My photography series "Painting with Light" - black and white images that won the 2023 Professional Landscape Division's Peoples Vote Awards at the reFocus Black and White Awards

The great Miroslav Tichý once stated, "Photography is painting with light.” Light can fall at various intensities and highlight areas differently daily, creating countless ways to paint with light.

This series won the People's Vote Award at the 2023 ReFocus International Black and White Awards in the Professional Landscape category.

Lumière et Ombre

Light and shadows play on the surfaces of the western foothill slopes of the White Mountain range of California late one afternoon. Nüümü Witü, Newe, & Nüümü Ancestral Homeland.

Intricate Layers

Black and white photograph of the intricate layers at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park, CA. Timbisha Shoshone & Newe Sogobia Ancestral Homeland.

Illuminé la Montagne

One of the mountains out of the East Rosebud Drainage of the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness in Montana was lit up by the morning light, leaving light and shadows. Apsáalooke, Northern Arapaho, Shoshone, Shoshone-Bannock, & Tsis tsis'tas Ancestral Homeland.

Early morning sun making the shadows dance across the rocks at Death Valley National Park, CA. Timbisha Shoshone &amp;amp; Newe Sogobia Ancestral Homeland.

Spaciousness

Early morning sun making the shadows dance across the rocks at Death Valley National Park, CA. Timbisha Shoshone & Newe Sogobia Ancestral Homeland.

Waterfall of Light

The beautiful pine trees on the Yosemite Valley floor meeting up at the base of Lower Cathedral Rock back in May 2023. My friend @surf_wave70 commented on my color photo I posted back in August that it looked like a Waterfall of Light, and I changed the name of my photo to that as I loved it! Yosemite National Park, CA. Ahwahnechee Ancestral Homeland.

The beautiful Yayan waterfall (Ahwahnechee name for Cascade Falls) was massive after Sierra Nevada&amp;#x27;s huge snowpack this past winter. Ahwahnechee Ancestral Homeland. Yosemite National Park, CA.

Existing

The beautiful Yayan waterfall (Ahwahnechee name for Cascade Falls) was massive after Sierra Nevada's huge snowpack this past winter. Ahwahnechee Ancestral Homeland. Yosemite National Park, CA.

The sun&amp;#x27;s rays barely touched the tops of the sedimentary hills of Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, CA in January 2023. Timbisha Shoshone &amp;amp; Newe Sogobia Ancestral Homeland.

Pristine

The sun's rays barely touched the tops of the sedimentary hills of Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, CA in January 2023. Timbisha Shoshone & Newe Sogobia Ancestral Homeland.

Tons of snow still left on the mountains near Donner Summit , CA during Memorial Day weekend, May 2023. Wašišiw Ɂítdeʔ (Washoe) and Cayuse, Umatilla, &amp;amp; Walla Walla Ancestral Homeland.

Lingering Winter

Tons of snow still left on the mountains near Donner Summit , CA during Memorial Day weekend, May 2023. Wašišiw Ɂítdeʔ (Washoe) and Cayuse, Umatilla, & Walla Walla Ancestral Homeland.

Changing Weather

Beautiful stormy weather over the backcountry of Yosemite National Park with Mount Starr King in the distance last August 2023 up at Washburn Point. Ahwahneechee Ancestral Homeland.