About

I began my photojournalism career 1n 1984 as a staff photographer at Palm Beach Daily News/Life Magazine.

Carrara marble industry • Palm Beach Life Magazine 1988

As a freelancing photojournalist, I focused on photographing people on location and working with several non-profit arts organizations. My work appeared in local, national, and private publications. Some of my portraiture were mixed media images combining photos of the subject and their environment.

From 1996-2015—In collaboration with writer and then husband, my work focused on food, cooking techniques and professional cooking appearing in cookbooks, magazines and online editorial publications.

Blue Hill Farm at Stone Barns © Donna Turner Ruhlman

I have always been fascinated and appreciate the natural design found in nature. My series of photographing leaves was a study of design I found in the structure of leaves.

2008: "Just Leaves" —solo show at The Guren Gallery at The Cleveland Botanical Garden

In 2016, I was chosen to create a solo photography exhibit for The Cleveland Museum of Natural History. The exhibit portrayed the people and organizations that promoted bringing fresh natural food to Northeast Ohio. Along with the my photojournalism images, I took one image from each location and created 6ft.x6ft. murals. I fell in love with the process and have continued to create more.

Detail below of Rittman Orchards Golden Delicious 6ft. x 6ft. design.

2017-2019 My location photography in Hudson Valley, NY brought me together with artists and interior designers.

Richard Gillette—RICHARD GILLETTE DESIGNS—Hudson, NY 2019

2020-present—Currently living in Saint Petersburg and looking forward to shooting in the Bay area.