In an ever‑changing world, capturing the fleeting yet profound nuances of human existence has been this artist’s relentless pursuit—whether journeying across continents or turning the lens inward on personal reflection. Over thirty‑five years and countless miles, he has built a distinguished career as a social documentary photographer, chronicling the resilience of communities from bustling metropolises to remote villages.
But alongside his extensive reportage, he has developed a parallel body of fine‑art personal projects, delving into themes of identity, memory, and the passage of time. Through self‑portrait series, he explores how our inner landscapes echo outward, using carefully composed imagery to trace the footsteps of past selves and the subtle transformations that shape who we are today. These intimate studies—rendered in the tactile beauty of black‑and‑white large‑format processes—invite viewers to contemplate their own histories and the universal experience of change.
More than a photographer, he is a storyteller and cultural bridge: with each image, he crafts a visual dialogue that transcends borders and unites disparate worlds. His documentary work offers deep empathy and understanding, while his fine‑art explorations illuminate the personal narratives we all carry. Whether documenting festival rituals or framing the quiet ripples of memory in a single portrait, his lens becomes a gateway into our shared humanity.
Through a lifetime of work woven with narratives of love, loss, triumph, and remembrance, this artist beckons us not only to bear witness but to engage with the profound connections that bind us. His photographs stand as both a testament to the richness of human culture and an invitation to pause, reflect, and honor the subtle currents of time that shape every life.
In esoteric fine art photography, ‘rules’ are merely maps of the familiar. I prefer to work in the unknown, as only beyond those rigid boundaries of convention does true evolution exist and the Self explores its boundless potential. That is my Ikigai.
2025 Photo Lucida, Top 200 Award, Echoes of Self portfolio.
2025 The Artist Gallery, Portrait 2025, Honorable Mention, Echoes of Self -Impermanence.
2025 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2025, PX3 2025, Bronze Prize, Portraiture/Self-Portrait, Echoes of Self portfolio.
2025 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2025, PX3 2025, Honorable Mention, Portraiture/Culture,
Balance and Blessing: Balinese Harmony.
2025 The Artist Gallery, Travel 2025, Honorable Mention, Sacred Union.
2025 European Photography Awards, Winner, Fine Art Photography – Portrait, Echoes of Self -Withering Ties.
2025 European Photography Awards, Winner, People Photography – Fine Art, Echoes of Self -Withering Ties.
2025 European Photography Awards, Winner, Black & White Photography – Portrait, Echoes of Self -Withering Ties.
2025 London Photography Awards, Gold Winner, People Photography – Self-Portrait, Echoes of Self – Whispers of Dreams portfolio.
2025 London Photography Awards, Gold Winner, Fine Art – Portrait, Echoes of Self -Whispers of Dreams portfolio.
2025 London Photography Awards, Gold Winner, Black and White – Portrait, Whispers of Dreams.
2025 11th Fine Art Photography Awards, Nominee, Portraits, “Whispers of Dreams.”
2025 MUSE Photography Awards 2025, Silver Winner, People Photography – Portrait, “Echoes of Self.”
2025 MUSE Photography Awards 2025, Gold Winner, Fine Art Photography – Portrait, “Echoes of Self.”
2025 MUSE Photography Awards 2025, Silver Winner, Black & White Photography – Portrait, “Echoes of Self.”
2024 Fine Art Photography Awards, Nominee, “Homesteads.”
2024 Rome Art Fair 2024, Selected – Honorable Mention, “IKIGAI.”
2023 The Independent Photographer, Travel Award, “Heartbeat of Florence.”
2023 London Contemporary Art Exhibition 2023, Selected, “Heartbeat of Florence.”
2023 New York Photography Awards, Honorable Mentions – Portrait, ”Heartbeat of Florence.”
2023 Venice Contemporary Art Exhibition 2023, Selected, “Heartbeat of Florence.”
2021 Fine Art Photography Awards, Nominee, “Rhapsody in Green.”
2022 London Photography Awards, Gold Winner, “Drought.”
2021 Fine Art Photography Awards, Nominee, “Soft Whisper.”
2020 Group Exhibition, Chromatic Photo Awards 2020, honorable mention “Birth.”
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Soho Photo Gallery, New York, International Alternative Processes 2025 show, Echoes of Self – Silent Horizons, Illuminated Reflection.
Dama Gallery, FOTO 2025, online exhibition, Echoes of Self – Traces of Belonging, Listening and Reclaiming Silence.
A Photographers Place, Raleigh, NC, Monochrome Exhibition, Echoes of Self – Whispers of Dreams, Impermanence and Echoes of Self – Silent Horizons, Illuminated Reflection.
The Coastal Landscape, PhotoPlace Gallery, Online Exhibition, Feeding Ground and Out for a Swim.
Art Through The Lens 2025, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY. Echoes of Self – Whispers of Dreams, Fertile Ground.
APA LA, Off the Clock Exhibition, Echoes of Self – Whispers of Dreams, Impermanence.
7th AIMPE Awagami Miniprint Exhibition, Yoshinogawa, Tokushima, Japan, Echoes of Self – Whispers of Dreams, Impermanence and Fertile Ground.
Spring Exhibition, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA. Echoes of Self – Whispers of Dreams, Fertile Ground, Echoes of Self – Ties that Bind, Withered Ties, Shared Journeys, Frosted Echoes, and Vestige.
PhotoPlace Gallery, Dreams and Imagined Realities, online gallery, Echoes of Self – Silent Horizons, Illuminated Reflection.
APA Chicago, Chicago, IL. Echoes of Self – Whispers of Dreams, Potential and Impermanence.
Cleveland Photo Fest “Through the Lens: A Portrait Show,” The Brownhoist Gallery, Cleveland, OH. Echoes of Self – Whispers of Dreams, Fertile Ground, and Impermanence.
The Glasgow Gallery of Photography CIC, Glasgow, Scotland. Echoes of Self – Whispers of Dreams, Fertile Ground.
Rome Art Fair, Rome, Italy, IKIGAI.
London Contemporary 2023, London, UK, Heartbeat of Florence.
Venice Contemporary 12th Edition, Venice, Italy, Heartbeat of Florence.
Social Documentary Network, online exhibition, Heartbeat of Florence.
Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence, Italy, Heartbeat of Florence.
Philip J Steele Gallery, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Lakewood, CO, USA, Colors of the Southwest.
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Dama Gallery, FOTO 2025 magazine, Echoes of Self – Listening and Reclaiming Silence.
“Unique southern Utah museum highlights conservation through thousands of taxidermy animals,” Interview by Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com, Utah.
“Bryce Canyon Wildlife Conservation Museum Celebrates 30 years in Garfield County with the Wildlife Conservation Book Release,” editorial, The Insider newspaper, Garfield and Wayne counties, Utah.
Echoes of Self, a fine art series of seven leporello books with self-portraits and self-as-subject, est. publication release Q4, 2025, books 1-7.
Echoes of Self-Travel Memories, ISBN: 979-8-9866224-3-9.
Echoes of Self – Whispers of Dreams, ISBN: 979-8-9866224-4-6.
Echoes of Self-Ties that Bind, ISBN: 979-8-9866224-5-3.
Echoes of Self – Silent Horizons, ISBN: 979-8-9866224-6-0.
Echoes of Self – Traces of Belonging, ISBN: 979-8-9866224-7-7.
Echoes of Self – Reflections of Tomorrow, ISBN: 979-8-9866224-8-4.
Echoes of Self – The Pulse of Nature, ISBN: 979-8-9866224-9-1.
Wildlife Conservation – Bryce Canyon Wildlife Conservation Museum, a 358 spread, 20”x 10” two-volumes lay-flat book, ISBN: 979-8-9866224-1-5 and 979-8-9866224-2-2
Painting with Light, a 38-spread, 24 x 12” portfolio lay-flat book, ISBN: 979-8-9866224-0-8.