Susan Sully is the author and photographer of many books about architecture and design published by Rizzoli International Publications and The Monacelli Press, including Charleston Style, Savannah Style, Casa Florida, The Southern Cottage, The Southern Cosmopolitan, Houses with Charm, and Past Present: Living with Heirlooms and Antiques.

Sully has also co-authored and photographed books with leading American design professionals including Bobby McAlpine (The Home Within Us and The Poetry of Home), Susan Ferrier (Art of the House), Ken Tate (A Classical Journey), Jim Strickland of Historical Concepts (Coming Home), Norman Askins (Inspired by Tradition), and Phoebe Howard (The Joy of Decorating).

A graduate of Yale University with a degree in art history, Sully has contributed articles to The New York Times, Town & Country Travel, Veranda, Southern Accents, Southern Living, and other publications.

She lives in Charleston, South Carolina.