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My first zoom bat mitzvah: Chaya and the Tree of Life!
My first Zoom Bat Mitzvah: Chaya and the Tree of Life! Was it “beshert”? A yiddish word for: “meant to be/destiny.” The Torah portion for Karen Dworsky’s bat mitzvah – scheduled to be at Beth El Synagogue in St. Louis … Read More…
Bat Mitzvah Photography Saint Paul, Minnesota- Elly’s Elation!
Bat Mitzvah Photography in Saint Paul, Minnesota. What a great day! I love this spontaneous bat mitzvah photography image of the fab family of four in front of their synagogue Mount Zion Temple, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. As this was … Read More…
Bar mitzvah photo candids are the best!
Bar mitzvah photo candids are the best! This is a epic image of the bar mitzvah boy with his Mom and Dad on the bema at Mount Zion Temple in St. Paul, MN. I love that the Mom’s kippah … Read More…
National Small Business Week 2019
National Small Business Week It’s time to celebrate National Small Business Week 2019! Did you know that for over 50 years, the U.S. Small Business Administration celebrates the impact of our nation’s small business owners for 1 week in the … Read More…
May the 4th be with you!
May the 4th be with you! Yes, It’s May 4th… the beginning of the lovely month of May! And today, it just so happens to be Saturday, May 4th. A popular date for weddings for Star Wars enthusiasts, taken from … Read More…
Practically Perfect Passover
Practically Perfect Passover It was a Practically Perfect Passover holiday. In fact, it began with a sensational seder and shabbat! This year, our Practically Perfect Passover began and is about to conclude, on the sabbath. A fact that doesn’t always … Read More…
Sue’s Simcha Surprise! Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sue’s simcha surprise! It was like all the simchas (joyous occasions) that I photograph. It was an event in my life that brought the same feelings of joy and love, anticipation and excitement, ups and downs, nervous energy. Wondering and … Read More…
March Madness in Minneapolis
March Madness in Minneapolis! Yes, it’s that time again. Time for the final four teams to play in the Men’s College basketball tournament league to determine who will win it all. Commonly known as: March Madness. As this tournament of … Read More…
Photo images from different heights – The bat mitzvah kippah connection!
This past Saturday, I took this photo, an image I captioned: the kippah connection, from a different height and perspective. From a higher step, I posed the three siblings in order to show the head coverings (kippot). These were all … Read More…
International Women’s Day – Honoring Dr. Maya Angelou
Last week, March 8th, we celebrated International Women’s Day. On this day, I honor, celebrate and remember a great woman, Dr. Maya Angelou, of blessed memory. I had the great pleasure of both meeting and photographing Maya. Here pictured is … Read More…
Jewish juggling Mitzvah Clown and Photographer spreads smiles, love and joy
Have you ever seen a Jewish juggling Mitzvah Clown and Photographer? That’s me! Sue Lund. Mitzvah Clown, Juggler, and Event and Portrait Photographer (and I’m Jewish!) . A rare combination, I would imagine. While photography is my day job, as … Read More…
The Best #1 Award Winning Photos in Lakeville, MN. I’d like to thank …
What does it mean to be Award Winning? To be: The Best. #1 in your professional career, or in anything for that matter? As we approach the last weekend of February 2019, many of us will watch the Oscars.. Why … Read More…
Lily Tomlin and Me… Famous People Photography… Fun Personalities and Photos!
Famous people are fun and engaging, and so wonderful to photograph! I was watching Lily Tomlin during this week of January 14th, 2019, on television, with Jane Fonda. Both are currently staring on the hit series Grace and Frankie on … Read More…
Welcome to Israel! Young Jewish adults age 18-32 arrival – first time to Israel!
Welcome to Israel! As this picture shows the arrival, a photo that I took aboard the airplane when we were about to land! It is my first view of Tel Aviv, Israel when taking this journey for the first time … Read More…
First bar mitzvah photos of 2019 with Zeke’s fun family at Beth El Synagogue
Here we are in the first week of 2019. I had the opportunity to begin my year photographing a fun family. Zeke’s bar mitzvah at Beth El Synagogue in St. Louis Park, MN. I feel blessed! Blessed to continue to … Read More…
Cheers to You as We Celebrate A-New!
Here we are at the threshold of a New Year where we traditionally say Cheers! and Celebrate all the blessings of our lives. The ladies in this photograph instinctively raised their glasses of water at Bet Shalom Congregation in Hopkins, … Read More…
Welcoming the Winter Solstice
Today is the shortest day of the year, otherwise known as the Winter Solstice. On December 21, 2018 at precisely 4:23 CST, we welcome the Winter Solstice. While this is the shortest day of the year, it also means that … Read More…
Supporting Small Businesses
Let us all support small businesses! Why? Well… just this past Saturday, our nation celebrated a little known holiday: Small Business Saturday. It is an American holiday that is held on the last Saturday in November, after Thanksgiving. The idea … Read More…
Graduates – Seniors – Class of 2019 High School Senior Portraits
Here is the latest 2019 High School graduate senior portrait submitted to Wayzata High School just in time for their deadline on October 26th, 2018. Have you gotten your Senior Photo, Class of 2019, into your High School? Deadlines to … Read More…
High School Seniors On Location at Minnehaha Falls
During the later part of August and into September, I have many sessions scheduled photographing high school seniors. I love seniors! 🙂 I love to take these young adults to fun locations. At my suggestion, on Tuesday of this week, … Read More…
You Shall Have Nothing But Joy!
Here is Nate at Mount Zion Temple in St. Paul, MN in a joyful moment with his Dad celebrating his bar mitzvah day. As I walked up to the bema, I asked Nate.. so I know your parsha is Re’eh, … Read More…
It’s Summer Time – Look at this Bat Mitzvah Dress!
Mazel Tov Rachel! Love Your Bat Mitzvah Dress.. perfect for a summer time Bat Mitzvah. I loved photographing your event. What a perfect day! View More Mitzvah Photos…
Read More...Bat Mitzvah Photography at the Minnepolis Sabes JCC- Party Time!
What a great celebration.. Hannah’s bat mitzvah celebration at the SABES JCC in ST. Louis Park, MN, A great venue! The PHOTO BOOTH at the party was awesome! Check out: Time Into Pixels Photobooth They had some great Jewish signs … Read More…
Bat Mitzvah in Snow Storm
Hannah’s bat mitzvah at Temple Israel in Minneapolis, MN this past weekend during Minnesota’s “historic snowstorm” in April (April 14, 2018) brought everyone So.Much.Joy! I had a blast photographing Hannah and her family on her bat mitzvah day. The day … Read More…
Becoming Bar Mitzvah
Do the clothes make the man? When a 13 year old boy is becoming bar mitzvah in the Jewish community, he is considered “a man.” Which really means he is granted all of the rights and obligations of an adult … Read More…
Temple Israel Bat Mitzvah
Here at Temple Israel in Minneapolis we have another Bar Mitzvah! This shot was taking away from the subject, a quick candid of mother and son, having a moment while the Bat Mitzvah was posing. I love these candid moments, … Read More…
Minneapolis Bar Mitzvah Photography – Mazel Tov David!
Candid moment at this Minneapolis Bar Mitzvah! I love photographing at Temple Israel in Minneapolis! I have been fortunate to have had some return gigs this year and have been very busy in January and Feb. 2018.. Yay! Business is … Read More…
Photographs that Capture and Re-Live the Moment – Retirement!
Can you feel the JOY and LOVE at this RETIREMENT party? That’s what photography is all about. Capturing that moment. In this case, Wanda was clearly over joyed at receiving this rather LARGE gift. What fun! You can see it … Read More…
Bar Mitzvah Photography, Temple Israel, MN Spread the Love
Here is Jake, posing for me, for one of my favorite poses for the bar mitvah or bat mitzvah at Temple Israel. We shoot a whole bunch at the bema, with the Torah and then we move over to a … Read More…
My 3 Sons: Jacob’s Bar Mitzvah Photos at Shir Tikvah
Loved photographing Jacob’s Bar Mitzvah at Shir Tikvah in Minneapolis last Saturday/shabbas. What a mensch! It was the first bar mitzvah of the year/2014! Both for Shir Tikvah and for me, Sue Lund Photography. It was a great start to … Read More…
Supportive Siblings: Bar Mitzvah Photography, Temple Israel
What a supportive sibling! Got to love her. It was wonderful to see and to capture the love of family at Temple Israel in Mpls, MN on Sam’s bar mitzvah day. I am so committed to the families I photograph… … Read More…
Gifts of Love: LilyAnne’s Bat Mitzvah Photos Beth El, St. Louis Park
What a great way to round out 2013 with photos of LilyAnne’s Bat Mitzvah at Beth El in St. Louis Park and also at the party venue: Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts in Mpls. Here is LilyAnne with her … Read More…