My passion for photography and travel began in childhood, inspired by National Geographic. In university, with my first proper camera and B&W film, this interest grew. After a year traveling in Europe and North Africa with Kodachrome, I hesitantly chose a career in business and finance over art school. Fortunately, my finance career allowed me to travel and continue developing my photography. Since retiring in 2021, I’ve focused on exploring the other side of my mind, inspired by light, color, and the world’s diversity.

Recognition

2024 Chromatic Awards, Amateur Category, 1st Place, Travel, 1st Place, Portrait, Honorable Mentions, Culture, Portraits

2024 Eyeshot Magazine Open Call, single image, First Place

2024 My Modern Met, Best Photos of 2024: Top 45 Photographs From Around the World

2024 ND Awards, Single, Non Professional, Third Place, People:Travel/Culture, two Honorable mentions in Single, Portrait and Travel/Culture

2024 Refocus Awards, World Photo Annual, Non-professional, Travel-Silver, People-Bronze

2024 International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention, People-Traditions/Culture

2024 Sony World Photography Awards, shortlisted, published, and exhibit Fotofest, New Zealand, September 2024- Open Landscape

2024 Atlas of Humanity, exhibit Milan, September 2024, Portrait

2024 The Independent Photographer, Finalist-Street, Finalist-Travel

2024 Life Framer, Editors Choice, Colors

2023 Global Rescue, Grand Prize, Travel

Publications

2013, Cuban Contrasts, www.blurb.com/b/11841791-bsc-cuban-contrasts-2023

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