Ann is a macro photographer from the USA with a passion for capturing the smallest details and hidden beauty of the natural world. After a long career as a writer and editor, she now enjoys communing with nature and communicating visually with her Canon camera and macro lens.

Awards and Honors

• Global Lens Awards 2026: Editors Choice Award for “Captured”

• Lumearth Awards 2026: Honorable Mention for “Climatis Seed In Winter”

• Praxis Gallery “The Shape of Things” Exhibit 2025: “Nightmare” and “Aging Beauty” (Honorable Mention Awards)

• Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024: Finalists — “Leaf Ghoul” and “Sheltering”

• Nature Conservancy 2003 Photography Contest: Finalists — “Japanese Bug” and “Spoils of the Spittlebug”

“Captured”

Global Lens Awards: Editor’s Note: “Seen at close range, the dried vine is no longer a minor woodland detail. Its coil closes firmly around the young pine stem, with every ridge and point of contact made tactile by the stacked focus. The darkened background removes distraction and concentrates the tension within this small encounter. Capture remains both literal and suggestive, expressed through a simple natural form whose grip feels stronger the longer it is observed.”