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