Staying warm in the Tatoosh Range, Mt. Rainier National Park
Wandering in Bryce National Park
Relaxing in the Fremont Lookout waiting for the night and the milky way to come up!
About
Rich has recently retired after a long career in the engineering field and is now pursuing his love of the outdoors and photography full time. As a hobby he has explored, hiked, backpacked and photographed in the wild lands throughout the United States.
Landscape photography was the inevitable result of these interests and his sensitive nature has lead to his intimate photographic style.
He currently lives in Washington State which provides endless creative opportunities in the magnificent mountains, forests and coastal waters found in the Northwest.
Artist / Mission Statement
“There is always a subjective aspect in landscape art, something in the picture that tells us as much about who is behind the camera as about what is in front of it” states Robert Adams in his fine essay Truth and Landscape. You'll notice that most of my images are not grand post-card panoramas that shout “LOOK AT ME”, but subtle, intimate studies that whisper, “If you take time to look, you will find beauty here.”
I consider myself a creative photographer and strive to make images that are not just beautiful representations of the subject but also have significance; images that tell a story, elicit emotion, fashion a metaphor, set a mood, or communicate a message. I do this by discovering places that may seem ordinary at first glance, I look past the obvious for the patterns, structure, form and even the spaces-in-between.
My mission is twofold: First- to create intimate and artistic images that provoke introspection and bring a measure of calm and peace for the viewer. Second- to bring a new awareness of our precious wilderness area which can result in the further preservation of the existing and a the addition of new areas.
Thank you for visiting my site, please feel free to contact me with questions, comments or suggestions. Happy Trails!
Photos on this page courtesy of Harlan Brown and David Barbrack.