January Competition Judge: Sandi Croan

Category: Open

sandi_croanIf you’ve attended the Nature Visions Expo in the last couple of years, you’ve seen Sandi Croan and her award-winning photographs. In Northern Virginia circles, Sandi’s well known for landscape, nature, and travel photography, with an eye for capturing the unique and for creating fine art for homes and offices.

As an independent photographer, Sandi has won numerous competitions and awards, including Photographer of the Year and Print of the Year by the Northern Virginia Photographic Society. She’s also won Best In Show and Second Place at the juried Meadowlark Photo Expo in Vienna. Her images have been selected to be put on permanent display at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens and the Joseph Miller Center for the Photographic Arts. Sandi has been juried into numerous art shows including the VisArts exhibitions in Rockville, the Fairfax County Council of the Arts Show, and The Fraser Gallery International Photography Exhibition.

Sandi was a featured artist in Elan magazine, and her photograph “Blue Lagoon” appeared on the cover. She has also had other photographs published in local and national magazines. Sandi has sold many of her photographs to private, corporate, and government clients, and she does exhibits for businesses and special local events. She also displays her work at public and private venues such as civic centers and restaurants.

Since 2004, Sandi has been an active member of the Northern Virginia Photographic Society, serving on numerous board positions. She held the title of president of NVPS for two terms, from 2009-2011. Sandi speaks and judges frequently for metro area camera clubs and other exhibitions.

Sandi’s website