Susan Fried is Seattle photographer that has been taking pictures since she got her first camera at the age of 9.  Over 50 years later she still loves the art of photography. Referring to her camera as both a passport and a shield, she credits photography for introducing her to most of her favorite people and pastimes. The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Rally and March is one of those events.  In 2009, Susan joined the Seattle Martin Luther King Jr. Organizing Coalition. Each year she looks forward to planning the event, increasing awareness of Dr. King’s legacy, and promoting Seattle’s Black community. She first photographed the event in 1998 for the Skanner Newspaper and continues to do so each year.  Susan currently works as a photo-journalist for the Skanner and South Seattle Emerald. Her work has also appeared in other publications including the Anchorage Daily News, the Anchorage Times, Yes Magazine,  the Seattle Globalist,  Crosscut, and Real Change. Her freelance clients include the Seattle Center, the Seattle Aquarium, Friends of the Waterfront, the Seattle Chapter of the Black Panthers, Wa Na Wari, and the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture. Her work has been shown at Art Not Terminal, the Tacoma Art Museum, MOHAI and now the Northwest African American Museum.