The Great Sand Dunes in Colorado are an intriguing subject. I was lucky to capture this image on a day with broken clouds, which shaped the sunlight to highlight the dunes' contours. I captured the shot as a multi-image HDR and, once processed, removed the sky by masking and darkening it to focus the viewer's attention on the dunes and how they were being lit. I left the people in the shot to provide a sense of scale.
Photography has always captivated me. I am passionat the ability to freeze time, arrange scenes, and manipulate light to realize a vision. When I photograph a scene, I envision its final presentation; image capture and post-processing are my means of bringing my imagination to life. My fine art images have no objective "correctness"; they embody my artistic vision. I create images for myself, hoping they will resonate with and inspire others.
I specialize in monochromatic photography, which allows me to reduce a scene to its fundamental elements and focus on the interplay of light and shadow.
Awards Colorado Luminance, Solo Show, D’art Gallery, Denver, 2023
Banging on the Machine, The Lab on Santa Fe, 2023
76th Annual Gilpin Arts Juried Show, Gilpin Arts, Central City, Colorado, 2022
Made in Colorado, Emmanuel Art Gallery, 2023
Elephant in the Room, Niza Knoll Gallery, 2023
Denver Month of Photography, Four Mile Park, Colorado, 2023
Denver Month of Photography, 1101 Exhibit, Littleton, Colorado, 2023
Industrial Exhibit, R-Gallery, Boulder, Colorado, 2023
75th Annual Gilpin Arts Juried Show, Gilpin Arts, Central City, Colorado, 2022
Doors Open Denver: Y/OUR Denver, Colorado, 2021, 2022
Northern Colorado Regional Photography Show, Lincoln Gallery, Colorado, 2021, 2022, 2023
Light and Shade, Las Laguna Art Gallery (online), Laguna Beach, California, 2022
Photography: Your Vision, D’Art Gallery, Denver, Colorado, 2021
Colorado, 38th Annual All Colorado Art Show, Greenwood Village, Colorado, 2021
Resident Artist, Taylor’s Collective, Ellicott City, Maryland, 2019
Resident Artist, Horse Spirit Arts Gallery, Savage, Maryland, 2015-2018
Scenes of Baltimore, Station North Arts Cafe, Baltimore, Maryland 2012, 2013
Scenes of Paris, Renew Botanicals, Hamilton, Baltimore, Maryland 2013
Scenes of Maryland, Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, Maryland 2012
