Bonnie's profile
Bonnie Schupp, renaissance woman, retired from teaching in 2003 to earn a Doctor of Communications Design from the University of Baltimore in 2005. Her doctoral project, Vision Bridge, crossed disciplines to use education, photography, writing and technology to teach empathy to middle-schoolers with the hope of decreasing bullying.
In education, she was recognized by the Fulbright Memorial Teachers Fund and traveled to Japan to learn and share with Japanese teachers.
Among many photography awards, she was second place winner in the Kodak International Newspaper Snapshot Awards competition. She also placed in the former Bodine contest. More recently, she has been recognized by Women in Photography International in juried competitions. One of her images was selected for WIPI’s 25th anniversary book. Another of her images was chosen for the Baltimore Museum of Art’s community response Through the Lens exhibit.
Current project
With six self-published books, Bonnie embarked on a final project -- her memoir. Initially intended for her daughters, Bonnie realized it should have a wider audience. She worked on it for more than a year, but had to intensify the effort after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January 2021. She finished writing it three weeks before her life journey ended in March, asking her husband, retired Baltimore Sun journalist David M. Ettlin, to choose the photos and edit the project. Titled "Curious Possibilities," the book was published through Amazon in September -- in time for a celebration of her life held at the Creative Alliance arts center.
Her earlier books included "Defining Ourselves" and "Dog Tag Poetry," both published through Blurb Books, and "365 Gifts on turning 70" and "Snoopy Snippets," both published and available through Amazon.
In between stints teaching junior high and middle school language arts in the city of Baltimore and Anne Arundel County, Bonnie was co-owner of a camera store in Severna Park and for six-plus years in the 1980s wrote a column on photography for the old Baltimore Evening Sun. It also appeared in newspapers in Prescott, Ariz., and South Bend, Ind.
In education, she was recognized by the Fulbright Memorial Teachers Fund and traveled to Japan to learn and share with Japanese teachers.
Among many photography awards, she was second place winner in the Kodak International Newspaper Snapshot Awards competition. She also placed in the former Bodine contest. More recently, she has been recognized by Women in Photography International in juried competitions. One of her images was selected for WIPI’s 25th anniversary book. Another of her images was chosen for the Baltimore Museum of Art’s community response Through the Lens exhibit.
Current project
With six self-published books, Bonnie embarked on a final project -- her memoir. Initially intended for her daughters, Bonnie realized it should have a wider audience. She worked on it for more than a year, but had to intensify the effort after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January 2021. She finished writing it three weeks before her life journey ended in March, asking her husband, retired Baltimore Sun journalist David M. Ettlin, to choose the photos and edit the project. Titled "Curious Possibilities," the book was published through Amazon in September -- in time for a celebration of her life held at the Creative Alliance arts center.
Her earlier books included "Defining Ourselves" and "Dog Tag Poetry," both published through Blurb Books, and "365 Gifts on turning 70" and "Snoopy Snippets," both published and available through Amazon.
In between stints teaching junior high and middle school language arts in the city of Baltimore and Anne Arundel County, Bonnie was co-owner of a camera store in Severna Park and for six-plus years in the 1980s wrote a column on photography for the old Baltimore Evening Sun. It also appeared in newspapers in Prescott, Ariz., and South Bend, Ind.
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