Ellen Reardon

Biography

My interest in photography began many years ago when I received a Baby Brownie as a First Communion gift. As an adult, I discovered that my photographer husband was more interested in available light and weird angles than in photographing our adorable children so that I was forced to take custody of our Nikkormat. I moved on to my own Nikons as I studied for a Ph.D. in molecular biology at Rutgers while using my spare time to photograph football (broken ankle and metatarsals) and basketball (Spalding stamped on forehead on national TV) but I did get a billboard on Route 1 (thanks to Tom Brown #10).

Fred Steiger, the heart and soul of Raritan Photographic Society, was my NJ mentor and the reason that my photography became a passion. I exhibited in Tucson, AZ, group and solo. Now solo was very special: black tie with our tee shirts! I learned a lot at three Arizona Highways workshops with some of our finest ever photographers, for which I will always be grateful.

If I had to choose a single subject for photography, it would be flowers. I find blossoms to be shy and brazen, bold and timid, simple and terribly complex. And, oh yes, I am now photographing my great grandsons!

Ellen Moore Reardon

222 Pennsylvania Way

North Brunswick, NJ

Born: July 14, 1934 in Atlantic City, NJ

Education:

St. Peter’s grammar and high schools, New Brunswick, NJ

BA: Elms College, Chicopee, MA 1956

MS: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 1979

Ph.D.: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 1982

Post-doctoral research: University of Colorado, Boulder, 1984

University of Arizona, Tucson, 1985-1987

USDA, Beltsville, MD, 1987-1989Awards