One of the many online galleries I’ve found this year had an open art show posted in early May 2024. This little used gem from 2017 is on display online in the show. It’s always been a favorite but I’ve been told doesn’t really fit in my overall collection of work. Maybe true, but it deserves love too.

I was going to my friend Becky’s to do some portraits while she painted, and we had this magnificent overcast sky as I arrived. I told her to grab her pallet and brush and assume a painter’s pose. I over-edited the sky to bring out the clouds and left the rest unedited as if she hadn’t painted it yet. Fun!

I need to do more stuff like that again.

You can see the entire show here.

The Art Room Gallery online’s March show “Yellow” is live.

A photo I made in 2018 in Burano, Italy is part of the honorable mentions. It’s a very colorful town and as we were walking along I saw this woman posing for a photographer; they were obviously out for a shoot.

You can see the entire show here.

April 11th Art Fluent posted their online show “Face to Face,” a collection of portraits in various mediums.
I’m pleased to announce that this lesser seen portrait of mine is part of the show.

You can see the entire show here.

WHAT am I doing with all this sugar???

Head over to my 2024 projects page and find out here.

My series of “A” took an honorable mention at this year’s 20th International Photo Awards.

I received a call from David at the Victoria Photography Club yesterday to tell me I’d taken third place in the “People” category for “The Secret.” Always nice to place. I’m also pleased that this one was selected as I’ve thought it a fun photo since I made it in 2022 and this is the first time it’s been accepted / won someplace.

From a shoot back in May. Love doing makeup shoots with Cait and Becky (MUA)

An old classic makes a return for Art-Fluent’s online show “Still.” It was one of 72 images selected from 604 entries.

You can see the entire show here.

So a funny thing happened…

I’m still trying to get caught up on emails and such from the last few months because I had trips in March, April, May, AND June…

But wayyyyy back in May a gallery owner asked if they could use one of my past entries to promote this year’s entry. Naturally, I said yes. They dutifully tagged @Michael_Potts_photography…

Who isn’t me!

I’m @MPR_Visionaries (as you all know). This isn’t the first time I’ve encountered this mix-up. Easy to do. I’m sure Mr. Potts (whom I think is UK based) is undoubtedly a talented, handsome, wise gentleman, and perhaps one day our paths will cross and thereby end the universe in an explosion of awesomeness : P

Kaela in Death Valley is currently part of the Marin Society of Artists “Expressions 2023” online show. This was a portrait I took while Kaela was warming up; it’s quite cold there in December on the salt flats.

You can see the show in its entirety here.