Call me Lenore, call me Lennie; I'm fine with both. I'm an artist ... photographer ... writer ... editor ... and a damn fine cook.

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My photographic journey is eclectic and varied, with many of my photographs winning awards at various photographic competitions. As well, besides appearing in print publications, my work has been shown internationally.

Most recently, I had four photographs in the Signs of Life show at the Perfect Exposure Gallery in Alhambra, California. This Los Angeles area show featured photographs of vintage signs shot in the United States, Canada, and other countries.

Previously, The Museum of Neon Art in Glendale, CA, hosted #SignGeeks, an exhibition of vintage neon sign photographs, all shot by the Sign Geeks collective — an international group of photographers of which I am a founding member — who specialize in photographing vintage signage, with a special emphasis on neon.

The Sign Geeks Vintage Neon Photography Exhibit at The Space Gallery-Pomona in Los Angeles, CA, featured myself and my fellow Sign Geeks in our first international art exhibit. By invitation, I participated in the Signs From Different Worlds exhibit at the West 46 Gallery in Vienna, Austria. As well, I was featured in the “American Streetscapes” exhibition at The United States Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

I discovered my passion for photography when I was just eight years old and received an inexpensive Kodak camera as a gift. As a teenager, I switched to a Minolta SLR and haven't looked back since. I have always been fascinated with words and the alphabet and, not surprisingly, have spent much of my career as a writer and editor. That love of letters easily transformed many years ago into a love of signs, particularly vintage signage. While on vacation, others would be photographing the scenery or each other, while I could always be found taking photographs of old signs and buildings. I am attracted to all types of architectural detail, from ramshackle old buildings to cemetery stone angels.