Distinctions

The Pursuit of Excellence. I believe competition is essential to creating exceptional fine art. Having my work evaluated by museum juries, art curators, and professional photography judges provides invaluable insight, continually raising the standard of my photography.

The Commitment. Competition is costly and time-consuming, often requiring extensive preparation and the creation of finished, exhibition-quality artwork. It also demands a willingness to have my work critically examined. I consider this investment an essential part of my pursuit of artistic excellence.

The Confidence of Collecting. When you invest in my art, you can do so with confidence—knowing that my photography has earned recognition from respected museum juries, art curators, and professional judges at the highest levels of photographic competition.

Distinctions

2026 | Selected Awards & Recognition

  • International Bronze Medal | Professional Photographers of America, International Photographic Competition | Snowstorm Sheet Music

  • 102nd Spring Salon, Juried Exhibition | Springville Museum of Art | Balancing Act

  • Best of Show | Utah State Fair | Sovereign of the Storm

  • Image of Excellence | Photographic Society of America | Sovereign of the Storm

  • First Place, Black & 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 & White – Cell Phone | Utah State Fair | Shades of Summer

  • Honorable Mention | Utah State Fair | Etched in Time

  • Nature Nominee | Masters of Color Awards, Americana Photo Awards | Horns and Thorns

  • Editorial & Press Nominee | Americana Photo Awards | Hooves and Horseflies

2026 | Professional Affiliations & Juried Art Festivals

  • Board of Directors, Second-Year Nomination | Intermountain Professional Photographers Association (IPPA)

  • Juried Artist | Park City Kimball Arts Festival

2025 | Awards & Recognition

  • 101st Spring Salon, Juried Exhibition | Springville Museum of Art | First Snow on Fall Leaves – La Sal Range

  • First Place, Black & White | Utah State Fair | Shades of Summer

  • Third Place, Cell Phone Photography | Utah State Fair | Petals and Pillars

  • Photojournalism Nominee | Black and White Spider Awards | Man and Machines Over Mountain

2025 | Professional Affiliations

  • Board of Directors | Intermountain Professional Photographers Association

2024 | Awards & Recognition

  • 100th Spring Salon, Juried Exhibition | 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

  • First Place, Street & Architecture | Utah State Fair | The Encounter

  • Second Place, Landscape | IPPA | Lonely Bristlecone Pine – Dead Horse Point

  • Second Place, Wildlife | Utah State Fair | Owl Twins Through the Mist

  • Second Place, Sunsets | Utah State Fair | Last Light Lace

  • Third Place, Nature & Wildlife | IPPA | Baby Osprey – Waiting for Mother

  • Fourth Place, Cell Phone Photography | Utah State Fair | Reflections

  • Honorable Mention, Wildlife | Black and White Spider Awards | Snowstorm Sheet Music

2023 | Awards & Recognition

  • First Place, Professional Wildlife | Utah State Fair | Waiting for Mother – Baby Osprey

  • Honorable Mention, Human Interest | Utah State Fair

  • Honorable Mention, Black & White | Utah State Fair

  • Honorable Mention, Reflections | Utah State Fair

2022 | Awards & Recognition

  • Photographer of the Year | Intermountain Professional Photographers Association

  • Court of Honor | IPPA

  • Reportage Award | IPPA

  • Superior Image (92) | IPPA | When the Leaves Are Gone

  • Excellent Image (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 | Awards & Recognition

  • 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

2018 | Awards & Recognition

  • Honorable Mention, Aerial | International Masters of Color Awards

2017–2009 | Awards & Recognition

  • Multiple International Nominations | International Color Awards | Americana, Architecture, Photojournalism, Still Life, Nature & Aerial Photography

2016 | Awards & Recognition

  • International First Place, People | International Masters of Color Awards | Better and Better

2014 | Awards & Recognition

  • Wildlife Recreation & Sportsman Portraiture Honors | Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

2013 | Awards & Recognition

  • Wildlife Recognition | Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

2008 | Awards & Recognition

  • Don Pugmire Award | Photography, Printing & Framing | Leap of Faith

  • PPA/IPPA Merit | The Aviator

  • Two Children’s Portraiture Ribbons | IPPA

2007 | Awards & Recognition

  • International First Place, Professional Wildlife | Art Wolfe International Photography Competition | Leap of Faith

  • Nature Nominee | International Masters of Color Awards | Leap of Faith