Cara Lee Wade Photography

Cara Lee Wade’s military father took the family to places far and wide, igniting her interest in diverse subjects. A confirmed nerd, during her academic career she majored in many things, Musical Theatre to Archaeology, ultimately receiving undergraduate degrees in Education and English. Cara’s first photo class was a fluke, but from her first experience in the darkroom, her world was changed. She immediately shifted her plans receiving her MFA in Photography from Savannah College of Art and Design and starting her collegiate teaching career in 2004 at University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, Indiana where she taught for twenty years and retired Professor Emeritus. She joined the faculty at Salisbury University in the fall of 2024.

“I think there is an element of magic in photography — light, chemistry, precious metals — a certain alchemy. You can wield a camera like a magic wand almost. Murmur the right words and you can conjure up proof of a dream.” -Keith Carter

As a practicing artist, Cara continues to exhibit, recently at the Rosewood Center for the Arts in Kettering, Ohio (as part of the International FotoFocus Festival), Prism Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, Michigan.