Photographic Library
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SPECIAL DEDICATION: OLE FRIENDS & LOVE ONES
FIVE DECADES OF GLOBETROTTING & HAVE PRESENTED UNIQUE CHALLENGES WITH EACH MOVE, I FOUND THE SILVER LINING HAS BEEN THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE I'VE ENCOUNTERED. FROM THE WELCOMING WARMTH OF THE UNITED KINGDOM TO THE FAMILIAL (GRANDE ABRACO) EMBRACE IN BRAZIL, THE EUROPEAN UNION'S DIVERSE TAPESTRY, TO THE CAMARADERIE IN AUSTRALIA, & THE VIBRANT CULTURES OF HONG KONG, CHINA, MICRONESIA & MARIANAS COMMONWEALTH. & THE PHILIPPINES—I EXTEND MY HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE WELCOMED ME AS A FAMILY MEMBER ON THIS EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY.
JULY 2025: (NNAF) NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION AWARDED TED MCDONNELL FIRST PLACE (PHOTO ESSAY) AMONG ALL PAPERS UNDER 5,000 CIRCULATIONS FOR IMAGES FROM A FESTIVE START-OF-SUMMER WEEKEND ON FRIDAY NIGHTS ON MAIN, THE WOODEN BOAT SHOW AND BELVEDERE CONCERTS IN THE PARK.
MAY 2025; 2024 CALIFORNIA JOURNALISM ASSOCIATION AWARDED TED MCDONNELL FIRST PLACE FOR FEATURE PHOTOGRAPH & PHOTOJOURNALISM, A FOURTH PLACE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE JOURNALISM, AND A FIFTH PLACE FOR PHOTO STORY-ESSAY (DIVISION 7)
June 2026: 2026 CALIFORNIA JOURNALISM ASSOCIATION Award Second place for Photojournalism and 2026 The Best National Small Community Newspaper Weekly
3/21 - 4/26 a European based: Pexels.com (Image Bank) Tracking 10.4 Million+ viewer and hundreds of thousand downloads.
*** TOP PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA AWARDED IN NOVEMBER 1ST 2025-26 MARQUIS WHO’S WHO IN AMERICA
** TOP PROFESSIONAL OF INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONALS AWARDED IN FEBRUARY 2005-06: INTERNATIONAL WHO’S WHO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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GRATITUDE BRINGS LIFE LONG LESSONS
LIVING AMONG VARIOUS CULTURES, WALKING IN OTHERS SHOES, & SHARING TABLES WITH NEW FRIENDS IN MY ADOPTED HOME COUNTRIES HAVE TRANSFORMED ME INTO A CREATIVE OPTIMIST. THIS UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE INFUSES MY PHOTOGRAPHY WITH A PROFOUND APPRECIATION FOR THE RICHNESS OF LIFE'S STORIES.
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TED’S PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY - LINKS
TED’S FULL BIO - TED IN FOCUS
TED’S BLOG - BEHIND THE LENS
TED’S RETAIL - PRINTSHOP
TED’S MESSAGE TO FRIENDS & LOVE ONES - DEDICATION
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TED’S ‘PURE’ PHOTOGRAPHY WEBSITES
A STUDY IN PHOTOGRAPHY:
GALLERY, BOOKSTORE AND PRINT SHOP - ACROSS THE BAY IN TIBURON (NEW BOOK)
*TED’S PEXELS EUROPEAN IMAGE BANK SITE
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