire" and "Rose and Water" were accepted into the Phillips' Mill Photographic Exhibition for 2023.
"Re-emerging" has been chosen as one of the 30 pieces to be published alongside a complementary poem in the Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County’s social media event 30 Days of Inspiration to celebrate National Poetry Month. 2023
Bristol Photographers Club - 49th Annual Print Competition, 2023
Philadelphia Flower Show 2023
"The Garden Electric" - Rose and Water
"The Garden Electric" - Rose and Water
Bristol Photographers Club - 48th Annual Print Competition, 2022
The Play masters Theatre group, State Road, Bensalem, PA 19020
The Pennsylvania Center for Photography, "Transformation", Doylestown, PA 2021 - Showing In New Hope Art Center Aug-Sept 2021
Green and Wildlife Project with Bill Brokaw Photography, July 2021
Bristol Photographers Club Annual Print Competition, 2021
The Pennsylvania Center for Photography "Odyssey", Doylestown, PA 2021
Winter Light in Black & White Project with Bill Brokaw Photography- Announced in the Bucks County Herald on February 25, 2021
The Pennsylvania Center for Photography "Transformations", Doylestown, PA 2020
The Pennsylvania Center for Photography "Odyssey", Doylestown, PA 2020
B&H OPTICS 2020 -"Birds on the Wire", chosen by Lisa Langell - Best Image in the Aviary Category
National Arts Program of Philadelphia, Displayed in City Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Northampton Library, PA, exhibited "Scratching Up"
Churchville Nature Center, PA. Won 2019 "Best of Show" "Scratching Up"
"Birds on the Wire" - Finalist in Black and White Magazine
The Pennsylvania Center for Photography "Odyssey", Doylestown, PA 2019
Centre for the Arts, Bristol, PA
The Pennsylvania Center for Photography "Americana", Doylestown, PA. 2018
The Delaware River Town's Project, with Bill Brokaw Photography. French town, and Lambertville, New Jersey
Northampton Library, PA, exhibited "Birds on the Wire"
Churchville Nature Center, PA. Won 2018 "Best in Show" for Photo "Birds on the Wire"
Ann's Choice, Warrington, PA
Rydal Park, Jenkintown, PA "Untitled"
----Assignments----
Competition Committee Member - Bristol Photography Club, Silverlake Nature Center, Bristol, PA
Competition Committee Member - Churchville Photo Club, Churchville, PA
Competition Committee Chairperson/Member - Cheltenham Camera Club, Wyncote, PA
Website Content Writer - Bristol Photographers Club, Bristol, PA
Print Competition Committee - Bristol Photographers Club, Bristol PA
Meadowbrook Project - Cheltenham Camera Club, Wyncote, pa
Board Member - Huntingdon Valley Camera Club - Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
Susie Sapienza, Saugus, MA