Lara Marie Photography

I began my lifelong love of photography when my parents gave me my first instant camera (110 film) in the 6th grade and I started putting together albums of snapshots of my family and friends, my travels, and school memories. Then armed with my first 35mm Olympus, I became photographer of my high school (and later college) yearbooks, developing my own black and white film and prints. For most of the last 25+ years I have taken photos of my favorite subjects - my three sons. Now that my nest is empty, I am exploring new subjects with my Sony mirrorless and a renewed enthusiasm for my craft--learning and growing with each outing I take with my camera. I mainly create landscape images and capture what I consider interesting architecture. I strive for fresh perspectives and to look for beauty even when it isn't obvious. I love being in the great outdoors--with or without a camera--hiking and kayaking. I thrive on new experiences and endeavor to learn something new every day.

- Lara Marie Davenport

Awards

First Place, Black and White Scenic/Architectural for Welcome to Davis Mansion. State Fair of Virginia, 2023.

Second Place, Black & White Architecture for Tower of Voices. Chesterfield County Fair 2023

Third Place, Black & White Landscape for Still On Guard. Chesterfield County Fair 2023.

First Place, Black & White Landscape for Sunlit Snowy Morning. Camera Club of Richmond End of Year Competition 2022

First Place, Color Architecture for Grand. Camera Club of Richmond End of Year Competition 2022

Second Place, Color Pictorial for Sunset Descent. Camera Club of Richmond End of Year Competition 2022

First Place, Color, Human Interest for Sunset Descent. State Fair of Virginia 2022.

Second Place, Black & White, Still Life for Gargoyle. State Fair of Virginia 2022.

First Place, Black & White Landscape for After the Storm. Camera Club of Richmond End of Year Competition 2021

Third Place, Color, Animals for Scout. State Fair of Virginia 2021.

First Place, Black & White Architecture for Beautiful Emptiness. Camera Club of Richmond End of Year Competition 2020.

Second Place, Color Architecture for London Museum of Natural History. Camera Club of Richmond End of Year Competition 2020.

Second Place, Color Landscape for Crabtree Falls. Camera Club of Richmond End of Year Competition 2020.

Installations

4 Wall Murals for interior of commercial office building designed by Little Diversified Architectural Consulting, 2020-2021 Beautiful Emptiness, The Anti-Commute, Maymont Italian Garden, Waiting Room of Main Street Station.

Juried Exhibitions

Artworks Simply Photography Show, Jan 28 – Feb 18, 2022. Artworks Gallery, Richmond, VA. Juror Anthony Rumley
Entry: After the Storm

Photo Work: Landscape and Architecture, July 1-20, 2021. Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR, online annex. Juror Todd Johnson
Entry: Arches Over the James

Artworks Simply Photography Show, Jan 22 – Feb 19, 2021. Juror Jeffrey Allison
Entry: Great Smoky Mountains July 2020

Artworks Exhibit - Richmond Photography Meetup Group, July 24 – August 16, 2020.
Jurors Liz Clayton and Robert Pfeifer
Entry: The Anti-Commute

Artworks Simply Photography Show, Jan 24 – Feb 14, 2020. Juror John Henley
Entries: Brushes of Fall and Stream of Leaves

Artworks All-Media Show, Sept 27 – Oct 20, 2019. Juror Michelle McGrath
Entry: Not Quite the Yellow Brick Road

Artworks All-Media Show, August 23 – Sept 22, 2019. Juror Kristen Peyton
Entry: Morning Blossoms at Byrd Park

Crossroads All-Media Show, September 20 – November 9, 2019. Juror Andre Lucero
Entry: Vanishing Bridge

Artworks Exhibit - Richmond Photography Meetup Group, June 28- July 20, 2019.
Jurors Liz Clayton and Robert Pfeifer
Entry: Vanishing Bridge

Crossroads All-Media Show, May 17 – July 7, 2019. Juror Diego Sanchez
Entry: Beautiful Emptiness

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden/Crossroads Art Center
“In the Garden” juried exhibition March 28-June 19, 2019.
Entry: Kaliedoscope Hydrangea

Other Exhibitions:

Music for Your Ears Exhibit 2023, F22 Photography Group. “Waterfalls.” Richmond Main Library. October 2023.

Woodland Wanderings Exhibit. Tarrington Clubhouse, Midlothian, VA. April–August, 2023

Music for Your Ears Exhibit 2022, F22 Photography Group. “Beauty of Italy.” Richmond Main Library. November 2022.

Camera Club of Richmond Exhibition, October 2021 – January 2022, VCU Health Main Hospital. Entry: Hazel Falls

Camera Club of Richmond Exhibition, September 2021 – January 2022, VCU Health, Stony Point. Entry: Finding Peace

Camera Club of Richmond Exhibition, July 17 – August 4, 2021, Montpelier Center for Arts & Education. Entry: Monticello in Bloom

Camera Club of Richmond Exhibition, November 2020,Virginia Eye Institute. Entry: Crossroads Bud.

Camera Club of Richmond Exhibition, October-November 2020, Montpelier Center for Arts & Education. Entries: Beautiful Emptiness and Monroe Park Spires.

Camera Club of Richmond Exhibition, August 2020, Henrico County Public Library Tuckahoe Branch. Entry: Perfect Day on the James.

Richmond Digital Photography Club Exhibition, Mar 2020, Henrico County Public Library Tuckahoe Branch. Entries: Not Quite the Yellow Brick Road; Deco.

Richmond Digital Photography Club Exhibition, July 2019, Henrico County Public Library Tuckahoe Branch. Entries: Morning Blossoms at Byrd Park; The Proud and the Humbled.