Personal Statement

Warren R. Loos, a Honolulu-based fine art photographer, brings sensibilities refined by decades of clinical practice as a medical psychologist to his photographic practice.

Warren began photographing "landscapes" through the window of his 18-wheeler traversing the lower 48 states as an independent long-haul trucker. Later, he would earn a BA in Psychology from Boston University and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

By 2013, seeking an artistic outlet to see beyond what had become obscure, Warren returned to photography. His photographic practice has focused on landscapes, cityscapes, architecture, abstract impressionist expressions, and, to a degree, self-portraiture.

Warren continues his photographic studies with David Ulrich through Pacific New Media (PNM) and his teachers Franco Salmoiraghi, Lydia Panas, and Ric Noyle. He is an active member of the PNM Community, where he studies with a core group of dedicated photographers.

Warren’s photography has appeared in fifteen juried shows in Hawai‘i and the Black Box Gallery in Portland, Oregon. He received the Pacific New Media Portfolio Awards (2022) and the Halekulani Corporation Peter Shaindlin Award (2015). His work is also held in private collections in Hawai’i, Colorado, and Washington, DC.

Artist Statement

I am less interested in the appearance of things, that which is manifest or is first seen. Instead, what I find to be more interesting is what lies behind or underneath what we initially see. Here, one finds nuance, texture, gesture, highlights, shadows, lines and forms, symbols, and metaphors that reveal the richness of who we are and communicate how we find ourselves in the world.

Juried Shows

(2025) Contemporary Photography in Hawai‘i 2025: The Sixteenth Annual Statewide Survey Exhibition, Sponsored by Pacific New Media Foundation and The Downtown Art Center Portfolio Title: Honolulu’s Historic Architecture featuring 25 North Hotel St., Honolulu, HI (Opened: 1899) and Central Fire Station #1 (104 S. Beretania St., Honolulu, HI; Opened: 1934) in the Gallery (Jurors: Ann M. Jastrab, Executive Director, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, California)

(2024) Artists of Hawaii 925 Bethel Street and 1044 Nuuanu Ave (Juror: Tom Klobe, Professor Emeritus, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Art Department; Founding Director, University of Hawai'i Art Gallery)

(2024) Contemporary Photography in Hawai‘i: The Fifteenth Annual Survey Exhibition, Sponsored by Pacific New Media Foundation and The Downtown Art Center  K. T. Ching Store, Kaka’ako, 2023 & And There Was Light, 2023. (Jurors: Selection of Pacific New Media core faculty: Alison Beste, Peter Shaindlin, and David Ulrich).

(2023) Artists of Hawaii Kaka’ako #1. (Juror: Tyler Cann, Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Honolulu Museum of Art)

(2023) Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR. Kaka’ako in Taking Pictures Exhibition at Black Box Gallery

(2023) Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR. Kahala, Oahu in Framed: Shadow and Light exhibition. (Juror: Todd Johnson)

(2022) Pacific New Media Contemporary Photography in Hawai‘i: The Fourteenth Annual Statewide Survey Exhibition. Portfolio: Giving Witness. (Juror: Katherine Love, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, Honolulu Museum of Art).

(2021) Pacific New Media Contemporary Photography in Hawai’i: The Thirteenth Annual Statewide Survey Exhibition. Portfolio: The Inner Life of Flora. (Juror: Catherine Whitney, Director of Curatorial Affairs, Honolulu Museum of Art).

(2020) Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR. Dynamic: Shadow and Light Exhibition. Untitled. (Juror: Todd Johnson)

(2020) Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR. Taking Pictures: 2020. By Design. (Juror: Todd Johnson)

(2020) Pacific New Media Contemporary Photography in Hawai’i: Twelfth Annual Survey Exhibition. Passages. (Juror: Maika Pollack, Director and Chief Curator, John Young Museum of Art and University of Hawai‘i Mānoa Galleries).

(2019) Pacific New Media Contemporary Photography in Hawai’i: Eleventh Annual Survey Exhibition. Burgeoning. (Juried/Curated by Matt Mallams, Photo Editor, Hana Hou! magazine).

(2018) The 40th Annual “Commitment to Excellence” Art Exhibition. Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce. Colorless Dreaming and Inner Passage.

(2016) Pacific New Media Contemporary Photography in Hawai’i: The Eighth Annual Survey Exhibition. Hope. (Juror: James (Jay) Jensen, Curator of Contemporary Art, Honolulu Museum of Art).

(2015) Pacific New Media Contemporary Photography in Hawai’i: The Seventh Annual Survey Exhibition. Colorless Dreaming. (Juror: Elaine Mayes, Professor Emerita, New York University, Tisch School of the Arts).

Galleries

Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR. (2020, 2023)

Eyes of Hawaii Photo Exhibition (2020)

The Hawaii State Library (2016, 2017, 2018)

Canon Gallery, Honolulu, HI. (2015, 2017)

Awards

Pacific New Media Portfolio Awards: Giving Witness (2022)

Colorless Dreaming: Halekulani Corporation, Peter Shaindlin Award (2015)

Collections

Private collection in Hawai’i, Colorado, Washington, DC