I am currently living in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and am very active in the city’s exceptionally famous art community. I was recently selected by New Mexico’s Acclaimed Artist Program to hang my work in conjunction with the state’s Art in Public Places series. I was one of ten Santa Fe photographers juried into the first Asian International Photography Fair, a part of Art Singapore 2009. I have won several awards, curated numerous photography exhibits, and conducted photography workshops in Italy, Colorado, and New Mexico. I have published one photography book, and am working on two more for release early next year.
I have been a photographer
for over forty years, and when light and shadows accent a scene in such
a way that makes me want to photograph it, I still get excited about
the outcome. My style of fine-art, portrait and nude photography is classic, inspired by the extraordinary combination of available light and shadow that allows a naturalness to evolve throughout a shoot. This naturalness in my nude and portrait photography is also the result of trust between me and the model as I encourage the model to allow moods and expressions to flow freely. This is seen in my photographs as contentment, satisfaction, ease, thoughtfulness, or playfulness. In an environment such as this, poses cease to be poses but become a genuine conveyance of feeling shown in the model’s face and body posture.
Exhibitions and Awards
Asia International Photography Fair, Singapore
New Mexico Accomplished Artist Selection
Six Shooters Exhibition, Santa Fe
Photo Arts Santa Fe, Santa Fe
Klainguti Gallery, Genoa, Italy
Historic Museum of Terceira, Portugal
Spirit Dancer Gallery, Santa Fe
Santa Fe Artist Studio Tour , Santa Fe
Working With Artists Gallery, Denver
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs
Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, Colorado
B & W Magazine Merit Award
Las Vegas, New Mexico Arts Council Merit Award
Colorado State Fair, Pueblo, Honorable Mention
Focus Magazine Portfolio
Words of Expression Book
Passageways Book
