Urey has always had a great love for the outdoors. That love of nature has led him to want to record nature’s beauty on film. He has achieved a good deal of critical success in this endeavor as evidenced by his awards at photography competitions. Over the past 10 years he has won best of show or first place at the Hubbard Museum of the West in Ruidoso, the N.M. Museum of Natural History, the N.M. State Fair and the Albuquerque Zoo. His work has also been featured at the New Mexico Arts and Crafts Fair, in a calendar and on the cover of a catalog.