Conservation Center Photography Show

The press release for my show "Lyrical Nature"  from the Society for the Preservation of forests can be accessed at here.  Brenda Carpentier had a nice write-up of the show and this was sent to local media and apparently placed on the "Arts" calendar in the local area.

Conservation Center Photography Show -- Tree, Stream, and Early Morning Fog, Millerton NY 1964

I had the privilege during the summer of 1964 to attend a workshop given by Minor White, organized by Michael Hoffman, at the Millerton School in Dutchess County NY. One morning, instead of having a "class room" session Minor told us all to go make photographs because the fog was creating such striking visual effects. This image was made at that time and was part of the arts festival at St. Lawrence University, where I was an undergraduate, the next spring. Of course the image is very atmospheric and has endured as a visually evocative image over the years.

The image was made with a Mamiya twin lens reflex medium format camera and printed with pigment ink on Hahnemülhe photo rag paper (308gsm weight).  Image size 15.9" x 16.0".

Tree, Stream, and Early Morning Fog, Millerton NY 1964

Conservation Center Photography Show -- Screw Auger Falls, Grafton Notch State Park, 2008

The Bear River flows through Grafton Notch State Park creating stunning natural scenes with picturesque and powerful waterfalls. Screw Auger Falls is an extended water fall flowing through the gorge formed by the river's flow over millennia. This image was made of the broad expanse of the falls with a long exposure that merges the chaotic water movements into a smooth serene flow, in contrast to the river boulders. Both are overshadowed by the spring trees along the shore.

The image was made with a Toyo 4 x 5 field camera and printed with pigment ink on Hahnemülhe photo rag paper (308gsm weight).  Image size 20.0" x 15.4".

Screw Auger Falls, Grafton Notch State Park, 2008

Conservation Center Photography Show -- Summer Stream, Joe English Reservation, Amherst NH, 2002

The forest in summer is alive with growth of all sorts and the vegetation surrounds this stream that is quietly running through. The reflections in the surface of the stream are particularly evocative and one wonders if the summer stream is looking back at the viewer.

The image was made with a Toyo 4 x 5 field camera and printed with pigment ink on Hahnemülhe photo rag paper (308gsm weight).  Image size 20.0" x 15.5".

Summer Stream, Joe English Reservation, Amherst NH 2002

Conservation Center Photography Show "Lyrical Nature" is Now Open

My show at the Conservation Center in Concord under the sponsorship of the Society for the Preservation of New Hampshire Forests is now open.  There are 49 images from a wide variety of venues:  New Hampshire, Virginia, Maine, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Death Valley, Colorado, New York, with an emphasis on some of the local nature preserves in the neighborhood of our house in New Hampshire.  The emphasis is on images made in the last 10 years or so although a few images are included almost from my first photographic experience in the late 60's.

The show runs through October and I plan to change out some of the images at the end of September to freshen up the show a bit after a month.  Follow the link in the Recent Activity page of my website to see a list of photographs in the show with a thumbnail image of each and a scannable QRC code that, in some cases, provides more information regarding individual photographs.

The poster for the show follows:

Some photos of the installation: