Jeff achieved this distinction based on reception of his portfolio Watershed which includes photographs of waterways, chiefly Southern, like the shot, above, of a garden on the North Toe River near Spruce Pine, North Carolina.
Jeff had pieces from this body of work at a show in Tallahassee, Florida in the 621 Gallery earlier this fall (hey, I had work at a show at 621 Gallery several years ago myself), in connection with a meeting of the SPESE Conference.
There's also an interview with Jeff up at URBANSAND, and he has work in a show up through January 13th, 2011, at the Reece Museum in Johnson City, TN, sponsored by the Appalachian Photography Project.
Congratulations to Jeff. He's definitely a Southern Photographer We Will Watch Out For.
Actually, I think it was the red wheelbarrow that makes this image. But then I'm a fan of William Carlos Williams, who knew that so much does depend on a red wheelbarrow.