Shannon grew up in a small town in Nevada. From a young age art was always something she enjoyed. She would spend hours drawing or creating art of some form every day.  When Shannon was 16, she was accepted into a program in her hometown that taught local youth, black and white film photography, as well as audio story telling through recorded interviews. From the moment her instructor Bruce Hucko showed her the dark room Shannon was fascinated. As her love for photography grew, so did her portfolio, which earned here a scholarship to The Art Institute of Seattle. Art school wasn’t always fun or easy, and Shannon quickly learned the types of photography that she liked and did not like. After 2.5 years in Seattle, she graduated with an Associate Degree in Commercial Photography. After graduation Shannon took a 6-year break from photography to be a makeup artist only to return to her original passion of photography thanks an inspiring trip to Europe. Once she found a PPA affiliate Shannon started to compete in image competitions, and on her second year of entering at the national level Shannon won the 1st place Grand Imaging Award in the Children photography category for the Professional Photographers of America in 2019.  Shannon won once again in 2021 taking 1^st place in the Children category, 3^rd place in Photographic open, and the overall Grand Imaging Award. Shannon loves to teach and share her long journey with her peers and can be found teaching both online and in person around the country through various forums. 

  When Shannon is not photographing, editing or teaching, she is a very busy mother to 3 small children, as well as a wife to her hard-working husband. 

 

Recent achievements:

    Overall GIA recipient 2021

    1^st place GIA- Children’s 2021

    3^rd Place Photographic open 2021

   1st place GIA-Children’s 2019

 Colorado State- General Photographer of the year 2019

 Colorado State-Master Photographer of the Year 2020

Cover image of Professional Photographer Magazine Feb. 2021

3x Grand Imaging award nominee 2022

2 images in the World Photographic Cup 2022