Photo © Whitney Dafoe

Honorable Mention: Portrait
United States
Jason, Athol, Idaho
Jason, Athol, Idaho
A portrait of Jason.
Author: live in the Bay Area. I have been in love with photography ever since I took a darkroom class in high school in 1998. But I have always been driven by a strong vision and sense of purpose behind the act of creation. I have been to all 50 states photographing and exploring (not intentionally, it just happened), and I have travelled to many countries world wide without my camera to learn and experience.
I don't think of myself as any one kind of photographer, I like being open to the subject and exploring new ways of framing and communicating. I strive to make honest images that inform and inspire. As Leonard Cohen says, I'm "just a kid with a crazy dream".