Silver Winner, Bronze Winner, and Honorable Mention
*Third Place
Visions of Italy | Sutter Gallery | San Francisco, CA
"INCONTRI" | VIA SAN GALLO | Florence, Italy
"L' Italia attraverso le immagini" | Perspectives of Italy | Via san Gallo | Florence, Italy
"My Solace" | SAGE Gallery | Sheridan, WY
"Wyoming's Wild West Photo Fest" | Casper, WY
"Photography Show" | 321 Casper Artists' Guild | Casper, WY
Spring Show | Academy of Art University | San Francisco, CA
Give It Your Best Shot | Winnemucca, NVA
"Wyoming's Wild West Photo Fest" | Casper, WY
I first discovered my love for
photography in the darkroom at Northwest College. While I was not a photography major, my Agriculture
Communications degree required the Intro to Photography course. I was fortunate enough to have to use a
darkroom to develop my own film. When I was in the darkroom for the first time watching my professor develop
prints, it was like magic to me. After a few days of my own developing, the darkroom became a magical place that
gave me peace and made moments come to life. During this time, I did not think of taking photography to the
next level. My professors encouraged me to stick to photography, because I have a unique eye to see what others
don't. I recieved my Masters of Fine Arts in Photography from the Academy of Art University.
While photographing on the side, I run and operate the family sheep ranch. We raise Columbia sheep and Natural Colored sheep. I have my PRCA Photographers Card (Professional Rodeo Cowboys
Association) and now besides traveling to ranches, I travel to PRCA rodeos to capture 8 seconds at a time.
I am an adjunct photography professor at Western Wyoming Community College, where I teach digital photography and black and white film photography.
