Shows and News

Home of the Eagles

My photo of the  Eagles nesting in Alameda has found an appreciative home in the office of the nearby  Love Elementary School whose mascot is the eagles! I'm so pleased to have so many people enjoying my photograph every day.

The Sheridan Prize for Art Winners

For the second year, I entered and was honored in the Sheridan Prize for Art. My portrait "Dreaming at the Shore" received an Honorable Mention in the Photography category and "Golden Gate Bridge at Blue Hour" received an Honorable Mention in the People's Choice awards. Thank you to John Sheridan for creating the contest, to Harry Roche for selecting my portrait, and to "The People" who voted for my bridge photo!            

Oakland Feather River Photo Contest Winners

I'm honored to have won two categories of the first Oakland Feather River Family Camp photo contest! My photo of the train coming through the valley outside of camp in Quincy won the Camp Scenery Category and my image of a camper crossing the finish line in first in the Sack Race was awarded the Grand Prize!

Sleeping In

I am honored that my photo will be included in East Bay Photo Collective’s 2022 Member’s Show, “Where Would I Be Without You”. In this exhibit, twenty-eight photographers explore the meaning of Family. Where Would I Be Without You is up at The East Bay Photo Collective’s gallery space, Oakland Photo Workshop, from November 11th 2022 through January 6th, 2023. Oakland Photo Workshop is located at 312 8th St., in Oakland’s Chinatown neighborhood. Gallery hours are Fridays and Saturdays 12-6pm, Sundays 12-3pm.

Heron with Cranes

I am so grateful that this photograph was awarded an Honorable Mention in the Bay Area Sheridan Prize for Art! Thank you and sending big congratulations to winners in all categories. 

Visit my new Portrait Gallery

Due to an increased interest in portraiture, I've added a new section to my webpage. Check out my portrait gallery! Thank you to all of my amazing models. 

Independence Day with Entourage

This Fourth of July portrait of my daughter has been selected to be a part of the online gallery in the upcoming Portraits exhibit at PhotoPlace Gallery! It will be shown in the permanent online gallery, the exhibition book, and the slideshow projected in the gallery.

Contra Loma Path with Autumn Trees

Thank you Big Break Visitors Center for including my piece in your Meanings of Autumn Art Show. It will be on display through the end of the year!

Delta Decay is on display at The Big Break Visitor Center for the months of August and September, 2021!

Purple Haze at Claremont Canyon

My photo Purple Haze at Claremont Canyon will appear in the East Bay Regional Park District's 2021 Calendar!

This shelter-in-place photo of scarlet runner beans in my garden was recently featured in the chapbook collaboration between Plants and Poetry Journal and Poets are the Destroyers "When Pens Bloom".

Quaranteam Dream

I am pleased to my piece Quaranteam Dream included in the Thriving in Place Exhibit at Abrams Claghorn Gallery in Albany, CA.  I printed it at 10"x20" on float mounted metal.

Quaranteam Dream began with a digital photograph taken in June at Berkeley’s César Chávez Park. In the image, my daughter and her friend deliberately trudge up a hill covered with wind-blown grasses toward a skyline of somber clouds. Although I took a number of photographs at this location, this one stands out to me because of the composition and the figures’ perfect symmetry. The image has dark and dreamlike qualities, which I emphasized by opting for black and white, darkening the sky, adding a haze to the grasses, and printing on metal.

This piece speaks to the theme of resilience. Shelter-at-home has meant practicing my crafts of photography and writing with a completely different lifestyle. While my photography will more usually focus on a natural landscape, this image centers on my family, as does my current life. As time marches on and we remain in quarantine, our traditions and routines are altered by Covid-19, changing the color of life itself. We feel as though we are living in a fog or trance, a dreary one at that. But, we find moments of beauty and synchronicity. The outdoors has been a place of escape from the monotony of our days, where we might find adventure, interaction, and exhilaration. Children have been disproportionately impacted by the situation, cut off from schools and activities. But children are natural hill climbers in the face of a cloudy day; they grow and develop no matter what. Families are finding new ways to connect. We are lonely, but we are together. We’re doing our best with what we have.

East Bay Regional Park District is offering Digital Backgrounds that feature East Bay Parks for video calls. I am honored that two of my photos are included in their collection. They are available for download here and here.

Get in touch, I'd love to connect!  dtibbs.photos@gmail.com