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It was a sunny morning in February 1967 when the phone rang at the studio of Hollywood free-lance magazine photographer Phillipp Jason. Normally, there were others to take and screen calls, but this was Saturday, Phillipp was alone and, after a moments hesitation, he answered it. On the other end of the line a young woman was inquiring about his ad for models. She said she was a professional singer looking for part-time work between singing engagements.
Something in her voice resonated, so he asked her to come to the studio that afternoon for a photo test. Before the end of the day Suesan was posing in front of the camera. The test was a success and a week later she returned to pose for her first magazine cover.
At the end of the first day of shooting, Suesan agreed to join Phillipp for dinner. In the course of the evening it was obvious that something unusual was happening. A personal relationship quickly evolved and, by late November, they married.
After their son was born in 1969, Suesan turned her attention away from her singing career and into writing poetry, a form of expression that had inspired her from an early age.
It wasn't long before photographer and poet found that by working together they could create a unique form of artwork. Over the years, Suesan's poetry and Phillipp's pictures have been published in magazines and books; their work was also presented as a multi-media show at the UCLA Dickson Art Center, and Phillipp's photographs were exhibited in a one man show of his infrared color photography at the gallery of Dalu Design and Art in Venice California.
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