Douglas Wolters
Artist Bio
Douglas Wolters is known for his unusual abstract photographs as well as his close-up portraits of botanical subjects. Recently, he participated in numerous group shows, both at local Washington, DC-area galleries and online. In 2024, he participated in two shows at the HMVC Gallery New York, three shows with Gallerium, and had four images accepted by the Delaware Photographic Society Circuit. Two of Mr. Wolters’s images were selected for the Cape Cod Art Center’s “Black and White” 2023 online photography exhibit, in which 142 photographers entered and only 35 images were selected. One of Mr. Wolters’s images was selected for Exhibizone’s “Curves 2023,” an international online exhibit in which 15 countries were represented. He was also selected for the Artistonish International January 2023 exhibit. Lenswork published Mr. Wolters’s images in three recent monographs. He has also won numerous awards, including first place in B & H Photo Video’s 2021 Optic contest (which came with over $1000 worth of gear) and Best in the Macro Division in the 2020 Mid-Atlantic Photo Visions exhibit. For four years, he won a Special Award in the annual Joe Miller International Abstract exhibits. In addition, he won 3rd place in the 86th Annual Wilmington International Exhibition of Photography, for which there were 2900 entries.