Ross was born in 1946 in Pennsylvania. She has her MS from the Institute of Design at the Institute of Technology, Chicago.
Ross is known for capturing the emotions of her subjects, and has been described as portraying humanity and vulnerability. One of her most popular pieces was of schoolchildren in her hometown of Hazeltown, Pennsylvania.
She has a very unassuming approach to photography, and at first glance you may not notice any real artistic value to them.
As far as her depiction of the school aged children, she really wanted to capture the sense of growing up, and all of the social pressures it may bring. She is good at evoking a sense of understanding from her viewers.
Ross brings about conventional portrait poses, but focuses on more underlying tones in her work. She has a great capacity of capturing the emotion of her subjects. Ross shoots in black and white and is known for using traditional equipment. Her work also has the look of antiquity.
Part of her motivation for her work comes from trying to show a range of emotions to the viewer, all the while keeping them almost relatable and understandable.
I think her work is beautiful. It is seemingly simple, but brings about complex emotions. You can find her work on here.
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