A self-taught editorial and fine art photographer, Laurie Swope began her career as a small town newspaper photographer and continued on as a freelance photojournalist for multiple outlets. Her fine art photographs-ranging from portrait to photojournalistic in style- have been exhibited in galleries in Venice, Siena, Athens, Crete, Johnson City, Texas, Boston,Winchester and Marblehead, Massachusetts. Most recently, Laurie’s print “Snowball” was selected for inclusion in Art-Icon’s Static Cinema exhibit in Venice in September of 2025 and her print “Nowhere” was included in the All You Can See exhibit in Siena, Italy for its commended recognition in the 2025 Siena Creative Photography Awards. Laurie's current project "Through the Ice", documenting her cold water immersion communities, have been exhibited at Panopticon Gallery’s First Look 2025: Second Glance, the Marblehead Arts Association’s Variations juried show and recognized by the 2025 Siena Creative Photography Awards, the 2024 and 2025 Prix de la Photographie de Paris, the 2025 Monovisions competition, the 2024 London Photography Awards and the 2025 Exposure One Awards.