Heather Hotes Ebey(Heather Ebey)(@hhephoto)

Self-taught as an artist, I am blessed with a very active curiosity and a lifelong love of learning. I continue to explore new photography techniques to create non-traditional art through photography. In 2024, a workshop in Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) reshaped my vision—and a feature on my shift appeared in the online March 2025 issue of “ICM Photography Magazine.” I entered my image “Moonrise Over Peter Kirk Park” in two shows and was awarded a 2nd place ribbon in the 2025 Cascadia Competition cell division at the Washington State Fair and 2nd place People’s Choice at the Kirkland Seniors Art Show. As a former ribbon winner, I was on the Kirkland CIty Hall TWIK podcast on April 16, 2026 to discuss my art and the Senior Art Show. My "Two Painted Turtles Basking on a Log" received 1st place in the Senior Art Show in 2025. I was born in Massachusetts , but lived in many states. My favorite is Washington state. My family has been in Washington since late 1889. When I moved in 2017 from Southern California to Kirkland, WA. I felt like I had arrived home. Though I spent over three decades in IT positions, computer programming and web development, my creative side was always quietly growing. I have been making photos since my teens. My first darkroom class at UMass, Boston in the 1970s was exciting and I never stopped learning. Three years as a bookkeeper for Harvard’s Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts exposed me to a range of contemporary art.