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Effective healthcare environments are ones that become an extension of their communities and evolve based on the needs of those...

90% of our time is spent indoors.* That’s a shocking amount of time, especially considering all the benefits of being...

I recently photographed some beautiful blue hydrangea in my studio in downtown Omaha.  A former client requested new images of...

Time spent exploring is never wasted and, in the end, it just might be the thing that keeps you growing and moving forward.

We are halfway through 2020 and I don't think it's an overstatement to say most of us are not in...

What if I told you there were some simple ways of improving patient outcomes, increasing employment satisfaction, decreasing turnover, ultimately leading...

We know better than anyone the calming, stress-reducing effect nature images can have on people who are feeling anxious and...

"Because, in the end, I can think of no more nobler cause, than bringing comfort to someone going through a...

Mother nature never goes out of style, but over the past several months, we have seen the popularity of vector...

Faith Regional Health Services (FRHS) was a bold, groundbreaking project that was an innovative collaboration between Avant Architects, Koroseal Interior...

Like all of you, our lives and the landscape of our communities have changed. But we’re still here, generating new...

Hoh Rain Forest Olympic National Park, Forks, WA. Image by Kurt Johnson Photography. One of the perks of my job...

Some of our newest images feature the details and amazing colors within agates.  I’m drawn to them because of their...

1). Go for a 30 minute walk outside.Even a small amount of time spent in nature can open you to...

At Kurt Johnson Photography, our passion is bringing the beauty and healing aspects of nature photography into healthcare settings, as...

Autumn is the most visually rich season and also the most fleeting.  In the Midwest, it's usually my last hurrah...

At Kurt Johnson Photography, we're good at listening to our clients' needs and helping them select the perfect images for...

Left: Yellow Chrysanthemum image on dibond metal. Right: Orange botanicals on gallery wrapped canvas. All imagery by Kurt Johnson Photography....

  Color is a powerful tool when trying to create a certain feeling in a healthcare environment.  Yellow exudes positivity...

Did you know . . . we can manipulate the colors in our images in order to match paint colors,...

Hospitals and healthcare treatment centers are specializing in increasingly diverse areas of medicine.  As a result, the facilities themselves can...

  Environments play a huge role in patient satisfaction and well-being.  More and more research indicates changes to the interior design...

A patient being treated for breast cancer at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis recently reached out to us on social media with...

"A moral society is ultimately measured by how it treats those in distress and challenge, and how it treats those...

Is it time for a refresh? With more and more studies revealing the positive impacts of using nature imagery in hospitality...

Water.  It makes up approximately 60% of our bodies and covers almost 3 quarters of the earth's surface.  We can't...

Even though I’m a photographer by trade, I still spend a significant amount of time behind a desk.  Most of...

One of the benefits of traveling across the country for a specific project is the opportunity to explore and photograph...

At the end of last year, we finished one of our biggest, most fulfilling and most interesting healthcare projects to...

We recently presented a live webinar with the Center for Health Design alongside Julie Robertson, NCIDQ, IIDA, Interior Design Director...

Even though I’ve been a Midwestern fine art photographer for many years, when I began creating art for healthcare, I...

This image was an unexpected gift on a day that seemed like any other. I was driving, just a few...

Beauty is often found in the tiniest details. The way the delicate veins of a leaf stretch in an intricate...

We’re so excited about our recent art installation in Minneapolis for Allina Health. This is our first DIRTT willowglass project...

Being a nature photographer, most of my work is shot on location, but getting a studio in 2018 gave me...

Being a photographer, capturing the beauty I see in the world, is something that has always come easily to me. ...

Excited to be featured on Houzz, the wonderful design website and online community dedicated to inspiring and helping clients explore...

  Everywhere I go, this time of year, is filled with breathtaking changes in nature ~ lush green forests turning...

Brookings Health System, in Brookings South Dakota, was the type of project that we absolutely love to do, and it...

I have always said that if you take 10 photographers and put them in a square white room, you would...

This project was interesting. Not only did we create custom imagery for the Knuckle lobby area, but we were fortunate...

This project moved us out of our comfort zone because of the overall art vision and how we presented our...

Sometimes I'm surprised by what I find when I'm out capturing images for healthcare environments, hospitals and hospitality.  These examples...

This is the first article in a three-part series on a project in Broken Bow, NE, that was recently highlighted...

My life has almost always revolved around photography.  It all stems from my first camera, a non-working Brownie I received...

Installing fine art photography is always a joy because a successful project with great people is what we are all...

Travel…either you love it or hate it, work or pleasure, short jumps or long haul.  I happen to love to...

I love the world of macro photography.  The dreamy, rich quality of the photographs made this way are food for...

When we put artwork in healthcare and we hear back from people that work in those environments that our work...