Dave Drost
To The West Photography
Publications:
Outdoor Photography Magazine
Digital Photo Magazine
Cowboys & Indians Magazine
Arizona Highways Magazine
Loan Collections 2012 - Arizona Professional Photographer Association
Awards
2025 3rd Place- 0598 "White Pocket"
The International Photograph of the Year
2024 Top 2% of 3643 Entries- "Illuminated" and "Desert Stars"
The International Photographer of the Year
2022 2nd Place - "Illuminated"
The American Landscape, Outdoor Photographer
2021 Finalist - "Magic Moment"
Nature's Colors Photo Contest, Outdoor Photographer
2020 Finalist - "The Conductor"
The American Landscape, Outdoor Photographer
2020 Third Place - "Milky Way Raising"
The American Landscape, Outdoor Photographer
2019 Finalist - "Arizona Monsoon"
Nature’s Color, Outdoor Photographer
2018 Finalist - "Raining Geminids"
The American Landscape, Outdoor Photographer
2017 Finalist - "Triple Strike"
The American Landscape, Outdoor Photographer
2017 Windland Smith Rice International Awards
Finalist - "Magical Zion"
2017 Spring, ACCC
Best of Show, Best Landscape Award - Yosemite Panorama
Bob Metz Award, Best Monochrome - Grand Falls
2016 Fall, ACCC
1st Place - Best Landscape & Best of Show - "Magical Zion"
1st Place - "Solitude", Open
2016 Finalist - "Magical Zion"
Outdoor Photographer's, The American Landscape Photo Contest
2016 Spring, ACCC
1st Place - Open, "Night over Yosemite"
2015 Finalist - "Autumn Dreams" - Japanese Maple Tree
Outdoor Photographer Magazine, 8th Annual Nature's Colors
2015 Fall, ACCC
The Robert Metz Award - Best Monochrome Print - "Millennium"
2nd Place - Black & White, - "Millennium"
2014, 1st Place - "Fire over the Canyon"
Outdoor Photography Magazine - Vistas
2013, 1st Place - "Lake Powell’s Coming Storm"
Digital Photo Magazine - Black & White
2012, 1st Place, Overall Winner - "Remembering Times Past"
Cowboys & Indians Magazine
2012-2013, Honorable Mention - Arizona Highways Magazine
"Autumn Night", Locket Meadow
2012, 2nd Place Arizona Highways Magazine
"A Totempole Night Sky"
2010 Photo Shootout, 3rd Place, Professional Photographers of America
"Line Dancing"
2012 Recipient of Frank Rigo Award
Arizona Professional Photographer Assoc.
2012 Fall, ACCC
Best Landscape Award
Best of Show & 1st Place, - "Arizona Nightscape"
2nd Place - "Coming Storm", Lake Powell
2nd Place - "Windswept"
2011 Spring, ACCC
1st Place - "Last Light Watson Lake"
2nd Place - "Moonlight over Crescent Moon Ranch"
2011 Fall, ACCC
Best of Show & 1st Place, - "Night Vision"
2nd Place - "Purple Skies Majesty"
2nd Place - "Totem Pole Night Sky"
3 Times Finalist - 2010 and 2011 Arizona Highways Magazine