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3 Things You Don’t Know About Me
I recently photographed some beautiful blue hydrangea in my studio in downtown Omaha. A former client requested new images of...
Building Creativity Into Your Business Model
Time spent exploring is never wasted and, in the end, it just might be the thing that keeps you growing and moving forward.
Still 2020. Revisting the Pantone Color of the Year.
We are halfway through 2020 and I don't think it's an overstatement to say most of us are not in...
What Message Does Your Healthcare Environment Send? A Look at Methodist Jennie Edmundson MOB in Council Bluffs, Iowa
What if I told you there were some simple ways of improving patient outcomes, increasing employment satisfaction, decreasing turnover, ultimately leading...
For Our Healthcare Heroes
We know better than anyone the calming, stress-reducing effect nature images can have on people who are feeling anxious and...
Healthcare Installations: Making a Difference
"Because, in the end, I can think of no more nobler cause, than bringing comfort to someone going through a...
5 Reasons To Use Vector Graphics in Your Next Healthcare Project
Mother nature never goes out of style, but over the past several months, we have seen the popularity of vector...
Black and White Images Lead to Innovative Design in New Healthcare Center
Faith Regional Health Services (FRHS) was a bold, groundbreaking project that was an innovative collaboration between Avant Architects, Koroseal Interior...
The Hope of Spring in Uncertain Times
Like all of you, our lives and the landscape of our communities have changed. But we’re still here, generating new...
Bringing the Healing Views of the PNW to Healthcare Environments
Hoh Rain Forest Olympic National Park, Forks, WA. Image by Kurt Johnson Photography. One of the perks of my job...
Agates ~ A Modern Twist on Bringing Nature Indoors
Some of our newest images feature the details and amazing colors within agates. I’m drawn to them because of their...
5 Ways to Unplug Now
1). Go for a 30 minute walk outside.Even a small amount of time spent in nature can open you to...
Sneak Peek at Kurt’s Newest Line
At Kurt Johnson Photography, our passion is bringing the beauty and healing aspects of nature photography into healthcare settings, as...
Autumn’s Beauty and Transformation
Autumn is the most visually rich season and also the most fleeting. In the Midwest, it's usually my last hurrah...
Fine Art Photography, Not Just Another Pretty Face
At Kurt Johnson Photography, we're good at listening to our clients' needs and helping them select the perfect images for...
Diversity Leads to Unique and Modern Healthcare Design
Left: Yellow Chrysanthemum image on dibond metal. Right: Orange botanicals on gallery wrapped canvas. All imagery by Kurt Johnson Photography....
Which Color is the Most Noticeable?
Color is a powerful tool when trying to create a certain feeling in a healthcare environment. Yellow exudes positivity...
3 Ways Color Can Transform Your Healthcare Facility
Did you know . . . we can manipulate the colors in our images in order to match paint colors,...
Is Wayfinding the Key to Simplifying Complex Healthcare Environments?
Hospitals and healthcare treatment centers are specializing in increasingly diverse areas of medicine. As a result, the facilities themselves can...
How to Improve Patient Outcomes in Healthcare Now
Environments play a huge role in patient satisfaction and well-being. More and more research indicates changes to the interior design...
Cancer Patient’s Feedback, Something Everyone Involved in Healthcare Needs to Hear
A patient being treated for breast cancer at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis recently reached out to us on social media with...
Nature Images Provide Healing, Wayfinding at Newly Remodeled Fulton State Hospital
"A moral society is ultimately measured by how it treats those in distress and challenge, and how it treats those...
The Healing Benefits of Nature Imagery in Healthcare Facilities
Is it time for a refresh? With more and more studies revealing the positive impacts of using nature imagery in hospitality...
Why Water Images Lead to Positive Patient Outcomes in Healthcare Design
Water. It makes up approximately 60% of our bodies and covers almost 3 quarters of the earth's surface. We can't...
Nature Images Relieve Anxiety and Promote Healing
Even though I’m a photographer by trade, I still spend a significant amount of time behind a desk. Most of...
Raw Beauty in the Vastly Different Landscapes of the Badlands and the Black Hills
One of the benefits of traveling across the country for a specific project is the opportunity to explore and photograph...
Fast-Paced Healthcare Installation Using Local Images Yields Positive Results
At the end of last year, we finished one of our biggest, most fulfilling and most interesting healthcare projects to...
Designing a Brand Through Art and Architecture: A Tale of Two Hospitals
We recently presented a live webinar with the Center for Health Design alongside Julie Robertson, NCIDQ, IIDA, Interior Design Director...
Creating Healthcare Spaces with Intention
Even though I’ve been a Midwestern fine art photographer for many years, when I began creating art for healthcare, I...
Always Be Ready for Inspiration
This image was an unexpected gift on a day that seemed like any other. I was driving, just a few...
Unique Nature Imagery Benefits Patients and Staff – Allina Health Installation
We’re so excited about our recent art installation in Minneapolis for Allina Health. This is our first DIRTT willowglass project...
Shapes, Forms & Colors of 2018
Being a nature photographer, most of my work is shot on location, but getting a studio in 2018 gave me...
Art in Healthcare Transformed by the Healing Power of Nature Images
Being a photographer, capturing the beauty I see in the world, is something that has always come easily to me. ...
Autumn Brings Beauty and Unique Opportunities for Healing Nature Images
Everywhere I go, this time of year, is filled with breathtaking changes in nature ~ lush green forests turning...
Celebrating New Opportunities with Koroseal
“Instead of a traditional solid wallcovering, we’re offering Kurt Johnson’s imagery as an option to add a decorative and...