Driving to Spokane from Seattle on I-90 East in June, there is always a variety of weather patterns in a flat area going towards Moses Lake, WA. I have been in sweltering heat, snow, sand, wind and hail storms on this stretch of road. This day, the dark rain cloud I saw was unusually spectacular. It’s like everything stops, it’s quiet and I think that is where the saying “the calm before the storm” comes from. I stood by the side of the highway just in awe of the power and beauty. It was giant and exploded into the sky. I felt lucky to be in the right time, right place to capture this moment!
Marianne McCoy is an American fine art photographer who grew up in Spokane, WA. Her extensive photography career has spanned 34 years. McCoy’s education includes Cornish College of the Arts, University of Washington and The Photographic Center NW in Seattle, WA. She has exhibited nationally, internationally and has been published many times. Years of time in the darkroom has made her an esteemed Lith printer and she was gratified to round out her career teaching advanced classes in studio lighting, natural lighting, plastic cameras and Lith printing at The Photographic Center NW, Seattle, WA.
Awards Exhibition Inclusions:
2024
Tieton 10x10x10 Exhibition, Tieton, WA Special Fine Art
Center For Photographic Art, Carmel, CA - Honorable Mention
Larson Gallery, Yakima WA, Best Of Show
2023
Paris Photo PX3 - Bronze Award - Architectural/Bridges
- 2 Honorable Mentions, Fine Art and Special Others
Soho Photo Gallery, Krappy Kamera, NYC 3rd Place - “Cuddle”
10x10x10 Tieton, Yakima, WA - 3 images exhibited
Betz Winery, Woodinville, WA - Solo Exhibition, Fine Art Prints
2020
A Smith Gallery, The Imperfect Lens, Johnson City Texas - Hat
No Place Like... Zine
Other:
Monochrome Photography Awards - 3 Honorable Mentions in Fashion/Nudes
NW Film Forum - "Instant Dreams" Polaroids, Seattle, WA
Attorney Generals Office - Womens' Exhibition - Seattle, WA
Elvis Presley Museum - Collection, House Hunters
Ansel Adams Museum - Woman - Yosemite
Frye Art Museum - Women of Light - Seattle, WA
Acte2 Gallerie - Paris, FR - Flower Power and Nudes exhibitions - Lith Prints
Publications:
Entrepreneur, PDN, Wine Spectator, Velo News, PGA, Outside, Seattle Magazine, Concours d’Elegance Show Brochure, Livre de Poche Publication-
3 book covers, Seattle Weekly, Seattle Times, Starbucks, Cycling USA, Wine News.
Commercial Work:
Coca Cola, Macy's, Concours de Elegance, LeMay Museum, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Seattle’s Best Coffee, Starbucks, Glacier Fish, USCF-United States Cycling Federation, Livre de Poche Publisher and Tigerplast Circus.
