Images Short Listed in the September and October 2017 Competitions

Images Short Listed in the September and October 2017 Competitions

Three of my images have been short listed in recent The Motif Collective international fine art photography competitions. An image titled “Journey to the End of the Road” was included in the September 2017 Black & White themed online competition. Two images titled “123” and “Windows to Other Worlds” were included in the October 2017 Minimalism themed competition.

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Prints on Exhibit March 22 - May 20

Prints on Exhibit March 22 - May 20

Three of my prints are included in an upcoming exhibition at the North Gwinnett Arts Association Center for the Arts. The art gallery is located at 3930 Charleston Market Street in Suwanee Town Center, Suwanee, Georgia. The exhibition opens with a reception on March 22nd, 2017, 5:00 - 7:00 PM and runs through May 20th. The gallery is open 9:00AM - 5:00PM, Monday through Thursday and 9:00AM - 7:00PM, Friday and Saturday. 

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Iran Hostages Return Home, February 1981

Iran Hostages Return Home, February 1981

New York City only schedules ticker tape parades for big historical events and celebrations of national pride. American hostages being freed and returning to the US after 444 days of captivity during the Iran Hostage Crisis was one of those times. On a cold morning in early February 1981, the returned hostages paraded through lower Manhattan to a huge outpouring of national pride and tons of ticker tape cascading from every building along the route in lower Manhattan. Yellow ribbons, adopted as a symbol during the crisis to keep the national focus on the release of the hostages as a priority, were everywhere. Marching bands, music, and large cheering crowds of every age group and ethnicity contributed to the excitement and spectacle.

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