"The Ocean At Night" won Juror's Selecion at the New York Center for Photographic Art
My Photograph "The Ocean At Night" Won Juror's Selection at the New York Center for Photographic Art as part of their "Abstract" exhibition.
I live in the Bay Area. I have been in love with photography ever since I took a darkroom class in high school in 1998. But I have always been driven by a strong vision and sense of purpose behind the act of creation. I have been to all 50 states photographing and exploring (not intentionally, it just happened), and I have travelled to many countries world wide without my camera to learn and experience.
I don't think of myself as any one kind of photographer, I like being open to the subject and exploring new ways of framing and communicating. I strive to make honest images that inform and inspire. As Leonard Cohen said, I'm "just a kid with a crazy dream".
I am currently fighting a serious neuro immune illness called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. It has taken a slow and steady toll on my life since 2004 when I was 21 and I am now completely bedridden. There is no known cure. I struggle to continue my creative endeavors, and remain hopeful and inspired despite the desolate physical circumstances. I can no longer make the kinds of images you see on this site though I have continued to photograph as much as I can when I'm well enough and with the severely limited subject matter I have available.
Please see my ME/CFS page for more information about this illness and my battle to survive it
Selected Awards, Publications and Exhibitions
Photography
Awards
Professional Portrait Nominee, Fine Art Photography Awards, 2020Honorable Mention, Annual Photography Awards 2020
Honorable Mention, Portrait, Chromatic Awards 2020
Finalist, KLPhoto Awards Portrait Competition, 2010
1st Place, Microsoft Pro Photo Competition, 2008
3rd Place, Paul Sack Photography Award, 2008
Honorable Mention, Paul Sack Photography Award, 2006
Publications
Front Page, Palo Alto Weekly, January 2009Palo Alto Online Inauguration Photo Essay, 2009
BBC News, January, 2009
Village Voice, January 2009
Newsweek, Januray 2009
BBC News, August 23, 2008
Soma Magazine, Fashion issue, 2008
Digital Photo Pro, Sept/Oct Issue
AES Daily, AES San Francisco, Oct 3-5, 2008
Genome Technology Center, website, 2008
Exhibitions
New York Center for Photographic Art, Juror's Selection, April 2021PH Photography Gallery, Stories Exhibition, May 2021
KL Photo Awards Exhibition, Annexe Gallery, Malaysia, May 20 - June 6, 2010
Art in Nature Show, Center for Fine Art Photography. Dec 4 to Jan 9 2010
52 Editions - limited edition catalog of fine art photography
Art of Photography Show 2009- San Diego, Aug 29 to Nov 1 2009
Center For Fine Art Photography, "Mind's Eye" Exhibition, May, 2009
Group Show, Brown Bear Gallery, SF, January, 2008
Permanent Installation, Interactive Wellness Center, Menlo Park, CA, 2007
Film
Awards
California Student Media Festival, 1998 and 2000
Challenge 2000 Multimedia Project Selection, 1999 and 2000
Challenge 2000 Multimedia Project Award for Excellence, 2000
Center for Media Literacy Video Selection, 1998
Center for Media Education Festival, 1999
Educators for Social Responsibility- Social Awareness Award, 1998
Chicago International Film/Video Festival Selection, 2000
New Visions/New Voices Festival Selection, 2000
Pacific Film Archives Festival, Student Short Film Division Selection, 2000
Trailervision Web-site Selection, 2000
Publications
Gene Expression Using Affymetrix U133 Plus 2.0 Arrays
-published 2007 to Stanford.edu link
-feature length educational video teaching the Gene Expression procedure
developed at the Genome Technology Center, Stanford University
Video Featuring Robotic Equipment at the Stanford Genome Tech. Center
-published to NASA website 2005
News (Blog.)
Blog Archives
Index
Year / Month
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Two of My Photographs Chosen For Group Exhibitoin At PH21 Gallery
Two of my Photographs were chosen for a group exhibition in the theme of "Stories: Narrative Photography" at the PH21 Gallery in Budapest, Hungary.
This image just won honorable mention in three photography contests
I'm excited to announce that this photograph, Jason. Athol, Idaho, just won honorable mention in three photography contests. The Annual Photography Awards, the Chromatic Awards, and a Professional Portrait Nominee in the Fine Art Photography Awards. Thank you!
One of my portraits "Jason, Athol, Idaho" is a top 40 finalist in the KL photo Awards Portait Competition
You can vote for my image here! KL Photo Awards
The image will be part of a show at the Annexe Gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from May 20 - June 6, 2010. If you live in Malaysia you should check it out!
The image will be part of a show at the Annexe Gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from May 20 - June 6, 2010. If you live in Malaysia you should check it out!
Two of my phtographs part of Art of Photography exhibit in San Diego
I'm honored that two of my photographs were chosen to be part of the Art of Photography Exhibit in San Diego early this fall.
One of my photographs featured in "52 Editions"
On Wednessday, July 22 one of my photographs will be featured in "52 Editions", and prints will be for sale as part of a collectors edition of 275 prints.
Working as an intern for the Palo Alto Weekly
I'm working as an intern for the Palo Alto Weekly Newspaper right now. Aside from the headshots, it's a lot of fun, I get access to make portraits of people in intimate settings that are hard to get to normally. I could definitely see myself doing this for a living though I think I may want more gunfire to duck from.
Photogrphing at the inauguration of Barrack Obama
The crowd is completely ecstatic, riding the wave of joy and hope that this man created. I've never seen such a peaceful, calm crowd. Even the Secret Security officers are kind.
One of my phtographs won 1st place in the Microsoft Pro Photo Competition
I'm honored to win first place in this global competition. It was a lot of fun being wined and dined as VIP for my photographic work.