Artist Statement:
Have you ever viewed a scene, with your own eyes, not a camera, and had a sense that what you were seeing was a fleeting moment in our existence, never to be repeated or viewed in exactly the same way by anyone else?
Do you find yourself noticing a small detail in a familiar setting that stands in sharp relief? Some fascinating, secret scene that separates itself from the big picture?
If you think like this, then you and I have a lot in common. I believe that a great photograph is an expression of a fleeting experience. More of a feeling than a “postcard.” These are the images that I try to make.
Some are grand… mountains and vistas. Some are humble… small details and people in their own private moments. All of them leave you a little more positive after viewing them.
A photograph is a static view of an experience. I try to express the unseen. Leaving hints of what’s outside the frame or what happened before or after the exposure. And sometimes express simple, unchanging beauty.
Awards & Distinctions:
Off the Wall Gallery, Philadelphia – juried – all three pieces sold
From the Heart Exhibit, Port St. Lucie, FL – juried – “Desert Plants and Approaching Storm” – Excellence award – December, 2013
From the Heart Exhibit, Port St. Lucie, FL – juried – “Florence Bridge” – December, 2013
From the Heart Exhibit, Port St. Lucie, FL – juried – “California Fog” – December, 2013
From the Heart Exhibit, Port St. Lucie, FL – juried – “Lower Yosemite Falls” – December, 2013
Martin County Council of the Arts – First Friday – juried
Light, Space and Time Gallery (International) – “Lower Yosemite Falls” Special Merit Award – January, 2014
Light, Space and Time Gallery (International) – “Jazz Band” Special Merit Award – January, 2014
Is That Your Best Shot? – Landscapes – “Desert Plants and Approaching Storm” Finalist – February 2014
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Annual Photography Show – juried, “Loxahatchee Headwaters” – First Place, (Photos of Dickinson State Park) – May, 2014
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Annual Photography Show, juried – “Lower Yosemite Falls” – First Place, (Landscapes) – May, 2014
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Annual Photography Show, juried – “Windswept Tree” – Second Place, (Landscapes) – May, 2014
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Annual Photography Show, juried – “Marine Fog” – May, 2014
PhotoPlace Gallery-Online Annex, In Praise of Trees exhibit – “Windswept Tree” – June 2014
Black & White Spider Awards – Sports category, Nominee – “The Corner” – 201
From the Heart Exhibit, Port St. Lucie, FL – juried – “Windswept Tree” – Honorable Mention – December, 2015
Landscape exhibit, Yakinthou Gallery, Athens, Greece – juried – “Bedouin and his Camels” – October, 2015
HDTV – Images used to decorate featured home – June, 2016
“Monochrome” exhibit, Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece – juried – “The Corner” – April, 2017
“Travel” exhibit, Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece – juried – “Man and Pigeons in San Marco” – September, 2017
“Black and White” exhibit, Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece – juried – “Shades of White” – January, 2019
Chania International Photo Festival, Crete – juried – “The Corner” – August, 2020
