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Selected Experience:

Residential faculty member of the Mesa Community College Art Dept. in Arizona. Taught digital photography & post-production 2006 - 2021.
Retired 2021, Professor Emeritus
Created & taught “Summer in the Sierra” Digital Photography Program 2015, 2016, 2017 based in Mammoth Lakes, CA for Mesa Community College
Created & taught STEAM Star Photography lecture & remote night location workshop for Mesa Community College
Curated “Summer in the Sierra” and “Effects of Altitude” student exhibitions
Freelance Editorial/Commercial photographer 1986 – 2006, San Diego, CA

Selected Photography Awards/Exhibits:

PX3 (Prix de la Photographie Paris): Gold Award
IPA (International Photography Awards): 3rd place, Honorable Mention, Official Selection
BIFA (Budapest International Foto Awards): Gold, Bronze, Honorable Mention
ND Awards (Neutral Density): Honorable Mention
SpaceX Inspiration4 Mission in-space exhibition
Mesa Community College Art Gallery permanent collection, Phoenix: A Creative Oasis, Idea Museum, Arizona Artist Guild, Capture 12 Gallery
Mesa Community College Faculty Art/Photography exhibitions 2006 - 2018

Juror for Art/Photography Exhibitions:
Phoenix College, Computer Edge Magazine, Fountain Hills AZ Art Exhibition, Mesa Public Library

Guest Speaker:
Arizona Camera Club Council, Phoenix Camera Club, Digital Imaging Group Scottsdale, Cave Creek Dark Sky Initiative, Mesa Public Library, Art Institute of San Diego, Southern CA Society of Illustrators, Southern CA Cartoonists Society

Selected Clients:
America West Airlines, California Business News, Bank of America, American Residential Mortgage, National Geographic, The Dairy Council of CA , The Nature Conservancy, World And I Magazine

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