My experience as a photographer goes back to my childhood when my father, and avid amateur himself, put a Kodak Brownie box camera in my hands. He taught me how to develop the Black & White film in a home lab and then enlarge, dodge and burn, and process the prints on Ilford paper. Even in a world where everything is digital and everyone has a camera on their phone, I hope some of those old B&W skills are still present in my photos.
Recognition:
2020
SHOTS Magazine - In the Wild, Issue No. 148, Summer 2020
HCPG Photo Contest, Nov 2020 - 2 Third Place Awards & 2 Honorable Mentions
2021
2020 Monochrome Awards - Honorable Mention
Viewbug - Spring 2021 Award
Abstract - Group Intl Exhibit, Midwest Center for Photography, May 2021
Color Burst: Exhibit - Contemporary, Black Box On-Line Gallery. June 1-20, 2021
Chania International Photo Festival - Group Exhibit, June 30 - July 6, 2021
Monochrome Exhibit - Juried Group Exhibit, 311 Gallery, July 2021
Ward Museum Photo Fest - Juried Group Exhibit, July 2021
August Art Exhibit - 2 Photos selected by Jones Gallery, August 2021
The White Exhibit - Juried Group Exhibit, The Blank Wall Gallery, Sept 10-Sept 22, 2021
The Photo Review Web Exhibition
Shades of Red - Camelback Gallery, Visual Art Bronze Award, Sept - November, 2021
Light and Shadow - Depth of Field Online Gallery, September 22 - October 13, 2021
Photo Shoot Exhibit - Black Box Gallery, October 1 - 20, 2021
HCPG Photo Contest - First Place in Portrait category. November 2021
10x10 Group Exhibit - 3 photos juried in, Midwest Center for Photography, Dec 2021
LA & NY Photo Curator - 6 photos on their Instagram and Facebook sites Dec 20, 2021
2022
Top 40 Photos of 2021 - L.A. Photo Curator, One photo selected, January 1, 2022 Notice
Portrait Exhibit - Juried Group Exhibit, Blank Wall Gallery, February 11 - 23, 2022
Outside The Box - Abstract Group Exhibit, Oxford Arts Alliance, February 4 - 25, 2022
Monochrome - Curated Intl Photo Exhibit, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, May 5 - 28, 2022
Shadows - Juried Group Exhibit, Art League of Ocean City, May 6 - 28, 2022
Chania International Photo Festival - Group Exhibit, July 6 - July 12, 2022
12th Annual Joseph Miller Abstract Photography Exhibit - 2 photos juried in
Top Shot 2022 - Viewbug announced April 25, 2022
The Abstract Image - Juried Group Exhibit, Praxis Gallery, St Paul, MN, June 18 - July 2, 2022
Americana - Juried Group Exhibit, Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, KS, July 8 - 29, 2022
Monovisions 2022 Photo Awards - Honorable Mention for Ice Reflection, Abstract, July 31, 2022
Monovisions 2022 Photo Awards - Honorable Mention for Opera House, Architecture, July 31, 2022
ViewPoint Gallery International Photo Competition - Juried Exhibit, NS, Canada, Sept, 2022
Shape Barcelona - Intl Photo Exhibit, 2 Photos curated by PH21 Gallery, Barcelona, Spain, Nov 3-13, 2022
Black and White - Juried Group Exhibition, Praxis Gallery, St Paul, MN, Nov 19 - December 3, 2022
Greyscale - Exhibit of BnW Photos, 4 photos juried in, Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, KS, Nov 3 - 30, 2022
7th Annual Abstract Competition - Art Show International, Los Angeles, CA, November 4, 2022
HCPG Photo Contest - Third Place overall, and First Place in Abstract category, November 2022
17th Annual Black & White Spider Awards - Abstract, Amateur Nominee, November 2022
2023
B&W Athens Photo Fest - Intl Photo Exhibit, Athens, Greece, Feb 18 - 21, 2023
Black & White Magazine - 2022 Contest Winners, Issue 158, February 2023
Shadow and Light Magazine - B&W 2023 Single Image Showcase, Issue 51, February 2023
Light Reading Magazine - 5 images in Psychology of Night exhibition, Issue 1, February 2023
Chania International 6th Annual Photo Festival - Group Exhibit, August 3 - 9, 2023
13th Annual Joseph Miller Abstract Photo Exhibit - 2 Photos in Group Exhibit, May 1 - 30, 2023
ViewPoint Gallery International Photo Competition - Juried Exhibit, NS, Canada, October, 2023
Art League of Ocean City - "Reflections," 3rd place in Juried Group Exhibit, Ocean City, MD, May 2023
16th Intl Color Awards - Abstract Nominee for "Blue Ice," Juried Online Exhibit, April, 2023
F-STOP Magazine - Issue 119, Juried Open Theme Group Exhibition, 2 Images, June 1, 2023
Feel free to contact me for information on purchasing any of my prints, licensing an image, or commissioning an assignment. I love working with creative souls. I am always willing to listen to your ideas and help you with your photographic needs from family photos, shots of Fido, or the new shots for your social media site. If you need fun pics of your Ocean City, Maryland vacation, let me know as I am frequently in that area on weekends. You can reach me at:
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Mike09774844 on Twitter
Or just use 410-227-9957 for text or voice.