Recent adventures and moments worth sharing
February 2026
Three photographs from my portfolio appear in the online gallery of the 23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest: “The Cat and the Tombstone” (Travel), “Salt” (Travel), and “The Dinosaur” (Wildlife).
February 2026
“Wingspan: A Life in Backyard Birds” has been longlisted for the 2025 Anthology Nature Writing Competition.
“Compared to this whole miracle, what are cracked shells in empty nests?”
January 2026
“For Dear Life” has been nominated for Exposure One’s Nature Photography Contest.
This photo of a Carolina Saddlebags dragonfly was taken at NC’s Green Swamp Preserve in June 2025.
December 2025
“After the Snow” has been nominated for the 20th annual Black and White Spider Awards.
This photo was taken in North Iceland just after a blizzard in May 2023.
November 2025
“The Carnivore of Eden” has been featured in the “Encounters” issue of Panorama: The Journal of Travel, Place, and Nature.
“Once you’re desperate enough, it would be so easy, in this place, to snap.”
November 2025
An exploration of contemporary photography at Paris Photo in Palais Royal.
Paris, France
October 2025
“Giudecca Moonrise” has been awarded Bronze in the 2025 Epson’s International Pano Awards (Built Environment, Amateur).
This photo was taken in Venice, Italy in 2022.
September 2025
“Monkey See” has been awarded Honorable Mention in Exposure One’s Photographer of the Year People’s Vote Award.
This photo of three squirrel monkeys was taken in the Ecuadorian Amazon in September 2024.
September 2025
“After the Snow” has been nominated for Exposure One’s Photographer of the Year People’s Vote Award.
This photo was taken in North Iceland just after a blizzard in May 2023.
April 2025
“Monkey See” has been nominated for Exposure One’s One Shot People’s Vote Award.
This photo of three squirrel monkeys was taken in the Ecuadorian Amazon in September 2024.
February 2025
Taking a brief break from photography to play in a snow pile at Kolob Canyons, Zion National Park.
Utah, United States