Night Photography nominee

The oldest know Bristlecone Pine is 5,000 years old making it the oldest known individual of any species on planet earth. These trees are in the hardest to reach spots but when you finally find them, it's always worth it. When I composed this image, my goal was to provoke a sense of time and universal age from the viewer. Seeing the oldest living organism on earth composed with the galactic center of our Milky Way galaxy seemed like the logical way to elicit that thought process.

Andrew was born in New York and has lived in Las Vegas for the past seventeen years. His career began as an assistant in a commercial photography studio. Later, Andrew went on to pursue his interest in photography and filmmaking with director, Brett Ratner.

Andrew worked with Mr. Ratner for three years on multiple projects including documentaries, music videos, and large format photography sessions. Andrew was offered the opportunity to attend the New York Film Academy on scholarship during his employment with Mr. Ratner and enthusiastically accepted the offer. Upon completion of the NYFA curriculum, Andrew was certain that he wanted to further expand his art education. He went on to receive his undergraduate degree at the State University of New York, Purchase College. In July 2000, Andrew made a life-changing decision to move to Las Vegas and start his family. He has three wonderful children and a beautiful wife. Andrew has pursued projects in painting, sculpting and photography on his journey as an artist.

Andrew currently has fourteen pieces on exhibit at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum.