Biography and Profile Information

Handed my first Kodak Brownie camera at the age of seven, I embarked on a photographic adventure which now spans decades. My special love is nature and birds. I am constantly developing my eye, in order to create new and interesting ideas for flowers and wildlife. I also intersperse my photography with people, architecture and creating artistic slants on various inanimate objects.

I attribute my unique 'eye', to an innate ability to look beyond the camera lens, and into what I describe as the "soul of my photograph" in order to capture unique, thought provoking, and breathtaking images. Each day provides me a new vision to capture. Everything is impermanent; but for just an instant I strive to capture the final moment in eternity for all to see.

I graduated from the famed Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, Michigan.

My photography is published by Gango Editions, Ltd. / http://www.gangoeditions.com/home/art/search/?arID=224

Competitions

2011:

       Bureau of Cultural Affairs Los Angeles
       Public Installation - Los Angeles International Airport - Terminal 1 (Southwest Airlines)
       Award: 10 photographs of abstract architecture display June - October 2011

2010:

       Hotshoo.com - Architectural website
       Award: Editor's Choice award - July 2010

2009:

       International Photography Awards (IPA)
       IPA's mission is to salute the achievements of the world's finest photographers.
       Award: Honorable Mention - Flowers: Series B&W Calla Lilly Study

2008:

       International Photography Awards (IPA)
       IPA's mission is to salute the achievements of the world's finest photographers
       Award: Honorable Mention – Architecture/Buildings: Balconies For Juliet

       Al -Thani International Photography Awards
       Award: Accepted for publication: Japanese Bride

       Studio Altius – St. Louis, Missouri
       Juried Competition – Seen 2008 The Best of St. Louis
       Jurors: Jay Fram, Ray Kersting, Don Love
       Award: First Place – Architecture: Balconies For Juliet

       St. Louis Artists’ Guild, Missouri
       Juried Competition – Theme: Man Made
       Juror: Bea Nettles
       Award: Finalist – Seahorse View

       Photographer’s Forum Magazine
       28th Annual Spring International Competition
       Jurors: Steve LaVoie, Linda Lowell, Doug Peck
       Published - 2008 Award of Excellence: Disney Concert Hall

       The Coastal Arts League of Half Moon Bay
       International Juried Photo Competition
       Through A Lens: Patterns of People or Patterns of Nature
       Juror: Michael Collopy
       Award: Honorable Mention: Balconies For Juliet