“Award Winning Photographic Art”

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David Winegar Receives Bronze Medal at International Photography Competition

Nashville, TN — January 12, 2026 —

David Winegar, owner of Park City Photography LLC in Park City, Utah, has received a Bronze Medal at the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) International Photographic Competition (IPC) in Nashville, Tennessee. His award-winning image, Snowstorm Sheet Music, was photographed in Wanship, Utah.

The IPC is PPA’s annual international competition, drawing thousands of professional photographers from around the world. Images are evaluated by PPA-certified jurors using established criteria including impact, style, creativity, and technical excellence. Only a small percentage of submissions receive medal-level recognition.

Images earning medals become part of PPA’s Imaging Excellence Collection and may be featured in its traveling exhibition and permanent archive, representing the highest level of professional photographic achievement.

Winegar is a Utah native and Park City–based fine-art photographer whose work is rooted in the landscapes of Park City and the Uinta Mountains, with enduring connections to the Tetons, Yellowstone, and the red-rock desert of Moab, Utah.

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Introduction:

David Winegar is a Utah native and Park City–based photographer whose award-winning work reflects over two decades spent capturing the landscapes, wildlife, and seasonal rhythms of the American West. His photography is deeply rooted in Park City and the nearby Uinta Mountains, with enduring connections to the Tetons, Yellowstone, and the desert landscapes of Moab, Utah. He also explores street photography—quiet, unscripted moments of human life. If his photographic art resonates with you, it is often because it reflects something you have lived or loved.

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Park City Gallery Quality — Starting in 2026 - Direct From the Artist

Over the years, David’s work has been represented by respected Park City furniture and home décor galleries. Today, he works directly with collectors through his personal concierge service, offering a thoughtful, seamless experience from your initial vision through professional installation.

There is no online cart. Every custom piece is handled personally by David, from printing through final inspection. Simply reach out with the image, size, and material that speaks to you. David provides in-home samples, swatches, framing guidance, and lighting evaluation — from custom commissions to ready-to-hang artwork.

Art as Metaphors of Life

David’s lifelong connection to the outdoors shapes his work, where shifting light, changing weather, and wild landscapes become quiet metaphors for resilience, solitude, and the ever-changing journey in the chapters of life.

Examples: Landscapes

First Snow on Fall Leaves was created at Warner Lake (9400’) high in Utah’s La Sal Range, where the season’s first snowfall gently crowns autumn leaves during sunrise—a quiet marker of life’s changing chapters.

In Snowstorm Sheet Music, a winter storm in Wanship, Utah drives starlings to take refuge. Their little bodies like sheet music in the storm. The image reflects moments in our own lives when endurance and resilience is required—holding steady, and trusting that the storm will pass.

When the Leaves Are Gone takes place in East Canyon, Utah. November winds have stripped the aspens bare of leaves. The first light of day reveals the branches are bare, with limbs stretching skyward, shimmering like bronze lace—a quiet meditation on letting go, renewal, and new beginnings.

“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity”
John Muir

Art Formats

True Photographic Silver-Halide Print (RA-4 Museum Acrylic) - A forgotten art form, but still alive at Park City Photography!

  • A rare, traditional photographic process — Created using lasers onto real photographic paper. Hand developed in wet chemistry, similar to a modern darkroom.

  • Often used for museum and gallery prints because of its craftsmanship and visual depth.

  • More labor-intensive and costly — Requires specialized equipment, skilled technicians, and hand finishing.

  • A unique look with smooth gradients, rich color, and a dimensional glow that many collectors associate with classic photography.

Chromaluxe® Aluminum (Dye-Sublimation):

  • Images heat-infused directly into aluminum panels

  • Exceptional color depth and durability

  • Sleek, contemporary look

  • Resilient to humid and temperature changes

Exhibition Canvas:

  • Exhibition quality canvas wraps

  • Optional framing available

  • A softer, more organic and painterly aesthetic

  • Ideal for a more traditional artistic look

Loose Fine-Art Prints:

  • Handcrafted inkjet prints produced directly by David depedent on size

  • Archival cotton, and artistic fiber-based papers such as bamboo and agave

  • David will help if asked to recommend a paper with a texture and surface that supports the scene

  • Custom framing available with discounts available

Credentials & Recognition

Award-Winning Photographer:
Multiple First-Place honors in state, national, and international competitions

Juried Museum Artist
Springville Museum of Art — Spring Salon
• 100th Anniversary Exhibition (2024)
• 101st Anniversary Exhibition (2025)

Permanent Exhibition: Leap of Faith
Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter | Park City
1258 Center Drive
Park City, Utah 84098
United States
Resides on the south wall of the EcoCenter.

International Recognition:
• International Photographic Competition — Bronze Medalist (2026) —Snowstorm Sheet Music
• Art Wolfe International Photographic Competition — First Place, Wildlife (2007) —Leap of Faith
• International Masters Color Awards — First Place, Street/People (2016) ___Better and Better

Professional Standing:
Founder, Park City Photography (Est. 2003)
Board Member, Intermountain Professional Photographers Association (IPPA) 2025/2026
Member, Professional Photographers of America (PPA)
Graduate, New York Institute of Photography

Limited Editions

David offers his work as Signature Series limited editions of 10, 50, 100, or 500.

Truth in PhotographyDavid’s photographic art celebrates real places, real light, and real moments.

  • I have never paid or hired a company or a guide to place him at a scene or before wildlife.

  • No AI-generated images

  • No fabricated or multi-location composites

  • Every photograph is conceived, captured, and completed by David

  • No baiting of birds or mammals

Clients

I am happy to show you a few recent installations and talk through ideas for your space. My clients live in the following neighborhoods
The Colony · Victory Ranch · Hideout · Sky-ridge at Jordanelle . Ranch Place · Sun Peak · Silver Springs · Jeremy Ranch · Old Town · Prospector · Pinebrook · Silver Creek · Tuhaye · The Canyons · Deer Valley · Heber City · Midway

Wasatch Back & Utah:
Kamas · Oakley · Peoa

Nationwide:
Customers across the United State

Please enjoy the galleries and thank you for visiting!

David James Winegar


If you would like to connect, please reach out directly or through this site.

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Full Moon Rising, McPolin Barn

See the full image in my “After Dark” Gallery

Park City, Utah

McPolin Milky Way

See the full image in my “After Dark” Gallery

Park City, Utah

Resilience

Snowstorm Sheet Music

Wanship, Utah

International Bronze Medalist 2025

Starry Starry Night, McPolin Barn

See the full image in my “After Dark” Gallery

Park City, Utah

Chapters of Change

First Snow on Fall Leaves
La Sal Range, Utah

“Leap of Faith”

Permanent exhibition on the south wall of the Swaner EcoCenter, located at Kimball Junction, in Park City, Utah

Selected for the Springville Museum of Art – Salon 101 (2025)

Transitions in Time

When the Leaves Are Gone
East Canyon, Utah

Selected for the Springville Museum of Art – Salon 100 (2024)