Artist Bio
I am the youngest child of a dad who was a merchant marine and a mom who was a community activist. I spent my time reading books and watching Star Trek. My love for photography fully started when I was gifted my very first film camera in 1978. I still have that camera. Digital photography started in 2010. I am self-taught in this arena but have had much help from Pace University's Continuing Adult Education and School of Visual Arts, along my journey.
My work is an expression of my emotions. Sometimes my emotions are scattered and sometimes not. I express myself best in black and white, yet there are moments when color is a must. We walk through life and miss the beauty. It's only for a fleeting moment when we come to something that we gravitate to. My camera allows me to revisit those moments.
Background on Series of Callas:
Some of these photos were taken during a difficult time in my life. There was a moment in my life when I lost my spouse, my home and I lost a part of me. I snapped these photos while living in a small room at my mother's home. I had just picked up a Nikon D90 and started teaching myself how to use this newfound digital camera. I photographed these images in natural light.
These photos helped me through not only the loss of my spouse but my life as I knew it. From ashes, beauty is born.
Awards:
- 2024 Silver Award Exposure Award One Shot Photo Contest
- 2024 People’s Vote Award Exposure Award One Shot Photo Contest
- 2024 Nominee Exposure Award One Shot Photo Contest
- 2024 Nominee 1839 Awards Color Photography Contest
- 2024 Honorable Mention London Photography Awards
- 2024 People’s Vote Award reFocus Awards Color Photography Contest
- 2024 Silver Award Muse Photography Awards
- 2024 Silver Award Muse Photography Awards
- 2024 Gold Award European Photography Awards
- 2023 People’s Vote Award reFocus Awards Black & White Photography Contest
- 2023 Gold Award Muse Photography Awards
- 2023 Bronze Award reFocus Awards Color Photography Contest
- 2023 Nominee 16th International Color Awards
- 2023 Silver Award New York Photography Awards
- 2022 Nominee 15th Annual International Color Awards
- 2022 Honorable Mention New York Photography Awards
- 2022 Honorable Mention reFocus Awards Black & White Photography Contest
- 2022 People’s Vote Award reFocus Awards Black & White Photography Contest