Vicky Stromee (vstromee)

My fascination with photography began at an early age. I got my first Brownie camera at age 8 and began shooting everything I saw. Watching the magic of an image emerge from the developing tray in my dad's darkroom; spending afternoons lying under the baby grand piano with waves of sound resonating around and through me; texture, pattern, fluidity, and change - these are my earliest influences and they continue to unfold in my work. Most recently I have begun to create photomontages incorporating natural objects into both abstract images and scenes of imaginary realism.

My work hangs in galleries, hospitals, and private and corporate collections throughout the US. It has been featured at the Griffin Museum of Photography, Boston; Waxlander Gallery, Santa Fe; PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont; A Smith Gallery, Texas; Fotonostrum, Barcelona; and Afterimage Gallery in Dallas. Selected images have representation through Cynthia Byrnes Contemporary Art in New York.

Professional Awards Include: •Critical Mass finalist (2023) •International Photography Award, Honorable Mention (15 Consecutive Years) •Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers, Series Winner (2023) •Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers, Honorable Mention (2023, 2022, 2021,2020) •Communication Arts Award of Excellence, Photography Annual (2022) •International Color Awards, Honorable Mention (2022 and 2023) •“Koo and the Long Dark Night” book images (2022): Photography Annual, Julia Margaret Cameron, Hand Magazine, Center for Photographic Art, Griffin Museum •Tokyo International Foto Awards, Gold (2023), Bronze (2021), Silver Award (2019) •American Society of Media Professionals, Best of 2015 Award