My experience as a photographer goes back to my childhood when my father, an 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
Midwest Center for Photography - Abstract, Group Intl Exhibit, May 2021
Black Box On-Line Gallery.- Contemporary, Color Burst: Exhibit, June 1-20, 2021
Chania International Photo Festival - Group Exhibit, June 30 - July 6, 2021
311 Gallery - Monochrome, Juried Group Exhibit, July 2021
Ward Museum Photo Fest - Juried Group Exhibit, July 2021
Jones Gallery - August Art Exhibit, 2 Photos selected, August 2021
The Blank Wall Gallery - The White Exhibit, Juried Group Exhibit, Sept 10 - 22, 2021
The Photo Review - Web Exhibition, 2021
Camelback Gallery - Shades of Red, Visual Art Bronze Award, Sept - November, 2021
Light and Shadow - Depth of Field Online Gallery, September 22 - October 13, 2021
Black Box Gallery - Photo Shoot Exhibit, October 1 - 20, 2021
HCPG Photo Contest - First Place in Portrait category. November 2021
Midwest Center for Photography - 10x10 Group Exhibit, 3 photos juried in, Dec 2021
LA & NY Photo Curator - 6 photos on their Instagram and Facebook sites Dec 20, 2021
2022
L.A. Photo Curator - Top 40 Photos of 2021, One photo selected, January 1, 2022
Blank Wall Gallery - Portrait Exhibit, Juried Group Exhibit, February 11 - 23, 2022
Oxford Arts Alliance - Outside The Box, Abstract Group Exhibit, 2 photos selected, Feb 4 - 25, 2022
PH21 Gallery - Monochrome, Curated Intl Photo Exhibit, Budapest, May 5 - 28, 2022
Art League of Ocean City - Shadows, Juried Group Exhibit, 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, 2022
Viewbug - Top Shot 2022 - announced April 25, 2022
Praxis Gallery - The Abstract Image, Juried Group Exhibit, St Paul, MN, June 18 - July 2, 2022
Midwest Center for Photography - Americana, Juried Group Exhibit, 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
Praxis Gallery - Black and White, Juried Group Exhibition, St Paul, MN, Nov 19 - Dec 3, 2022
Midwest Center for Photography - Greyscale BnW Exhibit, 4 photos juried in, Wichita, KS, Nov 3 - 30, 2022
Art Show International - 7th Annual Abstract Competition, 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 Winner for "Hosta Twist," Issue 158, February 2023
Shadow and Light Magazine - B&W 2023 Single Image Showcase for "Carissa," 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 - Intl Juried Photo Competition, "Only When It Rains," 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
Praxis Gallery - The Abstract Image, Juried Abstract Exhibition, "Blah, Blah, Blah," July 15-29, 2023
Frederick Camera Clique - Juried Annual Exhibit, Hodgson Gallery, "Used Words," July 15 - Sept 6, 2023
Monovisions 2023 Photo Awards - Honorable Mention for Hungry Slinky, Abstract, July, 2023
Dodho Magazine - Monochromatic Awards 2023, 3rd Place for "Only When It Rains," Sept, 2023
Maryland State Fair - BnW People at Work, 1st Place for "Steel Away," Sept 2023
Maryland State Fair - BnW People, 4th Place for "Only When It Rains," Sept 2023
SE Center for Photography - Strange, Weird & Unique Exhibit, "Blah, Blah, Blah," Oct 6-28, 2023
PH21 Gallery - Monochrome, Juried Group Exhibit, "Only When It Rains," Oct 19 – Nov 11, 2023
Glasgow Gallery of Photography - Juried Monochrome Exhibit, "Cool Vibes," March 5 - 30, 2024
18th Annual Black & White Spider Awards - People, Amateur Nominee, November 2023
Praxis Gallery - EMPTY PLACES, ABANDONED SPACES exhibit, "Mill Books," Dec 16, 2023–Jan 6, 2024
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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Or just use 410-227-9957 for text or voice.