I am an award-winning nature, wildlife, and travel photographer, with my work recognized by esteemed organizations such as National Geographic, Audubon Society, The Nature Conservancy, Triton Museum, and Nat Photo, among others. My photographs, collected by individuals across the country, have been featured in numerous group and solo exhibitions.
I draw a great deal of inspiration from immersing myself in nature, and exploring the world to learn about diverse cultures and landscapes. I am captivated by the planet’s stunning beauty and the remarkable behaviors of the animals I encounter. My landscape and nature photography expresses my profound passion for the Earth’s splendor, while my travel photography aims to share the essence of distant places and cultures. I also love sports photography, capturing those fleeting, extraordinary moments shared by athletes. Through my camera, I freeze moments in time for endless enjoyment.
In addition to photography, my watercolors focus on light, color, and ideas. Both surreal and real images interest me, as each has its place in expressing an idea or a feeling about a time or place, often going beyond where a photograph can reach.
My artistic career includes years working as a graphic designer as well as a fine artist. I studied art at Pratt Institute in New York City and established my design studio in California in 1987. About 14 years ago, I began focusing on photography and have relished the journey of mastering the craft and traveling to various locations to capture images.
Selected Awards and Exhibits (Photography)
2024
•2024 Nature Conservancy Calendar “Pounce!” is the December page!
• Art Fluent Gallery “This Land”
Best in Show, “Burning Bush”
• Nat Photo Society “Unleashed” Runner-Up Award, “Yellow Death” and 3 Honorable Mentions, “Monkey See…”, “Steamed Bison”, “Burning Bush”
• Gallery 4 Percent “Scenes and Places”
Distinction Award, “Burning Bush”
• Photo Artfolio “Colorscapes”
“Burning Bush”
• Exhibizone “Emptiness 2024”
“Burning Bush”
2023
• 2023 Nature Conservancy 2023 Global Photo Contest
Finalist “Mommy, Come Back”
• San Francisco Women Artists “Close Up”, “I’m Lichen This”
• Taravarna Gallery 4th Water Competition
Honorable Mention
• Las Laguna Art Gallery “50 and Older Show 2023”
• All About Amateurs Gallery “It’s A Jungle Out There”
2022
• National Wildlife Federation 2022 Photo Contest
Honorable Mention
2022 (cont.)
• Audubon Photography Awards 2022
Baby Birds Gallery, “Mommy, Come Back”
• 2022 Benjamin Mkapa African Wildlife Photography Awards
Semifinalist, “Under African Skies”
• The Nature Conservancy’s 2022 Global Photo Contest
Finalist x2, “Pounce!”, “Yellow Death”
• Red Bluff Gallery “Flora Fauna”
• 2022 Triton Museum Salon
• Gallery at the Lake “Hit Me With Your Best Shot: Birds”
Honorable Mention, “Moon Dance”
• Temple Isaiah “Journey”
• Temple Isaiah “Celebrating the Sacred”
•Temple Isaiah “Illumination”
2021
• 2021 Triton Museum Salon
• 16th Annual International Pollux
Awards – Barcelona, Spain
1st – Nature, “Aspen Light”
Honorable Mention x 2 – Nature
•Prairie Village Arts Council’s Fourth Annual Art of Photography
“Steamed Bison”
2017
• 2017 Triton Museum Salon
3rd – Photography, “Under African Skies”
Honorable Mention – Photography
“House on Fire”
2015
• 54th Spring Fine Art Show, Campos, CA
Honorable Mention, “Aspen Light”
2014
• 2014 Triton Museum of Art Annual Photography Competition and Exhibition
“Primeval Dawn”
• Blackhawk Gallery Summer Splash
Best in Photography
2013
• 2013 Triton Museum of Art Annual Photography Competition and Exhibition
• Danville ADAS Primavera
1st Overall, “Wind Tracks”
2012
• 2012 Triton Museum of Art Annual Photography Competition and Exhibition, “Trojan Horse”