Doug Lester's photographic images have been accepted into numerous juried international salons of photography, resulting in a variety of awards. This resulted in recognition from the Photographic Society of America with an award as Star Exhibitor. The following is a partial listing of locations which have shown his prints.

1981 7th Chicago Council of Camera Associations International Exhibitio

1982 16th San Antonio International Salon

1982 22nd Oklahoma International Exhibition of Photography

1983 Shenandoah Circuit; Roanoke Exhibition

1986 Calgary Stampede and Exhibition, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

1986 Central Washington State Fair, 34th International Exhibition of Photographic Arts

1987 Jackson Exhibition of Photography

1987 NW International Exhibition of Photography, Pullyap, WA

1987 shenandoah Circuit; Richmond and Northern Virginia Exhibitions

1987 26th Oklahoma International Exhibition of Photography

1987 Ohio Capital International Salon of Photography

1987 Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Exhibition

1988 55th Wilmington International Exhibition of Photography

1988 NW International Exhibition of Photography, Pullyap, WA

1988 San Antonio International Salon

1988 Chesapeake Circuit; Fotocraft Exhibitions and Easton Salon

1988 Lighthouse Gallery International Photo Salon, Tequesta, Fla

1988 Central Washington State Fair, 34th INternational Exhibition

1989 32nd Annual Wichita Exhibition of Photography

1989 Garden State International Salon

1989 Calgary Stampede and Exhibition; Calgary, Alberta, Canada

1995 Buckhead Gallery of Fine Arts, Atlanta, Ga; a one person show

1996 Backdrop Gallery of Photographic Art, Atlanta, GA

1996 Group Exhibition, Backdrop Gallery, Atlanta, GA

1996 Christmas Exhibition, Backdrop Gallery, Atlanta

1997 Two person show, invitational, Backdrop Gallery, Atlanta,

1998 Group show, Bluemilk /Paradigm Gallery, Atlanta

1999 Group show, invitational, Bluemill/Paradigm Gallery, Atlanta

2005 Invitational, Museum of Modern and Contemporaty Art, Bondeno, Italy

In addition to the above exhibitions, Doug is a former photography instructor and is the author of Crime Photographer's Handbook, published by Paladin Press, Boulder, CO (Out of print). Doug currently operates Distinctive Images Photography in Atlanta, specializing in figurative monochrome images. A catalog of his work is available on CD.