Awards Publications Prior Events

Awards

  • Jurors Award Main Street Fort Worth Apr 2013
  • Saint Louis Art Fair Best in Photography Sep 2012
  • Best in Show for Photography, Park City UT, Aug 2012
  • Honorable mention Santa Fe “Summer” international competition
  • Image featured on MSN.com homepage July 2012
  • Finalist in National Geographic “Traveler Contest” July 2012 for “Dust Dance”
  • Best in Show for Photography, Park City UT, Aug 2011
  • 2nd Place Lakeview East Festival of Arts, Sep 2010
  • Merit Award, Goldcoast Art Fair Chicago, Aug 2010
  • Best in Show for Photography, Park City UT, Aug 2010
  • Merit Award Utah Arts Fest, Salt Lake City, June 2010
  • 2nd Place 2D Lakeview East Festival of Arts, Sep 2009
  • Best in Photography Award Gold Coast Art Fair, Aug 2009
  • Honorable Mention Award Buffalo Grove Art Fair, July 2009
  • Best in Photography Award East Millenium Art Fair, June 2009
  • Fort Worth Main Street Art Fair Juror’s Award, April 2009
  • Chicago Art Open Honorable Mention, Oct 2008
  • Lakeview East Art Fair 2nd place in 2D medium, Aug 2008
  • Gold Coast Art Fair Merit Award, Aug 2008
  • Buffalo Grove Art Fair Merit Award, July 2008
  • Deerfield Art Fair Award of Excellence, June 2008
  • 1st place at “Oh, Shoot” juried exhibition at Bloomingdale Museum Jan-Feb 2008
  • Juror’s Choice, Chicago Art Open 2006, Chicago Artist’s Coalition
  • Best in Show, Art on Armitage Art Fair, June 2006
  • “Coolest of Cool Interns” College of DuPage for my internship as voted by the public based on my portfolio, April 2006
  • College of DuPage scholarship 2005, one scholarship awarded per year based primarily on career objectives and scholastic performance
  • “My State Park” scholarship for my image “Swamp at Sundown” in Tahquamenon Falls State Park, resulting in coverage by the COD newspaper and a recent interview by the COD Public Information department is expected to give me further publicity, January 2005

 

Publications

  • ABC Chicago segment on “Eternal Skies” exhibit Jan 2014
  • Ch 2 Denver news use of Lenticular Clouds over Fort Collins photo Nov 2013
  • Ch 2 Denver news use of Brush CO storm image June 2013
  • “Denver Centric” Magazine March 2013
  • NBC Kansas City live weather forecast and interview from my booth Sep 2012
  • Ch 2 Denver news use of lightning image over Trail Ridge Road Aug 2012
  • Ch 4 St. Louis live TVG interview for Belleville Art Fair May 2012
  • NBC Kansas City live weather forecast and interview from my booth Sep 2011
  • “Summer” Santa Fe Workshops, Summer competition 2011.
  • “New City” art magazine review of “Storm Chaser: Drama in the High Skies” exhibit.
  • FOX Houston broadcast interview on the Hurricane Briefing with meteorologist John Dawson, Oct 2009
  • Channel 39 Houston Live TV segment with meteorologist Justin Horne, Oct 2009
  • CBS used “Wilmington Tornado #1” on the news to promote the “Capture my Chicago” photo book since it was the most viewed photo that day, Sep 24rd 2009
  • CBS used “Sky Net” on the news to promote the “Capture my Chicago” photo book, Sep 23rd 2009
  • ABC Morning news live interview about my storm chase work and Goldcoast Art Fair, Jul 27th 2009
  • Article using my image to promote the Geneva Art Fair in eGeneva Magazine, July 2009
  • Use of images in Houston Luxury Living to promote the Bayou City Art Fesitval, Feb 2009
  • WGN TV segment on my storm chase work and Notebaert Exhibition, May 13th 2008
  • FOX TV segment on surviving severe weather included footage of my Notebaert Exhibit, May 4th 2008
  • Courier Newspaper full page article on my storm chase work and Notebaert Exhibition, Apr 11th 2008
  • ABC Morning news live interview about my storm chase work and Notebaert Exhibition, Apr 8th 2008
  • “2007 Chicago Art Open” 
  • “2007 Art Annual” Amdur Productions
  • “Prairie Light Review” Art Magazine, Fall 2007,Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Fall 2005, Spring 2005    
  • Photos used in The Weather Channel show “It Could Happen Tomorrow…” Jan 2007
  • Photos used by WGN Chicago and the Weather Channel 2006 and 2007
  • “2006 Chicago Art Open” 
  • “2006 Chicago Art Open” 
  • “Courier” college newspaper Summer 2005

 

 

Galleries

A few galleries are currently carrying my work: