I began doing photography in the summer of 2003. Having a background in computer programming and engineering, the technical aspects of photography came easy to me. Over time, I also found that I was good at the artistic aspects. One thing I enjoy about photography, is that it allows me to use these two things together to create a finished work.
I have two cameras which I use to shoot my images. The first is a digital SLR, which I have used for my outdoor shots and for some of my still life and flower photographs. I also use a large format camera with a digital scanning back that I sometimes use for my still life and flower photography.
Honors and Awards
2011 Great Lakes Small Works 2D/3D Exhibit
People's Choice
2011 Canton Fine Arts Exhibition
Merit Award
2011 Pollux Awards September
1st Place Still Life Single Image
1st Place Still Life Series
2011 Photographers Wanted Open Exhibition
3rd Place
2011 International Photography Awards
1st Place Still Life
ROHO Gallery 2011 Layers
Merit Award
London Photographic Association 2011 Still Life Contest
Series Highly Commended (honorable mention)
2010 Black and White Spider Awards
2nd Place Professional Still Life
2010 Great Lakes Small Works 2D/3D Exhibit
1st Place 2D
2010 Anything Goes show, ROHO Gallery
Merit Award
2010 Single Image Contest Awards B&W Magazine
3rd place Nude/Body
2009 Black and White Spider Awards (International Online Contest)
3rd amateur overall
1st amateur still life
2008 Black and White Spider Awards (International Online Contest)
1st place amateur still life
2007 PDN Magazine Pix Digital Imaging Contest
Merit Award - Personal Work Category
2007 International Photography Awards (International Online Contest)
3rd place amateur flowers
2006 11th Annual Dearborn Community Arts Council Juried Photography Exhibition
2nd Place Black and White
2005 International Photography Awards (International Online Contest)
3rd place amateur flowers
Media
The Roommate - Three photos purchased for set of this movie (Feb 2011)
Silvershotz Magazine - Spider Award Winners (Volume 6 Edition 4 2010)
B&W Magazine - Single Image Contest Awards (Issue 72)
Silvershotz Magazine - Spider Award Winners (Volume 5 Edition 4 2009)
PDN Magazine - Pix Digital Imaging Merit Winner (November 2007)
Camera Arts Magazine - Artists' Showcase (July/Aug 2007)
Photo Life Magazine - Readers' Gallery (May 2007)
Solo Shows
The Village Theater at Cherry Hill - Canton, MI (December 2010)
Common Cup Coffee Shop - Ann Arbor, MI (August 2009)
Juried Shows
Great Lakes Small Works 2D/3D Exhibit (2010) - Riverside Arts Gallery
Canton Fine Arts Exhibition (2011) - Juried by Stanley Rosenthal
Direct Objects: Still Life as Subject (2010) - PhotoPlace Gallery - Juried by Wendy Grossman
Canton Fine Arts Exhibition (2010) - Juried by Robert Barnum
Greater Michigan Art Exhibition (2010) - Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art
Great Lakes Small Works 2D/3D Exhibit (2010) - Riverside Arts Gallery
Art on the House #3 (2010) - Capital Building Lansing Michigan
ROHO Anything Goes Exhibition (2010) - ROHO Gallery Cincinnati
Canton Fine Arts Exhibition (2009) - Juried by Robert Throne
Mind's Eye - The Center for Fine Art Photography (2009) - Juried by Christopher Rauschenberg
Canton Fine Arts Exhibition (2008) - Juried by Craig Linderman
The Art of Digital Imagery - The Center for Fine Art Photography (2007) - Juried by George DeWolfe
Denver International Airport Invitational (2007) - Juried by Tim Anderson
Abstractions Exhibition - The Center for Fine Art Photography (2007) - Juried by Gary Chassman
12th Annual Dearborn Community Arts Council Juried Photography Exhibition (2007)
11th Annual Dearborn Community Arts Council Juried Photography Exhibition (2006)
10th Annual Dearborn Community Arts Council Juried Photography Exhibition (2005)