About
“When people ask what type of work I do, I tell them I am a storyteller. I strive to animate a moment in people's lives to allow the viewer to connect with the subject.” - Bridget Caswell
Bridget Caswell, née Commisso, has worked in the arts in Northeast Ohio for 25 years. She was a photographer at NASA Glenn Research Center for 16 years, the Artist In Residence at The Cleveland Museum of Art in 2019, and most recently won the Exceptional Public Achievement Medal at NASA in 2021. Bridget has worked for newspapers in Northeast Ohio such as the Morning Journal, the News Herald, and the Medina Gazette, and was the house photographer for the Cleveland Botanical Gardens, The Great Lakes Science Center and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In addition, she runs a successful freelance business with clients such as NPR, The Associated Press, and Cleveland Magazine, with her work appearing in the New York Times and the London Daily Telegraph. Passing on her passion and curiosity for photography and storytelling is something Caswell finds as important as the work they do, and has received multiple grants to teach photography. Bridget is currently an adjunct photography professor at Lakeland Community College and Cuyahoga Community College. Bridget received her bachelor's degree in Photojournalism at Kent State University.