Professional Highlights and Awards
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• I have participated in many juried craft shows in New England, 2016-2025.  Since moving to Wisconsin in March 2026, I have participated in the MMoCA Art Market (Madison Museum of Contemporary Art), October 2026
• I have had many solo photography shows and participated in many juried photography exhibits, in New England, 2016-2025.  I had a solo photography show at the University of Wisconsin Class of 1925, Memorial Union Gallery, in July 2017, and a solo exhibit at MYArts (Madison Youth Arts) in Wisconsin, beginning in October 2026
• I have self-published several photography books: Sea Sculptures;  The Noble Dinghy;  A Self-Starters Guide to Publishing a Photography Book;  Pop & Bam! -the Interplay of Subject and Color; and Enriching Your Perspective through a Different Lens, June 2007-October 2025
• My photograph, “The Art of Window Reflections” was selected as a featured image on the website of Marathon Press and highlighted in an article on its website, How to Capture the Soul of the Streets Through a Lens, April 2024
• “The Art of Window Reflections,” was selected as a featured image on the website of the PPA and it was included in the 2023 Professional Photographers of America Loan Collection Book, published by Marathon Press, 2023
• My story, “Sea Sculptures,” was published in the Journal of the Photographic Society of America, June 2023
• My photographs, “Migration Rest Stop” and “A Splash of Color” were accepted into the permanent collection of the Professional Photographers of America, January 2023
• I was recognized in the Journal of the Photographic Society of America as a “Photographer of the Year” in 2022 and 2023
• I had a cover story, “Shooting Macro at Home: Beauty is in the Details,” featured in the Journal of the Photographic Society of America, July 2022
• My article, “Influences and Memories – “The Enduring Impact of Photographs,” was published in Reflector, the monthly magazine of the Boston Camera Club, April 2022
• I was interviewed on cable TV about my solo photography show at the Parish Center for the Arts, in Westford, MA, September 2021
• I had a photography book published in October 2009 by Sheridan Press titled, Afloat on the Tide, celebrating the small wooden rowboats along the North Atlantic coastline.  The book was highlighted in the Boston Globe, 12/6/2009, and in the magazine, Maine Boats, Homes, and Harbors, Winter 2010
• Nine of my photographs were highlighted in the documentary film, Art & Soul: Maine Built Boats, produced by Gary Jobson, premiered in January 2008

Awards from State, National, and International Photography Organizations

• PSA – Four Chapters - awarded a Gold Medal for the “Arthur Ravenal Bridge,” (Open Monochrome), September 2026
• PSA – Four Chapters - received a Certificate of Acceptance for “Pigeon Cove,” (Open Color), September. 2026.
• PSA – Four Chapters, received an Honorable Mention for “Down the Up Staircase,” (Open Color), September 2026
• PSA - awarded a Bronze Award (Third Place) for “Down the Up Staircase,” (Architecture), in its international competition, June 2025
• PSA - received Certificates of Acceptance for “The Girls are Back in Town,” (Human Interest); “Temples to Heaven,” (Landmarks and Monuments); “Waterfront Property,” (Village or Small Town Life); and “Winter Sale,” (People-Color), in its annual international competition, June 2025
• PPAM – awarded First Place for “Down the Up Staircase” (Illustrative-Commercial), in its annual state competition, February 2025
• PPA – received a Merit for “Rope ‘em Up,” (Monochrome), “Keeping Tabs on the Neighbors,” (Creative-Reflections), “Black Beauty on the Run,” (Pet), “Down the Up Staircase,” (Commercial), “Look Up to the Heavens,” (Illustrative-Commercial), in its national competition, February 2025
• PPA – earned a Merit for “Up, Up, and Out,” (Illustrative Landscape-Cityscape), “Hasta Hosta,” (Illustrative-Nature), “Inside the Outfield,” (Creative-Theme Red), “Primary Passage,” (Illustrative-Reportage), in its annual national competition, February 2024
• PSA – received Certificates of Acceptance for “In Battle,” (Nature); “Arthur Ravenel Would be Proud,” (Pictorial-Monochrome); and “Heads Up,” (Pictorial-Monochrome), in its annual international competition, January 2024
• PSA – received Certificates of Acceptance” for Hippy Love” (Pictorial Monochrome) and “Windows of the World,” (Pictorial Monochrome) and “Cool, Clear Marbles,” (Color), in its annual international competition, January 2023
• PSA –awarded a Bronze Journalism Award for having two articles published in the Journal of the Photographic Society of America, at the annual national conference, September 2023
• PPAM – awarded First Place for “Free Fall” (Illustrative-Macro) in its annual national competition, February 2023
• PPA – earned a “Merit” for “Free Fall,” (Illustrative-Macro) and “Forever Love,” (Illustrative-Reportage) in its annual national competition, February 2023
• PPA – awarded Gold Medals for “Do You See Me?” and “The Art of Window Reflections,” and earned a Merit for “Rest Stop” and “A Splash of Color,” in its annual national competition, January 2023 – Gold Medal images were placed into the permanent collection of the PPA
• PPA – earned an “Excellent” rating for “Do You See Me?” (Illustrative-Reportage), and a Merit rating for “The Art of Window Reflections,” (Illustrative-Landscape-Cityscape), and “Crustacean Without a Backbone” (Illustrative-Abstract), in the national competition - October 2022
• PSA – received a Certificate of Acceptance for “A Splash of Color,” (Color), “Bird’s Eye View,” (Travel), and “Digesting,” (Pictorial), in the annual international competition, June 2022
• PSA - received a Certificate of Acceptance for “Fields of Green, (Color), “A Splash of Color,” (Color) and “The Art of Window Reflections,” (Color), at the Westchester competition, April 202
• PPAM – awarded Best Reportage image for "Do You See Me?," Best Abstract image for "Crustacean Without a Backbone," and a plaque and monetary award for "Highest Scoring Image by a First-Time Entrant" at the annual conference, February 2022 

PSA - Photographers Society of America
PPA – Professional Photographers of America
PPAM - Professional Photographers of America - Massachusetts branch