This series are large pieces that create surreal juxtapositions of women shot in the
studio with scenes shot across North America and Europe. Influences include the paintings
of the Renaissance and work by Surrealists such as Dali and Delvaux.
After university I became a commercial photographer specializing in fashion and architecture. Since those days I taught art photography, photo journalism and the history of photography at the University of Victoria for many years.
My work lies somewhere near an intersection between Piero della Francesca and Salvador Dali, between Sandro Botticelli and Paul Delvaux with a clear nod to William Mortensen. Current work includes street photography in Europe, the image as metaphor and the nude, both in the studio and the landscape. I work out of a beautiful studio in Victoria's historic Chinatown.
Awards Silver Award - 2018 Toronto International salon
Bronze Award - Trierenberg Super Circuit 2015
GPU Ribbon, Photo Art Prague 2016
Honourable mention - 2018 Tokyo International Foto Awards, Chromatic Photo Awards 2017, Chromatic Photo Awards 2018, Inter Photo Nude Award 2017,
Merit Award - Nude 2018
Critical Writing Award - Photographic Society of America 2013
Critical Writing Award - Photographic Society of America 2013
