Introduction to me:
Maria Borkowski is a transplant from Colorado and is currently rooted in Western North Dakota uses her photography as mediation, a way to focus and navigate the strange new world we have all found ourselves in. Maria can be found watching a sunset, patiently waiting for the golden light of a sunburst, or you might find her trailing a herd of horses across the rugged Badlands. Sometimes you may even find her and her camera studying a flower intently with her lens. Using her camera as the vehicle, she navigated the dramatic acclimation from mountain majesty to prairie vista and endless summer days. Maria constantly challenges herself to change angles and perspectives. Self-taught by crash course trials and fantastic accidents; she prefers to control the captured moments from settings, to light, angle, and composition. Maria believes this is the truth of photography, honing skills and constantly evolving oneself. Maria’s artistry showcases her wanderlust and thirst for new adventures even in familiar places. Her photography is an invitation to slow down and experience the world as it truly is. She seeks to reconnect her audience to the wonder of the world around them in unexpected ways.
Affiliations:
President 2020-2024
Founding Member 2018
North Dakota Equine Association (NDEA)
Board Member 2020-2022
Founding Member 2020
Professional Photographers of America (PPA)
Member since 2018
American Horse Publications (AHA)
Member since 2019
Equine Photographers Network (EPN)
Member Since 2018
Watford City Shutterbugs Camera Club
Rough Writers Creative Writing Group
FEATURED IN:
North Dakota Badlands Horse
Guide to the Horses
2022
Aurora- Page 19 Smokey- Page 22
Alison- Page 25 Angel- Page 28
Ferra- Page 37 Paisley- Page 39
Iris- Page 41 Badger- Page 43
Bluegrass- Page 47 Bogue- Page 48
Harper- Page 49
2021
Anzar - Page 12 Little Gray- Page 18
2020
Nichols - Page 3 Little Gray- Page 16
North Dakota Badlands Horse- Social Media Feature- April 2021
KFYR Local News Feature - December 2020
North Dakota Badlands Horse- Social Media Feature- August 2020
Beautiful Badlands- Social Media Feature- August 2020
North Dakota Horse Expo Promotional Media 2019
North Dakota Living Magazine- Cover Feature Story 2018
Watford City Magazine- Feature 2
Education
Colorado State University- Pueblo - Digital Marketing/Media Certificate Feb 2022
Colorado Northwestern Community College- A.A.S Equine Science May 2009
Workshops
Sombrero Ranch Workshop- Equine Photographers Network May 2022
Western Photography Retreat- Chris Dickinson August 2021
Outside the Chute -Terry Abrahamson Sept 2020
The Branding Pen- Jen Zeller (The SD Cowgirl) April 2019
They Shoot Horses Workshop- Peter Wong and Deb Lee Carson 2018
Awards
2022- Equus Film and Arts Festival- Sacramento California
Winnie Award- Wild Horse Photography
Winnie Award- Equine Photography Western
Runner Up- Wild Horse Photography
Runner Up- Equine Photography
How I give Back
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