Carly Sullens, M. Photog., M. Artist, CPP

Carly Sullens is a professional photographer and artist whose work is rooted in curiosity, presence, and relationship, to image, to self, and to the world. Drawing on a background in painting, art history, and psychology, her practice is shaped by a lifelong interest in how images convey meaning beyond what is immediately seen.

Carly holds a Master’s degree in Art Therapy, where she explored the connection between creative expression and human experience. This foundation informs her approach to photography as a practice of attention, one that values listening, making space, and staying with what unfolds.

Alongside her personal work, Carly is an internationally recognized educator, known for guiding photographers toward deeper self-awareness, which can lead to more intentional and meaningful images. Her classes invite participants to explore their relationship to image-making itself, grounded in the belief that photography becomes more meaningful when it’s less about capturing, and more about relationship, to image, to self, to moment.

In 2023, Carly began collaborating with Luminar Neo, creating painterly overlays, backgrounds, and presets that support a more intuitive and expressive digital workflow. Across her artistic and educational work, Carly is drawn to the sacredness between ordinary moments and to images that invite us to pause.