Suzanna Clarke

Who is Suzanna Clarke?

Suzanna Clarke is an author, photographer and journalist. She was born in New Zealand in 1961 and now lives in Brisbane, Australia.

She worked as a photographer, reviewer, travel and feature writer for The Courier-Mail in Brisbane Australia where she is now the Arts Editor. Suzanna Clarke has been a professional photographer for over twenty years. Her first project, on children with disabilities, was exhibited in Sydney when she was just sixteen. After studying contemporary dance in Amsterdam in her early twenties and travelling extensively, she returned to a BA Communications degree at the University of Technology, Sydney. She has since completed an MA in Creative Writing at Queensland University of Technology and worked there as a part-time lecturer.

During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Clarke worked as a freelance photographer for editorial, commercial and government clients. These included The Australian newspaper, The Age newspaper, Travel and Life magazine, New Scientist, Illustrated Science, The Bulletin/Newsweek, Australian Country Style, WWF, The Australian Tourism Commission and The NSW & NT Tourism Commissions.