Photographic Bio

Ellen and Steve are life partners and collaborators in fine art photography. Their photographic collaboration began during their visits to Yokohama, Hiroshima and Naoshima Japan. Their common interests have focused on the complex interactions between humans and the natural world and know no geographic boundaries.

Steve’s high school passion for photography was reignited during the advent of digital photography. His keen eye for geometry, formal structure and texture pervade his work. Ellen began her photographic journey through her passion for book making and is sustained by her interest in memory and curation. Ellen's eye for strong communication, color and sentiment compliment Steve’s more formal interests.

Their work is currently featured in 2018 Seeing in Sixes, a book of LensWork photographer projects, edited by Brooks Jensen and Maureen Gallagher. Their work has received many awards and has been exhibited broadly in California and beyond.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

Cuba: A View From The Street, Palo Alto Jewish Community Center, 2016

Pacific Rim Exposures II, Stanford Art Spaces, Stanford CA 2014

View from the Street, Koret Pavilion at Stanford University, 2013

Pacific Rim Exposures, PHOTO Gallery, Oakland, 2012

Naoshima Abstracted, Mountain View Center for Performing Arts, 2012

Naoshima Abstracted, Urban Hardwoods, San Francisco, CA, 2010

Selected Group Shows, Publications and Awards

Seeing in Sixes, Lenswork Magazine, 2018

International Juried Exhibition, Center for Photographic Art, 2018

Still Life: Elevating the Mundane, PhotoPlace Gallery, 2018

Of Dreams and Reality, Berkeley Art Center, 2018