Press

We like to think our work speaks for itself. Here’s a list of what others are saying…

Bold Journey Magazine – April 2024 Issue
Meet John E. Kelly – Article

Off The Clock Exhibition – 2023
American Photographic Artists – Los Angeles
Featured Photographer – “Mountain Mist” – “Through the Trees”

VoyageLA Magazine – February 2023 Issue
Rising Stars: Meet John E. Kelly – Article

Off The Clock Exhibition – 2022
American Photographic Artists – Los Angeles
Featured Photographer – “Homestead” – “Twin Suns” – “Last Tango

Quiet Landscape – 2022
PhotoPlace Gallery Exhibition – Middlebury, Vermont
Featured Photographer – “Mountain Mist”

Black & White Magazine – June 2022 Issue
2 Page Spread featuring the “Blown Series”
“The Stand” – “The Repair” – “Blown”

Off The Clock Exhibition – 2021
American Photographic Artists – Los Angeles
Featured Photographer – “Old Men in Window”

American Advertising Awards 2021
Bronze Award – Product Sales Promotion Campaign
Summertime Meals – El Pollo Loco
Bronze Award – Animation
Summertime Meals – El Pollo Loco

Quiet Landscape – 2021
PhotoPlace Gallery Exhibition – Middlebury, Vermont
Featured Photographer – “Mountain Mist”

Off The Clock Exhibition – 2020
American Photographic Artists – Los Angeles
Featured Photographer – “Burnt Matchsticks”- “Boat Dock”- “Chianti Sky”

Portals: Windows, Mirrors, and Doors – 2020
PhotoPlace Gallery Exhibition – Middlebury, Vermont
Featured Photographer – “Broom”

PHOTOmontage: Constructed Reality – 2020
PhotoPlace Gallery Exhibition – Middlebury, Vermont
Featured Photographer – “Paddles with Dolphins”

Portraits of Self-Isolation – 2020
PhotoPlace Gallery Exhibition – Middlebury, Vermont
Featured Photographer – “COVID Cupcakes”

Water: Element of Change – 2020
PhotoPlace Gallery Exhibition – Middlebury, Vermont
Featured Photographer – “Snow Peak”

The Poetry of the Ordinary – 2020
PhotoPlace Gallery Exhibition – Middlebury. Vermont
Featured Photographer – “Blown”

Dreamscapes and Visions – 2020
PhotoPlace Gallery Exhibition – Middlebury, Vermont
Featured Photographer – “Moon Over the Mountain”
Abstraction – 2020
PhotoPlace Gallery Exhibition – Middlebury, Vermont
Featured Photographer – “Gush”

American Advertising Awards 2019
Silver Award – Color Photography
Window Clings – El Pollo Loco
Silver Award – Photography Campaign
Window Clings – El Pollo Loco

Off The Clock Exhibition – 2019
American Photographic Artists – Los Angeles
Featured Photographer – “Broom”

Intentional Spaces – 2019
PhotoPlace Gallery Exhibition – Middlebury, Vermont
Featured Photographer – “Sagrada Spiral”

Off The Clock Exhibition – 2018
American Photographic Artists – Los Angeles
Featured Photographer – “Winter Storm Montage”

Black and White Spider Awards – 2018
Honorable Mention in Children of the World – “Hope Lives Here”
Honorable Mention in Photojournalism – “Hope Lives Here”
Nominee in Nature – “Asheville”

International Color Awards – 2018
Nominee in Nature – “Starry Starry Night”

Black and White Spider Awards – 2017
Honorable Mention in Fine Art – “Bell Tower”
Nominee in Architectural – “Basilica Ceiling”
Nominee in Architectural – “Mezquita Cathedral de Cordoba”
Nominee in architectural – “Sagrada Interior”
Nominee in People – “Couple on the Seine”

Off The Clock Exhibition – 2016
American Photographic Artists – Los Angeles
Featured Photographer – “Dead Tree with Crows”

International Color Awards – 2016
Honorable Mention in Nude – “Body of Water”

Black and White Spider Awards – 2016
Honorable Mention in Sport – “Paddles with Dolphins”
Honorable Mention in Nature – “Bent Tree Over Road”
Nominee in Architectural – “Chapel Steeple”
Nominee in Nature – “Dead Tree with Crows”

Griffin Museum of Photography – 2015
Sky Exhibition – Winchester, Maine
Featured Photographer – “Sea Cliff”

American Advertising Awards 2015
Bronze Addy Award – Photography Campaign
Under 500 – El Pollo Loco

Artavita – 2015
Honorable Mention Award – “Portfolio Submission”

International Color Awards – 2015
Honorable Mention in Abstract – “Burnt Matchsticks”

Black and White Spider Awards – 2015
Nominee in Sport – “Shooting the Pier”

American Advertising Awards – 2014
Silver Addy Award – Photography Campaign
In-Store Posters – El Pollo Loco

Artavita – 2014
Award of Excellence – “Outdoor Table with Leaves”

Black and White Spider Awards – 2014
Nominee in Sport – “New Year’s Eve Torchlight Ski Parade”

American Advertising Awards 2013
Gold Addy Award – Color Photography
Tostada Salads – El Pollo Loco
Best Art Direction Addy Award
Tostada Salads – El Pollo Loco

Black and White Spider Awards – 2013
Nominee in Abstract – “Burnt Matchsticks”
Nominee in Still life – “Razor Blades”

Photography Master Cup – 2013
Nominee in Abstract – “Acrylic Push Pins”

Kontinent Awards – 2013
Official Selection in Fine Art Projects

American Advertising Awards 2012
Gold Addy Award – Menus
Wild Alaskan Seafood – Coco’s Restaurants
Silver Addy Award – Color Photography
Tis The Lobster Season – Coco’s Restaurants

One Eyeland Photography Awards – 2012
Silver Award – Fine Art, Still Life – “Graphic Realism”
Silver Award – Fine Art, Abstract – “Graphic Realism”
Finalist Award – Fine Art, Still Life – “Silver”

Museum of Modern Photography 2011
Our Culture Through Images Exhibition – San Francisco
Featured Artist in Food Photography – “Olive Martini” – “Angus Beef Burger”

American Advertising Awards 2011
Silver Addy Award – Art Direction & Design
Get STARted – Star Fine Foods
Bronze Addy Award – Color Photography
Get STARted – Star Fine Foods
Silver Addy Award – Art Direction & Design
Carrows Menu – Carrows Restaurants
Silver Addy Award – Color Photography
Carrows Menu – Carrows Restaurants

American Advertising Awards 2010
Silver Addy Award – Color Photography
Coco’s Winter Flavors – Coco’s Restaurants
Silver Addy Award – Color Photography
Coco’s Bakery Menu – Coco’s Restaurants

American Advertising Awards 2009
Addy Award – Best Art Direction
Lunch/Dinner Menu – Coco’s Restaurants
Silver Addy Award – Menu
Lunch/Dinner Menu – Coco’s Restaurants
Addy Award of Excellence – Menu
Breakfast Menu – Coco’s Restaurants
Addy Award of Distinction – Color Photography
Lunch/Dinner Menu – Coco’s Restaurants
Addy Award of Distinction – Color Photography
Breakfast Menu – Coco’s Restaurants

Echo Awards – 2000 – Silver Award

Pioneer Awards – 1998 – Silver Award

Echo Awards – 1997 – Gold Award

Pioneer Awards – 1997 – Silver Award

Lurzer’s Archive – 1996
Wienerschnitzel – “Vegetarians Can Eat The Bun Campaign”

American Advertising Awards – 1996
Award of Excellence – Color Photography
Wienerschnitzel – “Vegetarians Can Eat The Bun Campaign”

California Restaurant Association – 1996
Silver Award – Carrows Restaurant Menu

California Restaurant Association – 1995
Silver Award – Carrows Restaurant Breakfast Menu

Belding Awards – 1994 – Finalist