​Award-Winning Images
The slide show below includes images that have won 58 international awards

​Photographic Prints for Sale!
​(*Journalism photos are not for sale*)

​Most recent award-winning photographs (Autumn 2024):

First Place and Peoples Vote Award 2024 Exposure One Photographer of the Year Awards
​Discovery of the Year, Aerial Category: Dragon's Breath

Dragon's Breath, 2024 (Photographed from a helicopter over the volcano.)

Recent Images from Iceland and Paris

Haifoss Waterfall, 2024

Chloé Marsigny Sextet and guest clarinet at 38 Riv Jazz Club in Paris, France
Chloé Marsigny, leader and bass clarinet; Mirko Maio, piano (not photographed); Benjamin Fryde, guest clarinet;
Louise Knobil, upright Bass; Micaël Vuataz, saxophone;  Fabien Ghirotto, drums; Merlin Breij, guitar.

​Touring the World: PX3 State of the World Exhibition

My photograph Unexpected Voices of Dissent (below) is one of 33 photographs from around the world that will appear in the "State of the World" PX3 Photo Prize Exhibition at the Gallerie 24b Art Gallery located in the center of Paris, France November 5 -9, 2024. The "State of the World" is a special contest of PX3 (Paris Photo Prize) to bring uncensored news, directly from photographers witnessing events with the guarantee that they are not manipulated by the mainstream media or sensationalized for profit. Click here to see the Winners Gallery with all 33 photographs.​

Unexpected Voices of Dissent, 2024--Students throughout the United States oppose their government's arming of Israel's genocidal war in Gaza against Palestinians. The White House responded by denouncing the protestors as "anti-semitic." The day that NYU students' encampment was removed there was a protest on campus that included this group of Haredi Jews from the group Neturei Karta. Their statement in support of the student protestors included a powerful response to the White House: "Labeling People as Anti-Semites Cannot Justify Occupation and Brutality".

ARTIST STATEMENT

I currently reside in Brooklyn, New York. My preferred photographic medium is black and white. I find the creative process of visualizing, making a photograph and printing in greyscale particularly exhilarating. I depend on the existing light in any scene.

My portraits are motivated by my love of dance, jazz and classical music and my deep respect and admiration for the performers. The techniques of my portraiture are inspired by the musicians’ intimacy with their music and instrument and the dancers’ ability to fuse their hearts, minds and movements to convey their message. I emphasize the details of their faces and bodies to transmit the emotional intensity during a performance. Sometimes I utilize motion blur to achieve the same result. 

My journalistic portraiture, landscape and event photography is motivated by my support to specific social causes and the struggle for social justice around the world.

My landscapes are motivated by the creativity and beauty of nature. Natural lighting, clouds and water moving at different speeds, contrasted with static scenery, create dramatic landscape images. By manipulating a scene with longer exposures, I seek to enhance tonal variations and complex textures, transforming an interesting image into an unusually unique and unworldly piece of art.

My intent is for the viewer to travel into the photographic scene and absorb the emotions, energy and serenity the landscape, the person or the scene emits. 

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International Recognition and Photography Awards

2024 ND Photography Awards
       Honorable Mention Nature-Aerial Category
           Dragon's Breath (color version)
2024 Exposure One Photographer of the Year
       First Place Aerial Category
           Dragon's Breath (Black and White version)
       People's Vote Award Aerial Category
           Dragon's Breath (Black and White version)
       Honorable Mention Wildlife Category
            Osprey at Work
2024 Black and White Spider Awards
       Honorable Mention: Nature Category
            Dancing Above Urriðafoss, 2024
2024 APA-NY 3rd Annual Juried Exhibition (juried by Michael Foley) at Soho Photo Gallery, December 3 -8
       Rider Under the Storm, 2024
2024 International Photography Awards
       Honorable Mention Special/Smart Phone Photography Category
            Walking on Thin Ice, 2024
       Honorable Mention Wildlife Category
​            Osprey At Work, 2024
2024 reFocus Black and White Photo Contest
       Honorable Mention Professional Landscape Category (Series)
            Light, Ice, Fire and Water of Iceland (5 images)
                  Dancing Above Urridafoss (2024), Dragon's Breath (2024), Stargright Gljufrabui (2024),
                  Glow of Kirkjufell (2016), Ice Etching (2022)
2024 PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris State of the World Curated Exhibition
       Finalist and Curatorial Selection for Paris Exhibition
            Unexpected Voices of Dissent, 2024
2024 PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris Juried Awards
       Bronze Winner Architecture / Bridges Category
          Window View of Brooklyn Bridge, 2012
       Honorable Mention Special/Smart Phone Photography Category
           Walking on Thin Ice, 2024
       Honorable Mention Press / Political Category
           Woman With A Message From Gaza, 2024
2024 Exposure One Black and White Photography Awards
       Honorable Mention Aerial Category
          Sunndhnúkaggígar Breathing Fire, 2024
       Honorable Mention Photojournalism Category
          Sunndhnúkaggígar Attack on Grindavik, 2024
2024 International Color Awards
       Honorable Mention Amateur Nature Category
          Smokey Serenity, 2017
       Honorable Mention Amateur Nature Category
          Alone In Hurricane Winds, 2022     
2023 APA-NY 2nd Annual Juried Exhibition (juried by Brian Paul Clamp) at Soho Photo Gallery, December 5 - 10
       Feathers (Womb Creatures Dance Performance by Alma Dance Company), 2023
       Dancer, Cecilia Mitchell (Womb Creatures Dance Performance by Alma Dance Company), 2023
       Dancer, Dr. Angela Fatou Gittens (Womb Creatures Dance Performance by Alma Dance Company), 2023
2023 reFocus Black and White Photo Contest
       Honorable Mention: Photojournalism Category
          Melting Fingers Pointing at the Culprit, 2022
       Honorable Mention: Nature Category
          Aurora On Steroids, 2022
2023 Black and White Spider Awards
       Honorable Mention: Nature Category
          Alone, 2022
2023 International Photography Awards 
       Honorable Mention: Event-Other (Series)
          Womb Creatures (Dance Performance by Alma Dance Company), 2023
2023 International Photography Awards, Deeper Perspective
       Honorable Mention: Photographic Essay
          Nature's Revenge, A Clarion Call; Conservation Category, 2022
2023 Monovisions Photography Awards
       Honorable Mention: Single, Landscapes Category
          Vessels of Life, 2022
       Honorable Mention: Single, Landscapes Category
           Edge of the Earth, 2022
       Honorable Mention: Series, Abstract Art Category
          Glacial Abstract Art, 2022
       Honorable Mention: Series, People Category
           Dance Performance: Womb Creatures, 2023    
2023 International Color Awards
       Honorable Mention Amateur Nature Category
             Vestrahorn Time Tunnels, 2022
2022, Saphira & Ventura Collateral Exhibition at 2022 Venice Biennale
        Swing'n With the Bass, 2012
        Violin in Central Park, Susan Keser; 2012
         Jazz Bass (Felipe Cabrera), 2019
​        Blow Your Mind (Chief Adjuah, formerly Christian Scott), 2018
2022 Monochrome Photography Awards
       Honorable Mention: Amateur Landscape Category
            Vessels of Life, 2022
       Honorable Mention: Amateur Landscape Category
            Tentacles, 2022
2021 Photographs Purchased by Monarch XOF Producer, TV Series on Fox Broadcasting (The first two images appeared on the trailer and in one episode.)
        Alien Invasion, 2016
        Swing’n With the Bass, 2012
        Violin in Central Park, Susan Keser, 2012
        Glow of Kirkjufell, 2016
2021 International Photography Awards
       Honorable Mention: Event, Concert Category
          Blow Your Mind (Chief Adjuah, formerly Christian Scott), 2018
       Honorable Mention: Event, Social Cause Category
          Drumbeat of Juneteenth 2020
       Honorable Mention: Special Smartphone Photography Category
          Blackbird Over the Bay, 2020
       Honorable Mention: Fine Art, Landscape Category
          Storm Over Gullfoss, 2018
2021 Epson International Pano Awards
       Bronze Award
          After Midnight Icelandic Serenity, 2016
2021 Monovisions Photography Awards
       Honorable Mention: Single, Photojournalism Category
           Drumbeat of Juneteenth 2020
       Honorable Mention: Single, Nature and Wildlife Category
           Pulse of a Storm, 2020
2020 International Photography Awards
       3rd Place: Event (Series), Social Cause Category
            7pm Appreciation of Frontline Heroes in Brooklyn, NY; 2020
       Honorable Mention: People, Portrait Category
            Hope and Despair, 2020
2020 International Photography OneShot Awards
       Honorable Mention: Movement, Nature
            Glow of Kirkjufell, 2016
2020 Monovisions Photography Awards
       Honorable Mention: Series, Landscapes Category
            Costa Brava Art, 2019
       Honorable Mention: Series, Landscapes Category
            Black Beach Art, 2018
       Honorable Mention: Series, People Category
            7pm Appreciation of Frontline Heroes in NYC, 2020
       Honorable Mention: Single, Landscapes
            Living Atop the World, 2019    
2020 PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris
       Honorable Mention: Nature, Landscapes Category
           Glow of Kirkjufell, 2016
       Honorable Mention: Street Photography, Special
​           7pm Appreciation of Frontline Heroes in NYC, 2020
2020 ND Awards
       Honorable Mention: Nature (Series), Other Category
           Unworldly Iceland, 2016 and 2018
       Honorable Mention: Nature, Seascapes/Waterscapes Category
           Pulse of a Storm, 2020
2020 Black and White Spider Awards
       Honorable Mention: Photojournalism
           Hope and Despair, 2020
       Honorable Mention: Photojournalism
           Difficult Day, 2020
       Honorable Mention: Portrait
          Sax on Juneteenth (Michael Jorden), 2020
2020 Monochrome Photography Awards
       Honorable Mention: Amateur Nature Category
           Pulse of a Storm, 2020
2020 Chromatic Awards
      Honorable Mention: Nature Category
        Sunrise on Fire, 2015
2019 International Photography Awards
      Honorable Mention: Fine Art, Landscape (Series) Category
         Black Beach Art, 2018
      Honorable Mention: Event, Concert Category
         Jazz Bass, 2019
2019 Epson International Pano Awards
       Bronze Award
          Alpenglow in the Dolomites at Sunrise, 2015
2019 Chromatic Awards
      Honorable Mention: Nature Category
          Approaching Paradise, 2013
2019 Monochrome Photography Awards
      Honorable Mention: Amateur Landscape Category
          Icelandic Sculpture, 2018
       Honorable Mention: Amateur Portrait Category
          Jazz Bass (Felipe Cabrera), 2019
2013 Prix De La Photographie Paris
       Peoples Choice First Prize
         Approaching Paradise, 2013





  
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