Excellence in Photographic Art
My photography has been evaluated and selected by professional judges, museum juries, and art curators for its artistic, technical, and presentation quality.
The result is artwork created for you to the high standards expected in museums, galleries, and professional juried exhibitions.
Selected Highlights
2007 — First Place, Professional Wildlife
Art Wolfe International Photography Competition — “Leap of Faith,” Park City2016 — First Place, People
International Color Awards — “Better and Better”2022 — Photographer of the Year
Intermountain Professional Photographers Association (IPPA)2022 — Court of Honor & Reportage Award
IPPA — photographs of the 2021 Parleys Canyon Fire2024–2026 — Three Consecutive Juried Spring Salons
Springville Museum of Art2026 — Best of Show
Utah State Fair — “Sovereign of the Storm”2026 — Image of Excellence
Photographic Society of America — “Sovereign of the Storm”2026 — International Bronze Medal
Professional Photographers of America International Photographic Competition — “Snowstorm Sheet Music”2026 — Juried Artist
Park City Kimball Arts FestivalPermanent Display — “Leap of Faith”
Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter, Park City
Selected Awards by Year
2026
Best of Show — Utah State Fair, “Sovereign of the Storm”
Image of Excellence — Photographic Society of America, “Sovereign of the Storm”
First Place, Black and White — Utah State Fair, “Balancing Act”
Second Place, America 250 — Utah State Fair, “Life, Liberty”
Third Place, Landscape — Utah State Fair, “Lost in Time”
Fourth Place, Black and White — Utah State Fair, “Shades of Summer”
Honorable Mention — Utah State Fair, “Etched in Time”
102nd Spring Salon — Springville Museum of Art, “Balancing Act”
Juried Artist — Park City Kimball Arts Festival
International Bronze Medal — Professional Photographers of America International Photographic Competition, “Snowstorm Sheet Music”
Nature Nominee — Americana Photo Awards, “Horns and Thorns”
Editorial & Press Nominee — Americana Photo Awards, “Hooves and Horseflies”
2025
101st Spring Salon — Springville Museum of Art, “First Snow on Fall Leaves – La Sal Range”
Photojournalism Nominee — Black and White Spider Awards, “Man and Machines Over Mountain”
2024
100th Spring Salon — Springville Museum of Art, “When the Leaves Are Gone”
Nature & Wildlife Image of the Year — IPPA, “Snowstorm Sheet Music”
Landscape Image of the Year — IPPA, “Big Sky Country”
Third Place, Nature & Wildlife — IPPA, “Baby Osprey – Waiting for Mother”
Second Place, Landscape — IPPA, “Lonely Bristlecone Pine – Dead Horse Point”
First Place, Street & Architecture — Utah State Fair, “The Encounter”
Second Place, Wildlife — Utah State Fair, “Owl Twins Through the Mist”
Second Place, Sunsets — Utah State Fair, “Last Light Lace”
Fourth Place, Cell Phone — Utah State Fair, “Reflections”
Honorable Mention, Wildlife — Black and White Spider Awards, “Snowstorm Sheet Music”
2023
First Place, Professional Wildlife — Utah State Fair, “Waiting for Mother – Baby Osprey”
Honorable Mention, Human Interest — Utah State Fair
Honorable Mention, Black and White — Utah State Fair
Honorable Mention, Reflections — Utah State Fair
2022
Photographer of the Year — IPPA
Court of Honor — IPPA
Reportage Award — IPPA
Superior (92) — IPPA, “When the Leaves Are Gone”
Excellent (87) — IPPA, “God’s Paintbrush”
Honorable Mention, Photojournalism — International Color Awards, “Last Drop”
Honorable Mention, Photojournalism — International Color Awards, “Into the Inferno”
Honorable Mention, Aerial — International Color Awards, “On a Wing and a Prayer – Hometown Heroes”
Additional Honorable Mentions — International Color Awards, Wildlife, Americana & Nature
Supervisor’s Choice — Utah State Fair, “Winter Dreams – Utah Wild Mustangs”
Second Place, Professional Black & White — Utah State Fair, “Winter Dreams – Utah Wild Mustangs”
Second Place, Professional Wildlife — Utah State Fair, “Baby Great Horned Owl – Up on the Rooftop”
2021
Honorable Mention — Black and White Spider Awards, “Moon Rising Over White Barn”
Nominations — Black and White Spider Awards, Abstract, Americana & Nature
First Place, April PROMPT Competition — IPPA
First Place, May PROMPT Competition — IPPA
2009–2018
2018 — Honorable Mention, Aerial — International Color Awards
2009–2017 — Multiple Nominations — International Color Awards, including Americana, Architecture, Photojournalism, Still Life, Nature & Aerial
2013 — Wildlife Recognition — Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
2014 — Wildlife Recreation & Sportsman Portraiture Honors — Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
2008
2008 — Don Pugmire Award — Photography, printing & framing, “Leap of Faith”
2008 — PPA/IPPA Merit — “The Aviator”
2008 — Two Children’s Portraiture Ribbons — IPPA
2007
2007 — First Place, Professional Wildlife — Art Wolfe International Photography Competition, “Leap of Faith”
2007 — Nature Nominee — International Color Awards, “Leap of Faith”
Please enjoy a few digital images of these competitions below!
