One Life selected me as one of the top 100 international photographers.

One Life is an international call for photography that delves into the lives of the global community. Artists Wanted and PDN Magazine have partnered to bring photographers together to submit images illustrating their lives, loves and passions. The world is changing, but the power of images is constant. Photography allows us to transcend barriers and demonstrate that, with all our differences, we are one community, one world, One Life.

Exhibition dates: Feb. 1-Feb.26, 2011

My piece, “Dark Object” was selected for this competition and received an Honorable Mention. This is from a new series about monolithic objects.  These images are printed on matte archival paper which gives the surface a velvet quality.

In an era when large prints, really large prints, are in vogue, there is still a group of photographers who enjoy the discipline of creating small masterpieces. To afford them a measure of recognition, Soho Photo is initiating its Annual National Small Works Competition in February, 2011.

The Competition has no limit as to subject matter or technique, but the finished print size cannot be larger than 6 inches in each direction. Mattes and frames cannot exceed 12 inches in each direction. Our juror will be selecting the images to be exhibited and will award prizes as well.

The Juror: Richard Klein Exhibitions Director, Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art Ridgefield, CT. Richard Klein is a Connecticut-based artist, curator, writer and Exhibitions Director of The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art in Ridgefield, CT.The Aldrich is one of the few non-collecting contemporary art museums in the United States.

Soho Photo Gallery is the oldest artist-run photography gallery in New York City. It was established in 1971 by a group of photojournalists and avant garde photographers who were seeking an alternative gallery space in which to exhibit their work.

The Julia Margaret Cameron Award 2010 International Award for women photographers has named Joyce P Lopez a finalist for her “The Trouble with Birds” series.  Julia Margaret Cameron (June 11, 1815 – January 26, 1879) was a British photographer and this award is named to honor her.

The Photo Review named me a finalist in the recently announced 2009 competition under “Some Creatures” award.

The Photo Review is a critical journal of national scope and international readership. Publishing since 1976, the Photo Review covers photography events throughout the country and serves as a central resource for the Mid-Atlantic region. The Photo Review quarterly journal has earned a reputation as one of the best serious photography publications being produced today.

Editor Stephen Perloff, a respected writer, educator and photographer, has been interviewed for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal.

While there, I received word from the Center (formerly the Santa Fe Center for Photography) that I was a prize winner in the Editor’s Choice Award. This was awarded by Kathy Ryan, picture editor of The New York Times Magazine and Scott Thode-Editor in Chief, Vll. Images from “The Trouble with Birds” series were the award winning images.

Thousands of images were received from 68 countries worldwide. The awards international Jury included captains of the industry from Magnum Photos, The Armory Show, Fratelli Alinari, Contrasto to Tate and Hamiltons in London who honored Spider Fellows with 84 coveted title awards in 28 categories. The judges reviewed the entries online for eight weeks before making their final nominations and Joyce P. Lopez’s “Begin To Question,” an exceptional image entered in the Abstract category, received a high percentage of votes overall.

You can view the 5th Annual Winners Gallery at www.thespiderawards.com

BLACK AND WHITE SPIDER AWARDS is the leading international award honoring excellence in black and white photography. This celebrated event shines a spotlight on the best professional and amateur photographers worldwide and honors the finest images with the highest achievements in black and white photography.

Begin To Question

100,000 birds die annually on their bi-annual migratory flights. All the birds in this series are dead but beautiful biological specimens worthy of reverence, and visual contemplation.

Climate change is affecting migratory birds, others succumb to accidents, changes in available food, disease, etc. These birds are warning us about our impact on the environment, and to take responsibility.

In the illustrative, detailed style of Audubon’s paintings of birds, I chose to scan these birds for maximum detail of their bodies, some details difficult to discern with the naked eye. I am seeking to call attention to their plummeting populations and difficulties. All are archival pigment prints on Crane’s Museo Silver Rag paper.

This is the series that was selected for exhibition at FOTOWEEK DC 09.