Honorable Mention / 2023 / Nature / Flowers

Red Beauty

This beautiful flower, which I believe is a dahlia, was a birthday gift out of the garden of one of my neighbors and closest friend. It was one of several that she gave me, but it stood out the most because of the beautiful richness of the color. After capturing the image, I extracted the flower and placed it on a black background to bring more attention to the folds of the petals.

Yvette Freeman currently lives in Zirconia, North Carolina, with her husband, and Siberian Husky. She grew up loving photography - always having a camera and photographing family events, pets, and landscapes. After working 20+ years in communications and higher education, she decided to turn her most enjoyable hobby into a full-time career. So, in 2016, she opened Red Angle Photography (RedAnglePhotography.com), specializing in fine art-style portraits, landscapes, and headshots. A native of Winston-Salem, NC, Yvette graduated magna cum laude from Bennett College in Greensboro, NC.

Awards Recipient of 18 Bronze Awards from The Portrait Masters Image Competition between 2019 and 2021.

Recipient of the Western Women's Business Center's 2023 Bubbles Griffin Award for her dedication and years of service to women's entrepreneurship