About me:

My photography of landscapes, trains, old signs, bridges, and abandoned buildings started out with a focus on the San Francisco bay area. I moved to Grass Valley, California in the spring of 2016 and I now live in Penn Vally, California with a strong focus on portrait photography where I have been building my own photo studio.

My award winning photos have been published by the East Bay Regional Park District, Landscape Photography Magazine, Bay Nature, Bay Area Open Space Council, Huffington Post, California Department of Fish and Wildlife and Contra Costa Water District. My Nevada County work has been published in the California Visitors Guide and Santa Clara University Alumni Magazine.

Gallery Showings:

November 2013: CR Gallery Photography Exhibit in Brentwood
December 2013: 9th Annual Local Artist Collection Exhibit in Antioch
January-March 2014: City of Brentwood Community Art Wall
February 2014: Art Guild of the Delta member showcase
April-June 2014 Delta Gallery of the Arts in Brentwood
April and June 2014: City of Brentwood community Art Wall
June-July 2014 Delta Gallery of the Arts in Brentwood
July 2014: 10th Annual Celebration of Art Exhibit in Antioch
July-Sept 2014 Altered Landscapes juried show at Arts Benicia.
August 2014 Art Guild of the Delta 1st Annual Judged Show.
August-September 2014 Delta Gallery of the Arts in Brentwood
September 2014 Arts Benicia Fundraising Auction
September 20th to October 4th 2014 Nature’s Canvas judged show. Lynn House Gallery
October-November 2014 Delta Gallery of the Arts in Brentwood
November-December 2014 Documentary Photography juried show at LH Horton Jr. Gallery
December 2014 Delta Gallery of the Arts Holiday Festival
January to March 24th 2015: City Park Series on display at Brentwood Community Art Wall
February-March 2015: Umpqua Bank art wall in association with Art & Cultural Foundation of Antioch. 6 images on display
March 2015: AGD Spring Art Show. LMC Art Gallery
April-May 2015: "Through my Lens" photography show with Art & Cultural Foundation of Antioch
March-June 2015 Delta Gallery of the Arts
April 2015: Brentwood Art Walls for Art Guild of the Delta. Brentwood Community Center
April 18-April 24th 2015: You Me We Oakley! Juried art Exhibit.
July -September 2015 Art Guild Collective Gallery
September to October 2015 Nature’s Canvas III judged show. Lynn House Gallery
October to December 2015 Delta Gallery of the Arts
October to December 2015 Showing at the Brentwood Community Center
January to March 2016 Delta Gallery of the Arts
Q1 2016 Lodi Community Arts Center 4th Annual Photography show.
August to October 2016 PlacerArts Artwalk solo showing at Gold Rush Realtor
October to December 2017 PlacerArts solo showing at California Visitors Center
November to December 2020: Delta Gallery of the Arts

Publications:

December 2012: EBRPD Oakley-Antioch Shoreline Activity Guide
March 2013: EBRPD Sycamore Valley Trail Guide
2013: Bay Nature Year in Review
2014 Contra Costa Watershed Calendar
2014 Delta Science Center Calendar
March 2014: Del Valle Regional Park drought photos in multiple publications
March 2014: Bay Area Open Space Council conference guide
June 2014: Self Published “East Bay Landscapes” photography book.
July 2014: Delta Science Center Education Center Display
January-February 2015 Regional in Nature Activity Guide cover photo
2015 West County Wastewater District Calendar
2015 Delta Science Center Calendar (2 images)
2015 Contra Costa Watershed Calendar (3 images)
July 2015 Alameda County Drought photo (1 Image)
Regional Parks Foundation Compass Magazine, Summer 2015. (2 images)
"California Gold", Landscape Photography Magazine, Issue 56, October 2015
2016 Contra Costa County Watershed Calendar (4 images)
2016 East Bay Regional Parks Calendar (4 images)
2016 Delta Science Center Calendar (2 images)
Brentwood Press 1/8/16 Cover Photo
2016 East County Welcome Guide-Cover Photo, 2 additional inside photos
May 2016: EBRPD Lake Chabot anniversary advertising content.
April 2016: Regional Parks Foundation advertising.
October, 2016: Photographer of the Month, Forest Living California
January, 2017. Visit California Visitors Guide (Time, Inc).
March, 2017. Santa Clara University alumni magazine. 2 page photo spread.
January 2018, Bay Nature Magazine.
Summer 2018, Sierra Culture Magazine, Sierra Food Wine Art
Early 2019. Image used in EBRPD Grazing Program Multimedia presentation
January 2019, Photography Week Magazine.
Spring 2019. Bay Nature Magazine.
July 2019, Nevada County Gold Magazine 2019-2020.
Spring 2019, Sierra Culture Magazine, Sierra Food Wine Art
November 2019, Healthy Parks Healthy People East Bay Regional Park District at 85 photo book. 2 photos.
2020 Calendar: March with Rosie Petal. World Model Hunt Magazine
January 2020. The Press-HiWay Rooms article.
July 2020: The Summit Episode 1 video production: Penn Valley images.
July 2020: The Summit Episode 3 video production: Rough and Ready images.
August 2020: 2020-2021 Edition of Nevada County Gold Magazine.
September 2020: Bay Nature Magazine, Fall 2020 issue.
May 2021: Sierra Style Magazine
2021-2022 Edition of Nevada County Gold Magazine
2022-2023 Edition of Nevada County Gold Magazine
2023-2024 Edition of Nevada County Gold Magazine

Memberships (past/current):

Brentwood Art Society
Art Guild of the Delta
Professional Photographers of America
Placer Artists League

Awards:

Art and Cultural Foundation of Antioch-Honorable Mention in Natures Canvas exhibition for Along the Path at Contra Loma. September 2014
Best in Show. "Through the Lens" photography show with Art & Cultural Foundation of Antioch. April 2015
Judges Favorite, Viewbug.com Top of the World, July 2015
2nd place: Nature, Wildlife and Landscape: Lodi Community Arts Center 4th Annual Photography show, 2016. California Gold
3rd Place-Man Made Objects, Nevada County Fair-August 2017
2nd Place-Black and White, Nevada County Fair-August 2017
Gold medal for photography from Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), Santa Clara Magazine Yuba River, Spring 2017
Award Winner, Viewbug.com: Transportation Hubs, February, 2019

Past Events:

August 2014: Brentwood Art, Wine and Jazz Festival
October 2014: Lecture: "East Bay Landscape Photography: Backyard and Beyond". Delta Informal Gardeners. .
November 2014 Contra Costa Open Studios
November 2014 George Miller Regional Trail Opening Reception: Official Photographer
November 2014 Healthy Parks Healthy People Bay Area Multicultural Nature Walk: Official Photographer
Spring 2015 Contra Costa Open Studios
August 2015: Brentwood Art, Wine and Jazz Festival
November 2015 Contra Costa Open Studios
2016 and 2017 included Placer County Open Studios in Auburn California