Member Since: August 2011
I am a photographer who images and interests include landscapes, seascapes, wildlife, people, fine art, abstracts, surreal, fantasy, and digital compositing. I have been involved in photography for over forty years. My work has been published in Popu... more
| Gender: | Male |
| Artist Statement: | I am a photographer who images and interests include landscapes, seascapes, wildlife, people, fine art, abstracts, surreal, fantasy, and digital compositing. I have been involved in photography for over forty years. My work has been published in Popular Photography, Photo Life, B&W Magazine, Color Magazine, Focus Magazine, Photoforum's Best of Photograpy Annuals, Trierenberg Super Circuit in Austria, featured in Burrell ProColor Labs Rainbow Magazine and also in local publications. Many of my Fine Art Images are dramatic and allude to story telling. |
| Awards & Distinctions: | First Place: Computer Enhanced Category, Popular Photography, January 2002 Honorable Mentions and Finalist Awards: Annual Spring Contest, Photographer’s Forum, years 2002 thru 2010 Showcased: Digital Imaging Guide, Popular Photography, February 2003 Third Place: Your Best Shot, Popular Photography, November 2003 Fourth Place: Single Image Contest, PhotoLife Magazine 2003 First Place: Calendar Contest, Black River Publishing 2004 First Place: Creative Category, Popular Photography, January 2004 Bronze Award: Cityscape Category, Single Image Contest, B&W Magazine 2005 Merit Award: Landscape Category, Single Image Contest, B&W Magazine 2005 First Place: Creative Category, National Photo Awards 2005 Award of Excellence: Nature Category, National Photo Awards 2005 Award of Excellence: Landscape Category, National Photo Awards 2005 Award of Excellence: Travel Category, National Photo Awards 2005 Honorable Mention: Fall Contest, Grand Valley Artists 2005 Kent County Purchase Award: Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts 2006 Second Place: Travel Category, Better Photo .com 2006 Third Place: Spring Contest, Grand Valley Artists 2006 Best of Show: Fall Contest, Grand Valley Artists 2007 Second Place: Landscape Category, Better Photo .com 2007 Best of Show: Spring Contest, Grand Valley Artists 2008 Third Place People’s Choice Award: Winter Contest, Grand Valley Artists 2008 Second Generation of Festival Award: Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts 2008 Dr. Eugene S. Sevensma Memorial Award: Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts 2008 Honorable Mention: Celebration of the Arts Show, First United Methodist Church 2009 Second Place: Lowell Council of the Arts Show 2009 Included in Show Catalog: The Trierenberg Super Circuit Contest in Austria 2009 Nominee: B&W Spider Awards 2010 People’s Choice Award: Celebration of the Arts Show, First United Methodist Church 2010 Silver Award: Travel/People/Places Category, Single Image Contest, Color Magazine 2010 Silver Award: Flowers/Plants/Fruits Category, Single Image Contest, Color Magazine 2010 Gold Award: Panoramic Category,Trierenberg Super Circuit Contest in Austria 2010 Gold Award: Nature Category,Trierenberg Super Circuit Contest in Austria 2010 Merit Award: Digital Conceptulization Category, Single Image Contest, B&W Magazine 2010 Merit Award: Still Life/Objects Category, Single Image Contest, B&W Magazine 2010 |
| Artist Tags: | fine art, photography, nyhof, randall, randy |
