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sitesAdministrator — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:45:48 CDT

What did YOU think about the "Lasting Light: 125 Years of Grand Canyon Photography" exhibition?

From Phoenix Public Library

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Grand Canyon Photographers

sitesAdministrator — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:07:58 CDT

Listed in alphabetical order, the following photographers are featured in Lasting Light: 125 Years of Grand Canyon Photography.

Tom Bean (b. 1949) Tom Bean is trained as a wildlife biologist and was a park ranger at Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota and Glacier Bay in Alaska.

Sue Bennett (1948-2003) Sue Bennett was at the heart of the Flagstaff photography community for over 25 years. Her credits included major commercial shoots for American Express, Nikon, and McDonalds. When the light was right, Bennett rode backward in the cockpit of a two-man kayak to shoot paddlers coming through the rapids. She liked to photograph kayakers who ran the rapids without any hesitation.

John Blaustein (b. 1947) Fresh from U.C. Berkeley, John Blaustein met Grand Canyon boatman Martin Litton in 1970. Blaustein spent the next ten seasons as a boatman on the Colorado River, experimenting with his father’s old Nikon and “an ammo box full of Kodachrome.” Blaustein’s images evolved from his relationship with the river.

Dugald Bremner (1959-1997) Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Dugald Bremner was an adventurer: a climber, kayaker, skier, and river guide. He was also an accomplished photographer whose clients included Northface, Outside magazine, and National Geographic.

Tom Brownold (b. 1953) Tom Brownold learned from some of the masters of fine-art photography. He moved to Flagstaff in 1980 and has been photographing and leading Canyon tours ever since.

Mike Buchheit (b. 1964) Mike Buchheit is a landscape photographer, veteran travel writer, and outdoor educator. He relocated near Grand Canyon National Park in 1994, where he is now director of the Grand Canyon National Field Institute, a leading outdoor education program.

Michael Collier (b. 1950) Michael Collier is a photographer who also happens to be a Stanford-trained geologist and physician. He is a writer, pilot, and experienced river-runner.

James Cowlin (b. 1944) James Cowlin has been a landscape photographer since the 1970s. His passion for photographing the Grand Canyon began with a river trip down the Colorado with 32 other artists.

Sherry Curtis (b. 1957) and Alfredo Condé (b. 1949) On their first date, some 25 years ago, Sherry Curtis and Alfredo Condé photographed downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Since then, they’ve covered Asia, Central America, and everywhere in between. Curtis and Condé “stalk the light,” far into the backcountry, waiting for the right moment.

Dick Dietrich (1927-1998) Maine native Dick Dietrich began taking pictures in the 1940s. He spent the next 50 years discovering and photographing Monument Valley (along the Utah-Arizona border) and the Grand Canyon.

Jack Dykinga (b. 1943) Jack Dykinga is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer and former photo editor for the Chicago Tribune and Arizona Daily Star. He’s a frequent contributor to Arizona Highways and National Geographic as well as the author of nine books.

Dave Edwards (b. 1940) A river guide for 25 years and a freelance photographer for 16, Dave Edwards specializes in expedition imagery and indigenous cultures. In 1997, he received a photography development grant from National Geographic.

George H. H. Huey (b. 1953) A New York City native, George H. H. Huey has come a long way from photographing squirrels in the city’s parks. He earned his BFA in photography from Arizona State University and has been called a “visual poet” by the National Geographic Society.

Liz Hymans (b. 1949) Liz Hymans was one of the first female guides in the Grand Canyon. She has been an adventure photographer since 1974 and was president of the International Association of Panoramic Photographers.

Jerry Jacka (b. 1934) Jerry Jacka was a forensic photographer before becoming a freelancer in the 1970s. Since then, Jacka has published 15 books along with myriad images in Smithsonian, National Geographic, Arizona Highways, and other magazines.

Gary Ladd (b. 1947) Gary Ladd estimates that he has taken 34 river excursions and well over 80 back-country hiking trips in search of material. He’s published books on Lake Powell and the Grand Canyon, his true love since the 1970s.

Larry Lindahl (b. 1958) Larry Lindahl began landscape photography after a career in commercial art, and his images now appear in exhibits, award-winning books, magazine covers, and feature stories for clients such as Arizona Highways, Outdoor Photographer, Western Horseman, Southwest Art, and American Archaeology.

Robert McDonald (b. 1937) A U.S. Forest Service civil engineer for more than 30 years, Robert McDonald lives in Flagstaff and is now a widely published large-format nature photographer.

Randy Prentice (b. 1952) A professional photographer since 1986, Randy Prentice has won numerous awards including two Photographic Excellence awards from Arizona Highways magazine and one from the National Park Service.

John Running (b. 1939) John Running has taken breathtaking photographs all over the world—from the Gaza Strip to Jamaica to Scotland. He studied at Northern Arizona University, spent four years in the Marines, and has been a mentor for a generation of young photographers, including his daughter.

Raechel Running (b. 1965) Learning the art from her father, John, Raechel Running’s work has been published internationally in corporate, travel, and fine-arts publications. She shares a gallery in Flagstaff with her father and is an artist-in-residence in Casas Grandes, Mexico. She shares, “Once you experience Grand Canyon you can never forget it. I have had some of the greatest days of my life and the saddest.”

Kate Thompson (b. 1961) Kate Thompson has explored the Canyon as a river guide, soil scientist, and photographer. She defines her style as reverent of nature yet playful.

Tom Till (b. 1949) Tom Till spends up to 300 days a year in the field, in all 50 states and more than 60 countries. He has been a journalist, a teacher, and a photographer—in love with the Canyon since he was in college.

Stephen Trimble (b. 1950) The accomplished author of Lasting Light: 125 Years of Grand Canyon Photography, upon which this exhibition is based, Stephen Trimble has been a park ranger and ecologist. He’s also a photographer whose home base is in Salt Lake City.

Larry Ulrich (b. 1949) The son of an Alaska frontiersman, Larry Ulrich began selling photographic prints at West Coast street fairs and craft shows 35 years ago. His most recent publications celebrate the colorful wildflowers of California and canyon country.

We Want to Hear from You

sitesAdministrator — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:07:10 CDT

Standing on the rim of the Grand Canyon is like seeing the fingerprints of time. It’s a place where infinite skies complement amber-walled canyons and the blue-green needles of gnarled juniper trees. Some 5,000 feet below, the Colorado River ripples and rages past ancient rocks, a living reminder of the forces that shape this ever-changing world. There’s nothing about the Grand Canyon that isn’t intense in some way—the sun, the terrain, even the vegetation has a certain tenacity.

Lasting Light: 125 Years of Grand Canyon Photography, a new traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, is about human tenacity and the lengths to which photographers go to capture their images. It’s about patience, stamina, and luck. The amazing images in the exhibition are the result. Selected by a jury of representatives from Eastman Kodak and National Geographic, the contemporary images in Lasting Light—like their early counterparts—are awe-inspiring pictures of one of America’s greatest natural wonders.

Now, we'd like to see your pictures and hear your stories . . .
Post your images and tell us your tales!

Exhibition Itinerary

sitesAdministrator — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:47:23 CDT

Lasting Light: 125 Years of Grand Canyon Photography will open at the Phoenix
Public Library in Phoenix, Arizona. The exhibition will travel until April of 2013.

Check the tour schedule regularly to find out if this traveling exhibition will visit a
city or town near you.

Post Your Story and Photos

sitesAdministrator — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:04:18 CDT

We want to hear from you! The purpose of this wiki is for you to share your stories about the Grand Canyon, one of America's most-visited cultural destinations.

If you want to share your canyon experiences and imagery or your thoughts about the traveling exhibition, visit the Discussion Forum link. Click on a thread, or topic, that interests you and type away. Or, feel free to start a new discussion. You may also post Grand Canyon images in the Photo Gallery.

In order to keep our photographers' biographical content intact and to preserve accurate information about the traveling exhibition, we have locked those linking pages. We also reserve the right to delete content that might be deemed offensive or factually inaccurate.

About the Traveling Exhibit

sitesAdministrator — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:00:43 CDT

A journey across 280 miles of canyon and 125 years of exploration, Lasting Light: 125 Years of Grand Canyon Photography is an exhibition that features 60 contemporary images of the Grand Canyon, selected by leaders in the photography field. Depicting everything from pine forests and waterfalls to rainbows, wildlife, and majestic mesas, these pictures truly capture the diversity of the canyon.

But the 26 contemporary photographers were not the first who tried to capture the beauty of the canyon on film.
The exhibition also includes a number of archival images dating back to the earliest days of canyon
photography--the 1870s. We learn about the John Wesley Powell's expedition and about scientific journies that
followed, each with a designated team to carry and manipulate the cumbersome equipment of the day.

This exhibition would not have been possible without the collaboration of the Grand Canyon Association. We would also like to thank the National Park Service, geologist Wayne Ranney, and writer/photographer Stephen Trimble, whose book was the foundation of this exhibition.

About SITES

sitesAdministrator — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:58:36 CDT

The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) has been sharing
the wealth of Smithsonian collections and research programs with millions of people
outside Washington, DC, for more than 50 years. SITES connects Americans to their
shared cultural heritage through a wide range of exhibitions about art, science, and history,
which are shown wherever people live, work, and play.

On any given day, SITES is opening dozens of exhibitions across the country on topics that
cover the spectrum of American life. Click on our map to find out if a SITES exhibition is
coming to your area.

National Park Service

sitesAdministrator — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:49:16 CDT

Grand Canyon National Park is operated by the National Park Service.

Grand Canyon National Park is a powerful and inspiring landscape, the Grand Canyon overwhelms
our senses through its immense size; 277 river miles (446km) long, up to 18 miles
(29km) wide, and a mile (1.6km) deep.

Did You Know?
There are approximately 1,737 known species of vascular plants, 167 species of fungi,
64 species of moss and 195 species of lichen found in Grand Canyon National Park.
This variety is largely due to the 8,000 foot elevation change from
the river up to the highest point on the North Rim.

Grand Canyon Association

sitesAdministrator — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:42:16 CDT

Formed in 1932 by Grand Canyon National Park’s Chief Naturalist Eddie McKee,
the association started out as a small organization dedicated to supporting the
educational and research efforts of the park’s Naturalist Division, to continue the
publication of Grand Canyon Nature Notes and to publish natural history
bulletins with in-depth Grand Canyon–related research.

>>Go to the GCA website