Photographer Susan Isaacson is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘Holding Light In Darkness’. To see Susan’s body of work, click on any photograph.

I spent most mornings with my father during the last months of his life, immersed in a heightened sense of joy and sorrow. In the afternoons, I would dispatch to the shores of Lake Michigan where I was drawn to the movements of water and cloud formations in ever-shifting light. Sometimes I intervened, conspiring with nature. Mostly, I stood witness to the certainty of the infinite horizon. The sequential routine of making long exposures slowed my pace and magnified the perception that I was keeping time.

Bio 

Susan Isaacson is a photographic artist exploring themes of time, memory, and the emotional topography of life transitions. She is drawn to the natural landscape as a means to connect with and represent her inner world. Following a twenty-year career in strategic marketing at a Fortune 100 company, Isaacson established a dedicated photography practice in Chicago, Illinois and Laguna Beach, California. Her work has been exhibited in galleries across the U.S. and internationally. Isaacson is represented by Alta Vista Arts and Perspective Gallery in Evanston IL, where she has mounted four solo exhibitions. Isaacson was recognized as a Critical Mass Top 200 Finalist in 2023 for her series, We Share The Same Breath and again in 2024 for her project, At Silver Lake. She received the 2025 Center Annual Award from the Houston Center For Photography. Isaacson's work has been featured in Black + White Photography Magazine (UK), SHOTS Magazine, Photo Trouvee Magazine, LENSCRATCH and All About A Photo. Her work is held in private collections within the United States.

All images and text © Susan Isaacson