Honorable Mention / 2024 / Portraiture / Culture

'Kamiri Kangri', the traditional preparation of red-hot coals

A woman fills baskets with hot coals for sale in Sumbal Bala, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

"Travel is like a date with my soul; it reveals my inner self, as I absorb the outer world" Emily M. Wilson is an award-winning photographer with local, regional, national and international recognition. She is a Pacific Northwest native, residing in Seattle, WA USA and an experienced world traveler. She absorbs and reflects on the destinations she travels to, focusing on people and details which are of unique cultural and ethnic importance. Emily has expanded her passion for photography and travel by leading small-group cultural and photographic journeys to remarkable and edgy world locations.

Awards Recent Awards and Shows:

2023/2024 Edmonds Art Festival, Edmonds, WA
First Prize and Honorable Mention, Photography

2023/2024 Arts at the Port, Anacortes, WA


2023/2024 29th National Juried Photography Show, Louisville, CO


2022/2023 International Photography Awards, Lucie Foundation
First Place in Travel, Honorable Mention in Architecture

2022 Edmonds Art Festival, Edmonds, WA

2021 Edmonds Art Festival, Edmonds, WA
First Prize, Photography

2021 International Photography Awards, Lucie Foundation
Four Honorable Mentions; Travel (x2), Architecture, People