Country Pick / 2017 / /

German Tree

"German Tree" Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.

In 1892 two German brothers (Adolph and Friedrich Siedentopf)
settled in the Crater. Their plan was to settle here and farm the
area. They plowed the land and planted trees. Only a few of the
trees survived after their failed attempt to live off this harsh
landscape. This is one of just a few trees that still stands today.

Born in a small mid-western town in the US I have always been a rural girl at heart with a great love for animals, open spaces and nature. After earning my degree in Fine Art from Universities in Minnesota, life landed me working and living in large cities for the bulk of my career. I worked for US corporations in Phoenix, Hong Kong, London, and Los Angeles from 1990 to 2006. Fast forward to today, and a much slower way of life, remote Arizona is home.

Awards 2024 Exposure One Awards
2023 ReFocus Awards, Black & White, Winner Domestic Animals, and Honorable Mention Wildlife B&W ReFocus Awards
2023 Siena International Creative Awards, Siena, Italy
2022 reFocus Awards, Black & White, White Stallion & Black Knight
2022 Fine Art Photography Awards (FAPA) London, nominee
2022 Neutral Density ND Awards Honorable Mention
2022 Fine Art Photography Awards (FAPA), Nomineww in Fine Art Category for White Horse ONE EYELAND WORLD'S TOP 10 BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHERS 2021
2021 “Monochrome Awards”, Fine Art, Honorable Mention Monochrome Awards
2021 One Eyeland Rank #1 United States Top 10 Black & White Photographers Gold Award One Eyeland Gold Award
2021 One Eyeland Rank #3 World's Top 10 Black & White Photographers One Eyeland Silver Award
2021 Monochrome Awards Honorable Mention Monochrome Awards 2021
2021 Black & White Magazine, Single Image Animals Black and White Magazine 2021 Black and White Magazine, Single Image Portraiture Black and White Magazine 2020, Womankind Magazine, Womankind's Photographers' Award, First Place Womankind Magazine
2020 Monochrome International Awards, Fine Art Category
2020 One Eyeland Awards, Finalist, One Eyeland Awards
2019 IRMA Award, International Regional Magazine Association GOLD award for Arizona Highways Feature Article
2018 One Eyeland Awards, Finalist, World’s Top 10 Black and White World's Top Ten B&W
2017, PX3, Paris International Photo Awards, Gold, 1st Place WHITE Paris International Photo Awards PX3
2017 PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris, Gold, Texas, Americana, Advertising/Architecture
2017 PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris, Silver, Nature, Trees
2017 Siena International Photo Awards, Honorable Mention in BW category Siena International Photo Awards (SIPA)