Over the years my photographic interests have primarily centered on creating landscape, flower and nature images with an occasional venture into street and architectural pictures. In many of my photographs I strive to evoke an emotion, raise an uncertainty, or create a sense of movement by either isolating key elements or blurring the subject matter. These impressionistic photographs are not unlike the images we remember as we wake from our dreams. Whether a photograph is impressionistic or not, my goal is to share an experience that I found captivating and to encourage the viewer to pause and reflect upon a visual drama in our world.
- David Quinn
A further discussion of these themes can be found in "Finding Beauty and Drama in Long Island": interview available at The Woven Tale Press | Arts and Literary Journal and reproduced here at D Quinn Photography.
Awards
Honorable Mention, Neutral Density, ND Awards, Online Exhibit, 2018
Honorable Mention, L.A. Photo Curator, Boundaries, Online Exhibit, 2017, Los Angeles
2nd Place, L.A. Photo Curator, The Human Relationship to Water, Online Exhibit, 2017, Los Angeles
Best in Show, Photography Center of Cape Cod, Trees, Online Exhibit, 2015, Barnstable, MA
Chosen for "Best of the Best" Emerging Fine Art Photographers 2014 by BWGallerist
Best in Show, Long Island Arts Council at Freeport, 34th Juried Photography Show, 2014, Freeport, NY
Darkroom Gallery Master, Darkroom Gallery, 2014, Essex Junction, VT
Two Honorable Mentions, Neutral Density, ND Awards, Online Exhibit, 2014
Honorable Mention, Maine Media Workshop, Dreams, 2013, Rockport, ME
Honorable Mention, Light Space & Time Gallery, Landscape, 2013, Online
Award of Merit, Maryland Federation of Art, American Landscapes, 2013, Annapolis, MD
3rd Place Photography, Light Space & Time Gallery, Botanicals, 2013, Online
Honorable Mention, Huntington Arts Council, Photography, 2013, Huntington, NY
Artistic Distinction, Stone Voices, Inspired by Joy, 2012, Online
Honorable Mention, Worldwide Photography Gala Awards, 2nd Urban and Country Landscape Competition, 2012, Online
1st Place, Chasing the Light, Flowers: Objects of Romance, Religion and Reproduction, 2012, Online
Honorable Mention, Long Island Center of Photography, Fifth Regional Juried Photography Exhibition, 2011, Hempstead, NY
1st Place, East End Arts Council, "3" Annual Photography Show, 2008, Riverhead, NY
Publications
"Remembrance 4", F-Stop Magazine, February-March 2023, Issue No. 117
"Dreamlike 10", Shadow and Light Magazine, January-February 2023, Vol. 51
"Cabin Fever (Covid-19)" portfolio, Still Point Arts Quarterly, Summer 2021, No.42
"What Remains 4", Still Point Arts Quarterly, Spring 2021, Issue No.41
"Woodland Intimacy" portfolio, China Life Magazine, March 2020, Issue 172
"Ditch Plains", "Stony Brook Harbor II", "Sunlit", "Gilgo Beach II", The Woven Tale Press | Arts and Literary Journal, Vol. VI, #6, 2018
"Anemone Hidden Beauty", F-Stop Magazine, "Beauty/Beautiful", Issue No. 87, February-March, 2018
"What Remains 3", F-Stop Magazine, "Where I Live", Issue No. 73, October-November, 2015
"What Remains 11", Still Point Arts Quarterly, Fall 2015, Issue No. 19
"Long Ago", The Sun, March 2015, Issue 471
"Nearly Done", Still Point Arts Quarterly, Spring 2015, Issue No. 17
"Intimacy" portfolio, Shadow & Light Magazine, March/April 2015, Volume 1, Issue 04
"Far Away", The Photo Review, 2014, Volume 31, No. 1
"Reflections in a Stream", Still Point Arts Quarterly, Fall 2014, Issue No. 15
"Cold Sun", Still Point Arts Quarterly, Winter 2013, Issue No. 12
"Upon Awakening" portfolio, Stone Voices, Summer 2013, Issue No. 8
Solo Shows
Freeport Public Library, At First Glance, 2014, Freeport, NY
Juried Shows
Griffin Museum of Photography, 29th Annual Members Juried Online Exhibition, 2023, Winchester, MA
Chateau Gallery, In Dreams, Online, 2023, Louisville, KY
Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Landscape, 2023, Glasglow, Scotland
Praxis Gallery, Diptych Open Theme, 2023, Minneapolis, MN
Praxis Gallery, The Shadow Aspect, 2022, Minneapolis, MN
Praxis Gallery, The Shape of Things, 2021, Minneapolis, MN
Black Box Gallery, Field Work: Landscape and Architecture, Online Annex, 2021, Portland,OR
Davis Orton Gallery, Life in the Pandemic, Online, 2021, Hudson, NY
Still Point Arts Gallery, The Art of Isolation, Online, 2021, Brunswick, ME
Still Point Arts Gallery, My Deep Love of Place, Online, 2021, Brunswick, ME
PhotoPlace Gallery, Botanical, Online Annex, 2021, Middlebury, VT
Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Seascape, 2020, Glasgow, Scotland
Black Box Gallery, WHAT: Cars and Dogs, 2019, Portland, OR
Praxis Gallery, After Dark, 2019, Minneapolis, MN
Viewpoint Gallery, International Photography Competition, 2019, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Spider Awards, Black and White Annual Show, Online Exhibit, 2019
Blank Wall Gallery, Black and White, 2019, Athens
Neutral Density, ND Awards, Online Exhibit, 2018
1650 Gallery, Close Up, 2018, Los Angeles
Darkroom Gallery, Trees, 2018, Essex Junction, VT
Center for Fine Art Photography, Illumine, 2018, Fort Collins, CO
Don't Take Pictures, Structure, Online Exhibit, 2018
Black Box Gallery, Framed:Landscape Photography, 2018, Portland, OR
Black Box Gallery, Black and White: 2018, Portland, OR
L.A. Photo Curator, Boundaries, Online Exhibit, 2017, Los Angeles
New York Center for Photographic Arts, Glass and Wandering Curves, 2017, New York
1650 Gallery, Planes, Trains, & Automobiles, 2017, Los Angeles
Long Island Arts Council at Freeport, 37th Juried Photography Show, 2017, Freeport, NY
L.A. Photo Curator, The Human Relationship to Water, Online Exhibit, 2017, Los Angeles
Center for Fine Arts Photography, Water, 2016, Fort Collins, CO
Black Box Gallery, Framed: Shadow and Light, Online Annex, 2016, Portland, OR
PH21 Gallery, Intimacy, 2016, Budapest, Hungary
Cape Cod Art Association, Beaches, Shores & Coastlines, Online, 2016, Barnstable, MA
North Valley Art League, 2016 International Photography Show, Redding, CA
PhotoPlace Gallery, Up Close and Personal, 2016, Essex Junction, VT
Long Island Arts Council at Freeport, 36th Annual Juried Photography Show, 2016, Freeport, NY
New York Center for Photographic Arts, Trees, 2016, New York
Long Island Museum, I've Got the Music in Me, 2016, Stony Brook, NY
Huntington Arts Council, Driven to Abstraction, 2015, Huntington, NY
A Smith Gallery, Abstractions, 2015, Johnson City, Texas
Darkroom Gallery, Curvilinear, 2015, Essex Junction, VT
Still Point Art Gallery, Rectangles,Triangles, Circles: The Shape of Life, Online Exhibit, 2015, Brunswick, ME
Smithtown Arts Council, Dualities, 2015, Smithtown, NY
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Black And White, 2015, Brooklyn
Cape Cod Art Association, The National 2015, Barnstable, MA
Black Box Gallery, Gray Scale, Online Annex, 2015, Portland, OR
Darkroom Gallery, Natural Realm, 2015, Essex Junction,VT
Photography Center of Cape Cod, Trees, Online Exhibit, 2015, Barnstable, MA
PhotoPlace Gallery, Dawn/Dusk, Online Annex, 2015, Middlebury, VT
North Valley Art League, 2015 International Photography Show, Redding, CA
Long Island Museum, Landscapes: Wish You Were Here, 2015, Stony Brook, NY
Spiva Center for the Arts, PhotoSpiva, 2015, Joplin, MO
PhotoSynthesis Gallery, Elemental: earth, air, water, fire, 2015, Andover, CT
Black Box Gallery, Field Work: Nature and Landscape, Online Annex, 2015, Portland, OR
Darkroom Gallery, Chronograph, 2015, Essex Junction, VT
Still Point Gallery, Chasing the Light (Finding the Shadow), Online, 2015, Brunswick, ME
Neutral Density, ND Awards, Online Exhibit, 2014
Long Island Museum, LIMarts: Here and Now, 2014, Stony Brook, NY
Black Box Gallery, Poetics of Light, 2014, Portland, OR
Art League of Long Island, Pattern & Rhythm, 2014, Dix Hills, NY
Sharon Arts Center, Looking Out, 2014, Peterborough, NH
1650 Gallery, The Dark Side: Night Photography, 2014, Online Annex, Los Angeles, CA
1650 Gallery, Windows & Doors, 2014, Los Angeles, CA
Heckscher Museum, Long Island Biennial, 2014, Huntington, NY
Maryland Federation of Art, American Landscapes: Scenes from the Americas, 2014, Annapolis, MD
Academy of Fine Arts, National Juried Photography Exhibition, 2014, Lynchburg, VA
Smithtown Township Arts Council, 36th Annual Juried Fine Art Exhibit, 2014, Smithtown, NY
Still Point Art Gallery, Earth, Water, Fire, Air: Our World in Abstraction, 2014, Online, Brunswick, ME
Worldwide Photography Gala Awards/Municipal Heritage Museum, 3rd Biennial of Fine Art and Documentary Photography, 2014, Malaga, Spain
Black Box Gallery, Black and White, 2014, Portland, OR
Darkroom Gallery, Hue, 2014, Essex Junction, VT
Long Island Arts Council at Freeport, 34th Juried Photography Show, 2014, Freeport, NY, Best in Show
Barret Art Center, Photowork '14: National Juried Photography Show, 2014, Poughkeepsie, NY
PhotoPlace Gallery, Finding the Light, 2014, Online Annex, Middlebury, VT
Maryland Federation of Art, Focal Point, 2014, Annapolis, Maryland
Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition, Wide Open 5, 2014, Brooklyn
Providence Art Club, Nationwide All Media Open Juried Exhibition, 2014, Providence, RI
North Valley Art League, International Juried Photography Show, 2014, Online Annex, Redding, CA
Kiernan Gallery, In the Abstract, 2014, Lexington, VA
A Smith Gallery, "magic", 2014, Johnson City, Texas
Photography Center of Cape Cod, In the Moment, 2014, Barnstable, MA
Art League of Long Island, Landscape: From Metropolis to Arcadia, 2014, Dix Hills, NY
Black Box Gallery, New Colors, 2014, Online Annex, Portland, OR
PhotoPlace Gallery, Black & White, 2014, Online Annex, Middlebury, VT
Spiva Center for the Arts, PhotoSpiva, 2014, Joplin, MO
Photography Center of Cape Cod, Macro, 2014, Online, Barnstable, MA
LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange National XXVIII, 2014, LaGrange, GA
Darkroom Gallery, Illumine, 2014, Essex Junction, VT
Black Box Gallery, Landscape Looking at Photography, 2014, Portland, OR
The Photo Review, The 2013 Photo Review International Photography Competition, 2013, Online
263 Gallery, Wood, 2013, Cambridge, MA
Maine Media Workshop, Dreams, 2013, Rockport, ME, Honorable Mention
Linus Gallery, Light and Dark, 2013, Online
Still Point Gallery, Winter Splendor, 2013, Online
Light Space & Time Gallery, Landscape, 2013, Online, Honorable Mention
Darkroom Gallery, Real Life, 2013, Essex Junction, VT
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Unhinged, 2013, Brooklyn
Maryland Federation of Art, American Landscapes, 2013, Annapolis, MD, Award of Merit
PhotoPlace Gallery, Mountains and Sea, Online Annex, 2013, Middlebury, VT
Long Island Museum, Let's Go to the Beach, 2013, Stony Brook, NY
Light Space & Time Gallery, Botanicals, 2013, Online, 3rd Place Photography
Linus Gallery, Mood, 2013, Online
Light Space & Time Gallery, CityScapes, 2013, Online
East End Arts Council, Connections, 2013, Riverhead, NY
Long Island Arts Council at Freeport, 33rd Juried Photography Show, 2013, Freeport, NY
Huntington Arts Council, Masters Show, 2013, Huntington, NY
Art League of Long Island, Structure: Within and Beyond, 2013, Dix Hills, NY
Huntington Arts Council, Photography, 2013, Huntington, NY, Honorable Mention
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Wide Open 4 National Juried Art Show, 2013, Brooklyn
Morpho Gallery, 6th Annual Juried Photography Exhibit, 2013, Chicago
Darkroom Gallery, Rare Earth, 2013, Essex Junction, VT
Light Space & Time Gallery, All Photography, 2013, Online
PhotoPlace Gallery, The Magic of Light, 2013, Middlebury, VT
Infinity Art Gallery, Winter Expo, 2013, Online
Darkroom Gallery, Lost and Found, 2013, Essex Junction, VT
Art League of Long Island, 56th LI Artists Exhibition, 2013, Dix Hills, NY
Black Box Gallery, Shades of Grey, 2013, Portland, Oregon
1650 Gallery, Flower Power 2012, Los Angeles
Stone Voices, Inspired by Joy, 2012, Online, Artistic Distinction
Darkroom Gallery, Photography by Design, 2012, Essex Junction, VT
A Smith Gallery, Portals, 2012, Johnson City, Texas
M S Resny Gallery, Firmly Rooted, 2012, Lexington, Kentucky
Linus Gallery, Motion, 2012, Online
Worldwide Photography Gala Awards, 2nd Urban and Country Landscape Competition, 2012, Online, Honorable Mention
PhotoPlace Gallery, Windows and Mirrors, 2012, Middlebury, VT
Linus Gallery, Angles and Curves, 2012, Online
Light Space & Time Gallery, Botanicals, 2012, Online
Linus Gallery, The Water's Edge, 2012, Online
A Smith Gallery, Structure, 2012, Johnson City, Texas
East End Arts Council, Joy, 2012, Riverhead, NY
Darkroom Gallery, Among Trees, 2012, Essex Jct., VT
Chasing the Light, Flowers: Objects of Romance, Religion and Reproduction, 2012, Online, 1st Place
Linus Galleries, Botanicals, 2012, Online
Long Island Museum, Long Island Natural Wonder, 2012, Stony Brook, NY
PhotoPlace Gallery, Abstract Expressions, 2012, Middlebury, VT
East End Arts Council, Music, 2012, Riverhead, NY
1650 Gallery, Abstract: The Alternative Eye Online Annex, 2012, Los Angeles
Art League of Long Island, A Common Theme: Portraiture, 2012, Dix Hills, NY
East End Arts Council, La Morte, 2012, Riverhead, NY
Long Island Arts Council at Freeport, 32nd Annual Juried Photography Show, 2012, Freeport, NY
PhotoPlace Gallery, The Four Seasons Online Annex, 2012, Middlebury, VT
1650 Gallery, Flower Power Online Annex, 2011, Los Angeles
PhotoPlace Gallery, The Nature of Trees, 2011, Middlebury, VT
Linus Galleries, Nature, 2011, Long Beach, CA
Long Island Center of Photography, Fifth Regional Juried Photography Exhibition, 2011, Hempstead, NY, Honorable Mention
Long Island Arts Council at Freeport, 31st Annual Juried Photography Show, 2011, Freeport, NY
Art League of Long Island, 55th Long Island Artists Exhibition, 2011, Dix Hills, NY
PhotoPlace Gallery, Flowers, Trees, Birds, Bees: Nature Explored, 2011, Middlebury, VT
PhotoSpiva 2011, 35th Annual National Photography Competition, Joplin, MO
Infinity Art Gallery, 2011 Photography Expo, online
Long Island Center of Photography, Fourth Regional Juried Photography Exhibition, Hempstead, NY, 2010
East End Arts Council, Scenes from a Book, 2010, Riverhead, NY
fotofoto Gallery, 6th Annual National Photography Exhibition, 2010, Huntington, NY
Fort Dearborn-Chicago Photo Forum, International Photography Competition 2010, Chicago
Long Island Arts Council at Freeport, 30th Annual Juried Photography Show, 2010, Freeport, NY
Woodstock School of Art, Regional Exhibition, 2010, Woodstock, NY
Robeson Gallery, Penn State University, Images 2010, University Park, PA
East End Arts Council, Botanicals, 2010, Riverhead, NY
Fraser Gallery, 9th Annual International Photography Competition, 2010, Bethesda, MD
City of Palm Springs, CA, Earth Through a Lens, 2010
Coastal Arts League Museum, 25th Annual Juried Show, 2009, Half Moon Bay, CA
Long Island Center for Photography, 3rd Annual Photography Competition, 2009
Long Island Arts Council at Freeport, 29th Annual Juried Photography Show, 2009, Freeport, NY
Tri County Arts Council, 27th Annual National Small Works Exhibition, 2009, Cobleskill, NY
East End Arts Council, Secrets, 2009, Riverhead, NY
East End Arts Council, Driven to Abstraction, 2009, Riverhead, NY
PhotoSpiva 2009, 33rd Annual National Photography Competition, Joplin, MO
Long Island Center for Photography, 2nd Annual Photography Competition, 2008 at African American Museum, Hempstead, NY
Long Island Museum, Summer on Long Island, 2008, Stony Brook, NY
East End Arts Council, "3" Annual Photography Show, 2008, Riverhead, NY, 1st Place
Long Island Arts Council at Freeport, 28th Annual Juried Photography Show, 2008, Freeport, NY
East End Arts Council, Contemporary Landscape, 2008, Riverhead, NY
Huntington Arts Council, Views of Long Island Shores, 2008, Huntington, NY
fotofoto Gallery, Your Best Shot, 4th Annual Juried Photography Show, 2008, Huntington, NY