Laurie McCoy Foster is an experienced professional photographer who finds her inspiration in the world around her. Her background includes traditional methods of shooting and printing in the darkroom, often using the landscape as inspiration. But over the course of her explorations, she revealed her natural curiosity, always discovering new means of production. She is tireless in her willingness to adapt and explore new techniques. She is always testing the boundaries between photography and other media, as she continually to embraces alternative techniques. Utilizing these methods affords her photos a unique character that is personal and often nostalgic.

Like many artists, early in her career, Foster operated a portrait studio, did commercial assignments and event photography and even taught portrait photography for several years. But, as her career evolved, she concentrated more and more on fine art. As photographic processes themselves evolved, so did her work. It seemed natural to push the boundaries and explore photographic images in the broader context of artmaking.

Foster started her journey with a Bachelor of Arts, for University of Colorado at Boulder. While raising her kids, in Montclair, NJ she actively contributed to the vibrant artist’s community, as a member of Studio Montclair, the Junior League and was as the official photographer for Van Vleck House and Gardens. Her clients have included a broad array of corporations and community groups such as Bradford Bath & Tennis Club, Datamation Systems, Montclair Radiology, Nita Ideas, Schweppe & Co. Realtors, Seton Hall University, Tiffany & Co .and Yamanouchi Pharmaceuticals. As a fine artist, she has continued to exhibit for well over 20 years primarily in the NY Metro area. Her works can be found in numerous private collections.

Foster now splits her time between Jupiter, Florida and Montclair NJ. She maintains a studio at Manufacturer’s Village in East Orange where a large active community of artists in the area work. She has traveled extensively, and her most recent work attempts to capture people and places she encounters in new and interesting ways. She remains curious, and continues to search for new ways to develop techniques allowing her to express the sense of nostalgia and beauty found in her work.