| About Vicki |
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| Copyright © 2007 Vicki Hughes Southern Reflections - All rights reserved. Valdosta, GA |
Born Vicki Shaw in Lakeland, Georgia 1957, South Georgia artist Vicki Hughes began taking pictures at
age 10. Her first camera was a Polaroid Swinger. As a teenager Vicki began borrowing her fathers
Minolta 35mm to shoot family and friends as most kids do. She began looking at things differently than
others and wanting to save memories, feelings and special places all the time. Growing up around
beautiful Lake Murray, Columbia, SC, and living 20 years in the South Carolina Lowcountry with all
its spender, was a big influence in her development as an artist.
Vicki's first professional cameras were Minolta 9000s in the 80’s. Always taking pictures for friends,
family and herself, a friend talked Vicki into accepting a few photo assignments. Eventually she began
doing ad layouts and brochure work in the Charleston, SC area, then began taking freelance assignments
for local and national media groups.
After the death of her husband, Vicki and son Marcus moved home to South Georgia and she retired as a
professional photographer but never stopped taking pictures. In the late 90’s her photography focus
turned to sports and nature as Marcus became a nationally ranked racquetball player crisscrossing the
US for tournaments. Her racquetball pictures have been featured in Racquetball Magazine and
KillShot Magazine, numerous websites and ad layouts, and two of her pictures are hanging in the World
Sports Federation in Monaco. Vicki's years as photographer for the US Open Racquetball Championship
Tournament in Memphis, TN were exciting and rewarding. This event was very important to the artist
because it raises funds for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. She had many opportunities to visit the hospital
photographing the pros interact with the children and their families. At times like that you realize how
crucial fund raising is for cancer research. Vicki is proud to have been a Silver Sponsor of the event for
many years by donating time and gifts for the week.
During these same years Vicki would volunteer, teaching high school students basic photography. The
importance of prospectives as well as teaching basic camera care and use, were her focus points,
wanting the cameras donated to the yearbook staff to last a few years. She states "I hope I passed a little
of my enthusiasm on to others. I love encouraging others to find the joy in photography."
Vicki feels she has been fortunate to be able to incorporate photography into each phase of her life. In her
current role as an economic developer she is always shooting something and said "I have to confess, my
favorite thing to shoot as a part of my job is the Georgia Quail Hunt (formerly Fall Feather Hunt) for three
days each year. You can see this influence in much of my more recent work."
Vicki still shoots about 25% of her work with 35mm film however reluctantly moving into digital.
Photography has been an important part of her life and those around her . Her digital paintings are a
natural progression of that growth. Vicki loves capturing emotions or preserving the beauty of nature
however simple or complex and plans to keep doing this for a long time. She hopes her artwork brings
you pleasure as it has her.
age 10. Her first camera was a Polaroid Swinger. As a teenager Vicki began borrowing her fathers
Minolta 35mm to shoot family and friends as most kids do. She began looking at things differently than
others and wanting to save memories, feelings and special places all the time. Growing up around
beautiful Lake Murray, Columbia, SC, and living 20 years in the South Carolina Lowcountry with all
its spender, was a big influence in her development as an artist.
Vicki's first professional cameras were Minolta 9000s in the 80’s. Always taking pictures for friends,
family and herself, a friend talked Vicki into accepting a few photo assignments. Eventually she began
doing ad layouts and brochure work in the Charleston, SC area, then began taking freelance assignments
for local and national media groups.
After the death of her husband, Vicki and son Marcus moved home to South Georgia and she retired as a
professional photographer but never stopped taking pictures. In the late 90’s her photography focus
turned to sports and nature as Marcus became a nationally ranked racquetball player crisscrossing the
US for tournaments. Her racquetball pictures have been featured in Racquetball Magazine and
KillShot Magazine, numerous websites and ad layouts, and two of her pictures are hanging in the World
Sports Federation in Monaco. Vicki's years as photographer for the US Open Racquetball Championship
Tournament in Memphis, TN were exciting and rewarding. This event was very important to the artist
because it raises funds for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. She had many opportunities to visit the hospital
photographing the pros interact with the children and their families. At times like that you realize how
crucial fund raising is for cancer research. Vicki is proud to have been a Silver Sponsor of the event for
many years by donating time and gifts for the week.
During these same years Vicki would volunteer, teaching high school students basic photography. The
importance of prospectives as well as teaching basic camera care and use, were her focus points,
wanting the cameras donated to the yearbook staff to last a few years. She states "I hope I passed a little
of my enthusiasm on to others. I love encouraging others to find the joy in photography."
Vicki feels she has been fortunate to be able to incorporate photography into each phase of her life. In her
current role as an economic developer she is always shooting something and said "I have to confess, my
favorite thing to shoot as a part of my job is the Georgia Quail Hunt (formerly Fall Feather Hunt) for three
days each year. You can see this influence in much of my more recent work."
Vicki still shoots about 25% of her work with 35mm film however reluctantly moving into digital.
Photography has been an important part of her life and those around her . Her digital paintings are a
natural progression of that growth. Vicki loves capturing emotions or preserving the beauty of nature
however simple or complex and plans to keep doing this for a long time. She hopes her artwork brings
you pleasure as it has her.
| Vicki in the Mountains |
| Paint of Vicki for Son, Marcus |
| "If you enjoy giving to others and look for great bargains out there, there is a gift that warms the heart, can be given every day and is FREE... It is the simple act of giving a SMILE." Vicki Hughes |
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| Vicki Shaw Hughes - Photographer / Artist |