Accolades
Awards, competitions and recognition
- International Garden Photographer of the Year 2022 (finalist in Beautiful Gardens category, highly commended in Wildflower Landscapes category, and commended in Breathing Spaces category)
- UK Landscape Photographer of the Year 2021 overall winner
- Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition 2021 (shortlisted in Our Moon category)
- London Photo Festival 2021 (public vote winner - Architecture exhibition)
- EPSON International Pano Awards 2020 (finalist in Architecture category)
- National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year contest 2019 (Editor's Choice)
- 5th Fine Art Photography Awards (4x Nominee in the Landscape, Architecture, Cityscape, and Seascape categoroies)
- Outdoor Photographer of the Year contest 2018 (3x finalist)
- National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year contest 2017 (2x Editor's Choice)
- 3rd Fine Art Photography Awards (Nominee in the Cityscape category)
- Landscape Photography Magazine Photo of the Month contest winner (October 2016)
Published in Print
- Outdoor Photography Magazine - In conversation with LPOTY 2021 winner Mara Leite (August 2022)
- BBC Sky at Night Magazine - Astrophotography Gallery: Photos of the Month (August 2022)
- Outdoor Photography Magazine - Opening Shot (March 2022)
- Amateur Photography Magazine - Mara's Top Photography Tips (November 2021)
- Landscape Photographer of the Year: Collection 14 (October 2021)
- Astronomy Photographer of the Year: Collection 9 (September 2021)
- National Geographic Photography Book “Spectacle” (October 2018)
- Northwest & Travel Magazine (May 2017)
- Landscape Photography Magazine (December 2016)
Published Online
- Three photos featured in the PhotoPills Awards Book 2022 (May, June and July)
- Eye for the Light by Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) two part interview - "Rising Star" and "Interstellar Rising Star" (August 2022)
- PetaPixel: How to Photograph Christmas Ligh Displays (December 2019)
- Bored Panda trending page: I Try To Capture The Magical Beauty Of Christmas Time In London With My Photographs (December 2019)
- National Geographic: Photo of the Week (February 8, 2019)
- Featured Cover Photo in the National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year (2019)
- Clipper Vacations Magazine: Top 10 inspiring Seattle based Instagrammers (March 2018)
Exhibitions & Galleries
- Photography NOW at The Brick Lane Gallery (London, UK -May 2022 )
- Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition (London, UK - September 2021)
- London Photo Festival (London, UK - May 2021)
- Difference Festival (London, UK - February 2020)
- Holiday RAWk (Seattle, WA - December 2017)
- Rotella Gallery (Bellevue, WA - March 2017)
Judging
- 2022 Envision Kindness' photography contest
- 2021 International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) 'Capture the Dark' astrophotography contest
- 2018 Envision Kindness' photography contest
- 2017 Envision Kindness' photography contest
Talks
- Seattle Astronomical Society: Winners of the 2021 "Capture the Dark" contest (August 2021)
- Girlguiding Anglia: How to Photograph the Milky Way with a Smartphone (October 2020)