As a versatile designer, I weave my passion for nature, oceans, plants, and flowers throughout many of my images, using experimental photographic techniques to explore the interplay of light and emotion. My work is driven by a fascination with capturing light to evoke ethereal, dreamlike feelings, inviting viewers into a world that hovers between reality and imagination.

Blending abstract photography with digital collage, I push the boundaries of visual storytelling, drawing inspiration from a childhood shaped by both a challenging illness and the creative influence of my artistic father. These early experiences instilled in me a deep desire to express myself through art, leading to a lifelong journey of creative exploration.

For over a decade, I have worked as a freelance photographer and graphic designer, continually seeking new ways to communicate ideas and feelings through innovative visual language. My portfolio reflects an ever-evolving artistic vision rooted in curiosity, resilience, and a deep love for the natural world.

ONLINE PUBLICATIONS

Abstraction Issue, F-Stop Magazine, 2019 

The Pivotal Image, Cumulus Photo, 2019 

Weekend Portfolio, Musée Magazine, 2019

Weekend Portfolio, Musée Magazine, 2017

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Any Shape or Form, Annual Juried Photography Show

Upstream Gallery, Hastings on Hudson, NY / Feb 2022

Images 2021 Fall Exhibition, Shoreline Arts Alliance Honorable Mention

Sill House Gallery,Old Lyme, CT / December 2021

Abstracting Nature

Spectrum Gallery Essex, CT / May 2021

Art of the Flower, Juried online exhibition

Medford Arts, NJ / March 2021

Images 2021

Shoreline Arts Alliance CT / March 2021

Conception Art Show, New York City

Conception Arts, New York, NY / August 2019

International Photography Exhibition

The Glasgow Gallery Of Photography Glasgow, Scotland/ July 2019

Rendering Likeness, Volume 2

Established Gallery, Brooklyn, NY / June 2019

People's Choice Salon Show

Greenpoint Gallery Brooklyn, NY / May 2019

For Inquiries please email me at elizabethlaurenwest@gmail.com