About
Welcome to my Artistic Journey!
My journey as a photographer began long before I ever picked up a camera. For the first 45years of my life, I watched my mother create beautiful oil paintings of landscapes and flowers. Without realizing it at the time, I was absorbing her way of seeing—the appreciation of color, light, texture, and the quiet beauty found in the world around us. She planted a love of art in me that eventually found its own expression through photography.
In 2009, that love came into focus as I began photographing my daughters playing fast-pitch softball. For nearly a decade, I was drawn to the energy, emotion, and fleeting moments of the game. Photography taught me to anticipate a moment, to notice what happens in a fraction of a second, and to tell a story through a single frame.
As my daughters grew and their seasons of softball came to an end, my photography began to slow down and turn outward in a different way. I became increasingly fascinated by the natural world, particularly the small details that are easy to overlook. Macro photography became a way for me to pause and look more closely—to discover extraordinary colors, textures, patterns, and forms in something as simple as a flower, leaf, or tiny creature. I found that changing my perspective could transform the familiar into something unexpected.
That same instinct to capture fleeting moments led me to photograph a new generation—my four grandsons. Watching them learn to walk, run, laugh, explore, and play has reminded me that photography is not only about beautiful places or interesting subjects; it is also about preserving moments that disappear almost as quickly as they arrive. Through them, I have come to appreciate even more the connection between photography, memory, and the passage of time.
In recent years, my camera has taken me beyond Georgia and into the vast landscapes of the American West. Traveling through Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, Utah, Northern California, Oregon, Washington, and Vancouver has expanded my vision once again. I have found myself drawn to sweeping landscapes and dramatic light, but also to wildlife, changing seasons, and the intimate details that first captured my attention through macro photography.
Looking back, I see that my work has never really been about one particular subject. Whether photographing a softball game, a tiny flower, my grandsons at play, or a mountain range stretching toward the horizon, I am searching for the same thing: a moment worth noticing.
Photography has taught me to slow down, to look closer, and to remain curious. It has given me a way to explore the world while also preserving the people, places, and moments that have shaped my own. Through my lens, I hope to invite others to pause for a moment, see something from a different perspective, and discover the beauty that is always there waiting to be noticed.
Publications
Shoutout Atlanta Magazine - July 2024 Article
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2023 Exhibited Work
Chastain Gallery & Dunwoody Fine Art Association - “2023 Sights & Insights” Juried Exhibition
Atlanta Photography Group Maloof Gallery - 2023 Summer Group Show - “Joy and the Everyday” (Honorable Mention)
Marietta Cobb Museum of Art - 2023 Metro Montage XXIII Annual Juried Exhibition
Gallerium - 2023 Portraits Online Exhibition
The Avenues at West Cobb - South Cobb Arts Alliance (SCAA) - 2023 Art at the Avenue Juried Exhibition
Douglasville Cultural Arts Center - 2023 National Juried Arts Show (NJAS)
Johns Creek Arts Center - “Summer Serendipity 2023” Juried Exhibition
ArtWalk Jasper - Juried Art Show - 2023
Sewell Mill Cultural Arts Center -2023 Cobb Photographic Society Juried Exhibit (People’s Choice Award)
Camelback Gallery - “Color Impact 2023” International Juried Online Art Exhibition (Bronze Award)
Heart Soul & Art - “It’s Magic” Juried Art Show - 2023
Naturalist Gallery of Contemporary Art - Photography Exhibition - 2023
George E Ford Center - SCAA Juried Holiday Fine Art Exhibit - 2023
Atlanta Photography Group Main Gallery - “Belonging 2023” - Winter Exhibit
2024 Exhibited Work
Marietta Cobb Museum of Art - 2024 Georgia Photography Juried Exhibition
The Art Place - Acworth Arts Alliance “All About Values” Exhibit
Mable House Arts Center - “I Am Here” Juried Exhibition
Discover Douglasville - “Capture Outside the Lines” Fence Gallery - Displayed at O’Neal Plaza & Hunter Memorial Park
The Hudgens Center for Art - 9th Annual GNPA “Stand in Ansel Adams Footsteps” Exhibit (Two 1st Place Awards)
Suwanee Arts Center - “Love in the Modern World” Winter Juried Art Exhibit
Atlanta Photography Group Main Gallery - “Choice 2024” APG Member Show
Camelback Gallery - “Shades of Blue 2024” International Juried Online Exhibition (Finalist)
Lagrange Art Museum - Fifth Annual LaGrange Southeast Regional Juried Exhibition
The Art Place at Mountain View - 2024 Cobb Photographic Society Member Exhibit
North Cobb Regional Library - South Cobb Arts Alliance Member Exhibit
The Art Place - Acworth Arts Alliance - “Georgia On My Mind” Exhibit
Cobb County - 2024 M2R Traveling Fence Gallery
SE Center for Photography - “Color” Exhibit
SE Center for Photography - “Family Ties” Exhibit
Reeves House Visual Arts Center - “All the Fixins: Artists from the South” Juried Exhibit
The Avenues at West Cobb - South Cobb Arts Alliance (SCAA) - 2024 Art at the Avenue Juried Exhibition
Douglas County Courthouse - “Shoot Your Shot” Emerging Artists Juried Exhibit co-hosted by Georgia Arts Initiative and the Landen Prather Fine Art Gallery
The Art Place - Acworth Arts Alliance - “Transitions” Juried Exhibit (3rd Place Award)
Douglasville Cultural Arts Center - 2024 National Juried Arts Show (NJAS)
Douglasville Cultural Arts Center - “Local Lenses” - Cultural Arts Council Members Photography Exhibit
Sewell Mill Cultural Arts Center -2024 Cobb Photographic Society Exhibit
Roswell Visual Arts Center - RPS 28th Annual Photography Open Juried Exhibit (3rd Place & Honorable Mention Awards)
Discover Douglasville - “Capture Outside the Lines” Fence Gallery - Displayed at O’Neal Plaza & Hunter Memorial Park
Alpharetta Arts Center - “Art of the Elements” Juried Gallery Exhibit
Chattahoochee Nature Center - GNPA Black and White Nature Photography Exhibit
Cobb County Parks - 2024 “Fun in the Park” Photo Contest (2nd Place Award)
Cobb County Photographic Society Annual Awards (Novice Photo of the Year Award)
2025 Exhibited Work
The Mable House Arts Center - “Nature’s Tapestry: Macro Impressions” Solo Photography Exhibit by Lori Mitchum
The Hudgens Center for Art - 10th Annual GNPA “Stand in Ansel Adams Footsteps” Exhibit (2nd & 3rd Place Awards)
Camelback Gallery - “Abstracts 2025” International Juried Online Art Exhibition (Finalist Award)
The Art Place - Acworth Arts Alliance “People, Places & Things” Exhibit
Milford Recreation Center - “Belonging: My Community” - 2 Photographs on display (Permanent Installation)
Cobb County - 2024 M2R Traveling Fence Gallery
The Art Place - Acworth Arts Alliance “Dreaming” Exhibit
The Avenues at West Cobb - South Cobb Arts Alliance (SCAA) - 2025 Art at the Avenue Juried Exhibition
Marietta Cobb Museum of Art - 2025 Metro Montage XXV Annual Juried Exhibition
Powder Springs City Hall - 2025 Art Installation - October-December 2025
The Art Place at Mountain View - “Nature’s Tapestry: Macro Impressions” Solo Photography Exhibit by Lori Mitchum
Roswell Visual Arts Center - Roswell Photographic Society’s 29th Annual Open Juried Exhibit
Sewell Mill Cultural Arts Center -2025 Cobb Photographic Society Exhibit
2026 Exhibited Work
Ben Robertson Community Center - City of Kennesaw & Smith Gilbert Gardens present the Art Blooms Juried Exhibit
Reeves House Visual Arts Center - “All the Fixins: Artists from the South” Juried Exhibit
Chastain Arts Gallery - Reflections: “Women’s Voices in Art” Juried Exhibit (2nd Place Award)
The Avenues at West Cobb - South Cobb Arts Alliance (SCAA) - 2026 Art at the Avenue Juried Exhibition
Johns Creek Arts Center - “Summer Serendipity 2026” Juried Exhibition
Douglasville Cultural Arts Center - 2026 National Juried Arts Show (NJAS)
Smyrna Library Art Gallery - “Wandering the West” Solo Photography Exhibit by Lori Mitchum
Powder Springs City Hall - SCAA 250 Year of Art & Counting - America the Beautiful Photography Juried Exhibit
Roswell Visual Arts Center - Roswell Photographic Society’s 30th Annual Open Juried Exhibit
Douglasville Cultural Arts Center - 2026 Local Lenses Photography Exhibit