Honorable Mention - I was honored to have "Tickle Me Purple", above, win an Honorable Mention in the Landscape category at the Georgia Nature Photography's 10th Anniversary Expo in Columbus, Georgia in April of 2019. There were over 260 entries in this contest from over 100 nature photographers who attended the Expo. In the landscape category as well as the other categories, there were photos from all over the country and even some from foreign countries.

Georgia Nature Photography Association - Oatland Island Wildlife Center Competition - I was honored to have five of the six images that I submitted for the GNPA Sponsored Oatland Island Wildlife Center Competition place in the top five in each category in 2018. There were over 80 images submitted from statewide participants in this competition. All of the images above were displayed at the Oatland Island Wildlife Center gallery from January-April of 2019. Below are the titles and categories that they placed in from left to right:

Grey Wolf - 1st Place/Found at Oatland Island Wildlife Center

Snowy Egret - 1st Place/Native Birds

Sand Dunes and Milky Way - 2nd Place/Coastal Landscapes

Wild Cumberland Horse - Honorable Mention/Wildlife

Bald Eagle Perch - Honorable Mention/Native Birds

State Top 24 - "Keenly Aware", pictured above, placed in the top 24 in the statewide Georgian Nature Photography Association's 'Nature in Black and White' contest. It was displayed in the Chattahoochee Nature Center's gallery in Roswell, Georgia from October through December of 2018.

State Top 12 – “Wicked Beauty” won Top 12 in the Georgia Nature Photography Association (GNPA) “Double Vision” Contest in the summer of 2018. The photograph will be painted by an artist from the Roswell Fine Art Academy and both pieces will be on display at the Chattahoochee Nature Center in Roswell, GA in the Summer/Fall of 2018. This photo can also be seen on The Weather Channel, Mon-Fri, 5pm-8pm on the their Weather Underground program.

2nd Runner Up and State Top 24 - “Driftwood Reflections” won Top 24 in the statewide Georgia Nature Photography Association (GNPA) “Double Vision” contest. It was painted by a Roswell Fine Art Academy artist and both pieces were displayed at the Chattahoochee Nature Center Fine Art Gallery in Roswell, GA in the Summer/Fall of 2017. The same piece also won 2nd Runner Up in the Coastal Wildscapes Photo Competition and will be displayed at the Darian Old Jail Art Center in April/May of 2018.

3rd Place - "Tybee Stars and Sand before Sunrise". 3rd Place in the Georgia Nature Photography Association's (GNPA) "Double Vision" contest. This photograph was painted by an artist from the Roswell Fine Art Academy who won 1st place and was displayed with the artist's painting at the Chattahoochee Nature Center Fine Art Gallery in Roswell, GA in the Summer/Fall of 2016.

1st Place - "Beach Dunes Sunrise", 1st Place/Best in Show in the GNPA Coastal Divsion, Road to Callaway Gardens Contest. It was displayed at the Callaway Garden's Discovery Center Fine Art Gallery in the Summer of 2015.

1st Place - "Blue Morning" - Georgia Nature Photographers Association, Coastal Division, Fall 2014, Displayed at Blick's Art Supply Fine Art Gallery

1st Place - "Night Heron's Night Watch" - Fine Art America, ABC Group - D is for Darkness, Summer 2014

1st Place - "Moon River Sunset", Chosen to represent Georgia and be published in the Eye on Fine Art Magazine, '50 States of Art' edition, Fall 2014