Shop the 2026
Merit Review
Collection
Sunward Spiral — by Steven Breaz
A sunflower’s heart unfurls into a living algorithm—the Fibonacci spiral rendered in gold. Petal glow fades to the cool green of the seed core, drawing the eye inward in a slow, meditative vortex. It’s summer distilled to pattern and light.
Capture Sony α7R V | Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS
Exposure 90mm • 1/100 s @ f/7.1 • ISO 200. Focus-stacked from 40 exposures for edge-to-edge detail; captured on location at First Light Farm, Snoqualmie Valley. No AI or generative edits.
Photo Print Under Acrylic Glass
Fuji Crystal Professional Archive Maxima print, laser-exposed for razor-sharp resolution, silicone-sealed and face-mounted beneath glossy acrylic, then bonded to rigid 3 mm aluminum Dibond—expanded color gamut, deeper blacks, and shipped with aluminum rails ready to hang.
Photo Print on Aluminum Backing
Fuji Crystal Professional Archive Maxima print, laser-exposed for double-resolution detail, then UV-laminated and mounted on 3 mm Dibond. Lightweight, rigid, and shipped with aluminum rails ready to hang.
Fuji Crystal DP II Photo Print
Lambda-laser exposed on Fujicolor’s flagship silver-halide paper for ultra-crispy detail and an exceptionally wide color gamut; rated colorfast for 75 years. Ships unmounted, ready for matting or custom framing.
Discover the 2026 merit review collection — Award winning images crafted with precision and intention.
Each year, Steven submits 12 images to the Professional Photographers of America’s Merit Image Review, where they are evaluated by a panel of certified jurors against rigorous standards of technical excellence, impact, composition, lighting, and presentation. The photographs featured here are the ones that rose to the top — recognized for meeting (and exceeding) the professional benchmarks.
2026 Merit Review Collection
Galactic Tide by Steven Breaz
Where the celestial core meets the neon pulse of the tides. This high-fidelity print features a rustic wooden bridge cutting through a surreal landscape of brilliant blue bioluminescence and the deep, sweeping dust lanes of the summer Milky Way. A captivating, masterfully blended landscape built for large-format gallery presentation.
Metallic Photo Print Under Acrylic Glass
Fujifilm Crystal Archive Premium Metallic print, laser-exposed for razor-sharp resolution, silicone-sealed and face-mounted beneath glossy acrylic, then bonded to rigid 3 mm aluminum Dibond—three-dimensional depth effect, metallic highlight shimmer, deep ink-rich contrast, and shipped with aluminum rails ready to hang.
Photo Print Under Acrylic Glass
Fuji Crystal Professional Archive Maxima print, laser-exposed for razor-sharp resolution, silicone-sealed and face-mounted beneath glossy acrylic, then bonded to rigid 3 mm aluminum Dibond—expanded color gamut, deeper blacks, and shipped with aluminum rails ready to hang.
Fuji Crystal DP II Photo Print
Lambda-laser exposed on Fujicolor’s flagship silver-halide paper for ultra-crispy detail and an exceptionally wide color gamut; rated colorfast for 75 years. Ships unmounted, ready for matting or custom framing.
Tidal Mirror by Steven Breaz
Rising from the wet sands of Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park, a tree-crowned sea stack stands in quiet solitude against a muted coastal sky. Captured in rich, high-contrast monochrome, this fine art print highlights the dramatic symmetry between rugged Pacific Northwest wilderness and its mirror reflection on the tide-washed shoreline.
A timeless piece that brings calm, contemplative depth to modern homes, gallery walls, or minimalist spaces.
Photo Print Under Acrylic Glass Fuji Crystal Professional Archive Maxima print, laser-exposed for razor-sharp resolution, silicone-sealed and face-mounted beneath glossy acrylic, then bonded to rigid 3 mm aluminum Dibond—expanded color gamut, deeper blacks, and shipped with aluminum rails ready to hang.
Photo Print on Aluminum Backing Fuji Crystal Professional Archive Maxima print, laser-exposed for double-resolution detail, then UV-laminated and mounted on 3 mm Dibond. Lightweight, rigid, and shipped with aluminum rails ready to hang.
Fuji Crystal DP II Photo Print Lambda-laser exposed on Fujicolor’s flagship silver-halide paper for ultra-crispy detail and an exceptionally wide color gamut; rated colorfast for 75 years. Ships unmounted, ready for matting or custom framing.
Golden Gaze by Steven Breaz
A young tiger pins you with molten-gold eyes, holding the moment in perfect stillness. Rendered almost entirely in monochrome, the lone burst of color in its gaze turns this portrait into a quiet standoff between viewer and apex predator.
Photo Print Under Acrylic Glass Fuji Crystal Professional Archive Maxima print, laser-exposed for razor-sharp resolution, silicone-sealed and face-mounted beneath glossy acrylic, then bonded to rigid 3 mm aluminum Dibond—expanded color gamut, deeper blacks, and shipped with aluminum rails ready to hang.
Photo Print on Aluminum Backing Fuji Crystal Professional Archive Maxima print, laser-exposed for double-resolution detail, then UV-laminated and mounted on 3 mm Dibond. Lightweight, rigid, and shipped with aluminum rails ready to hang.
Fuji Crystal DP II Photo Print Lambda-laser exposed on Fujicolor’s flagship silver-halide paper for ultra-crispy detail and an exceptionally wide color gamut; rated colorfast for 75 years. Ships unmounted, ready for matting or custom framing.
Sound & Steel by Steven Breaz
The MoPOP’s metal skin becomes a study in motion—panels of gold and silver bending like fabric under tension. A bright ribbon of light slices across the façade, turning rivets and seams into rhythm and structure. Shot in Seattle, Washington, this frame isn’t about documenting a building—it’s about translating an icon into pure abstraction: geometry, glow, and the quiet energy of the city’s creative core.
Capture Sony α7R V | Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM II
Exposure 70 mm • 1/160 s @ f/8 • ISO 250
Photo Print Under Acrylic Glass Fuji Crystal Professional Archive Maxima print, laser-exposed for razor-sharp resolution, silicone-sealed and face-mounted beneath glossy acrylic, then bonded to rigid 3 mm aluminum Dibond—expanded color gamut, deeper blacks, and shipped with aluminum rails ready to hang.
Photo Print on Aluminum Backing Fuji Crystal Professional Archive Maxima print, laser-exposed for double-resolution detail, then UV-laminated and mounted on 3 mm Dibond. Lightweight, rigid, and shipped with aluminum rails ready to hang.
Fuji Crystal DP II Photo Print Lambda-laser exposed on Fujicolor’s flagship silver-halide paper for ultra-crispy detail and an exceptionally wide color gamut; rated colorfast for 75 years. Ships unmounted, ready for matting or custom framing.
Lightroom Presets
Transform your skies into a canvas. Inspired by the impressionistic color palettes of Claude Monet and the surreal, lucid-dream atmosphere of the film Vanilla Sky, this signature preset is designed to make your images feel vividly alive.
This is not a subtle, everyday filter. It is a heavy, highly stylized edit that acts as a deliberate artistic tool. Built to elevate dramatic sunsets, deepen foreground silhouettes, and infuse your skies with rich, cinematic color harmony, it turns a fleeting moment into a gallery-ready study.
The Aesthetic:
Lucid & Surreal: Pulls intense, dreamlike pinks, purples, and teals out of the clouds to create immediate visual impact.
Painterly Atmosphere: Gives modern digital files the emotional weight and smooth color transitions of a fine-art painting.
High-Impact Contrast: Perfectly balances bright, explosive skies with deep, clean silhouettes (ideal for stadium architecture, treelines, or urban skylines).
What’s Included:
1 Desktop Preset (.xmp)
1 Mobile Preset (.dng)
Step-by-step Installation Guide
Note: Because this is a heavily stylized preset, it will not work perfectly on every single photo with one click. It is best applied to images with existing sunset or sunrise light. You may need to slightly adjust your Exposure and Temperature sliders to match your specific camera's starting point.
Step into the silver screen. Designed to evoke the timeless, high-contrast atmosphere of classic 1920s cinema and the gritty elegance of vintage gangster films, this signature black-and-white preset strips away digital distractions to reveal the raw, dramatic emotion of your scene.
This preset is an absolute problem-solver for difficult, mixed lighting. Built specifically to handle chaotic color casts—like the unpredictable wash of LED theater spotlights or harsh indoor venue lighting—it translates those frustrating color temperatures into a rich, cohesive monochromatic study. It excels in bringing out the intricate textures of urban architecture, the dramatic chiaroscuro of stage performances, and the commanding presence of a portrait.
The Aesthetic:
Cinematic Monochrome: Delivers deep, inky blacks and crisp, silvery highlights without muddying the mid-tones.
The Rescue Edit: Instantly neutralizes unfixable color casts, turning a technically flawed, mixed-light photo into a deliberate, fine-art black and white image.
Timeless Texture: Enhances the micro-contrast in architectural details, stage costumes, and dramatic facial lighting to give modern digital files an authentic, analog weight.
What’s Included:
1 Desktop Preset (.xmp)
1 Mobile Preset (.dng)
Step-by-step Installation Guide
Note: While incredibly versatile for rescuing indoor and theatrical lighting, this preset heavily manipulates global contrast. You may need to slightly adjust your Exposure and Shadows sliders to protect the details in your subject's face, depending on how dark your original exposure was in camera.
Find the brilliance in the gloom. Designed specifically for the heavy, diffused light of an overcast or rainy day, this signature preset turns a flat grey sky from a disadvantage into a massive, natural softbox. It is built to isolate single subjects—particularly vibrant florals—and elevate the delicate micro-textures that are often lost in harsh sunlight.
This preset is highly specialized for close-up and macro photography. By deepening the shadows of the surrounding wet soil and foliage, it creates a rich, high-contrast backdrop that allows the vivid reds, oranges, and yellows of the flower to completely command the viewer's attention.
The Aesthetic:
Micro-Contrast Enhancement: Specially tuned to bring out the razor-sharp clarity and reflections inside tiny water droplets and the velvety texture of petals.
Saturated Isolation: Supercharges the natural color saturation of the primary subject while suppressing distracting background elements, mimicking the look of fast, high-end telephoto glass.
The Overcast Advantage: Neutralizes the dull, flat greys of a rainy day, turning them into deep, moody shadows that push your subject forward in the frame.
What’s Included:
1 Desktop Preset (.xmp)
1 Mobile Preset (.dng)
Step-by-step Installation Guide
Note: This preset is optimized for images shot in soft, diffused, or rainy lighting conditions. If applied to a photo taken in direct, harsh sunlight, the colors may appear overly saturated and the shadows too intense. You may need to adjust your Shadows and Vibrance sliders depending on how close you are to your subject.
Enter the Upside Down. A love letter to the golden era of 1980s sci-fi and the eerie, atmospheric color grading of Stranger Things, this signature preset instantly pulls your scene into another dimension. Designed to completely overhaul your skies, it replaces natural light with a brooding, supernatural atmosphere that feels simultaneously nostalgic and ominous.
This is an aggressive, highly stylized cinematic tool. It is built to shift flat, uninteresting skies into a toxic palette of bruised pinks, deep purples, and unnatural teals, while intentionally crushing the foreground to create stark, dramatic silhouettes.
The Aesthetic:
The Upside Down Palette: Injects a distinct sci-fi thriller color grade directly into your highlights and midtones, creating an immediate sense of cinematic tension.
Dramatic Silhouettes: Aggressively deepens the shadows in foreground elements—like winter trees or urban architecture—to push the viewer's eye straight into the otherworldly sky.
Analog Nostalgia: Mimics the heavy, atmospheric density of vintage 1982 cinema, giving modern digital files a gripping, narrative weight.
What’s Included:
1 Desktop Preset (.xmp)
1 Mobile Preset (.dng)
Step-by-step Installation Guide
Note: This is an extreme color-shift preset that performs best on images with distinct silhouettes and open, expansive skies. Because it heavily manipulates camera calibration and tone curves, you may need to adjust your White Balance (Temp/Tint) sliders to perfectly align the purple and pink hues with your original exposure.
Your Questions, Answered
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Online previews are web-optimized for fast loading—meaning smaller files, compression, and standard color spaces that can look different across phones/monitors. Prints, on the other hand, are produced from full-resolution master files and are judged in the real world: detail, micro-contrast, and tonal depth often show up more beautifully in physical form than any screen preview can.
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All prints and wall art are produced by WhiteWall, an award-winning professional photo lab, and ship directly from the lab—no garage printing, no storage, no middle handling. That keeps quality consistent and reduces time and risk in transit.
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WhiteWall is repeatedly recognized as a top-tier lab (including multiple “Best Photo Lab” awards), and their products are built like presentation pieces—not posters. Options like photo prints under acrylic glass use a professional mounting stack (acrylic + print + stable aluminum Dibond backing) designed for impact, depth, and longevity.
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WhiteWall stands behind the work with a satisfaction guarantee and a 5-year warranty on quality prints, so if something arrives with an issue, we’ll get you taken care of.
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A quick rule: small (8×10–12×18) for shelves and tight walls, medium (16×24–24×36) for bedrooms/offices, and large (30×45+) for living rooms and statement walls. If you’re unsure, use painter’s tape to mock the size on your wall before ordering. Larger sizes reveal more presence and depth—especially on acrylic and aluminum.
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Absolutely—many of my favorite images live in the gallery and on social media and aren’t always listed as store products. If you see a photograph you’d like printed, Contact me and send me a link (or screenshot) of the image, along with your preferred size and print style (paper, aluminum, or acrylic). I’ll confirm availability, recommend the best format for that specific image.