Statement

The artist is conscious of something beside the mere physical in every object in nature. He feels its expression, he sympathizes with its character, he is impressed with its language; his heart, mind, and soul are stirred in its contemplation.
Albert Sands Southworth

I am a lifelong student of nature and wilderness. My work might not exist without either, nor for any other subjects do I feel a similarly intense desire to see and to create. My focus is my impressions and interpretations of the intimate and overlooked, particularly within my native state of California. I am compelled to photograph by textures and forms; by the organic and the unnatural; and by the unusual and ephemeral. My artistic goals lie not in representing superficial beauty, but rather in portraying my communion with the land and the gifts it has shared with me.

My camera of choice is a 4x5” view camera; not just because I can make larger and more detailed prints, but because I can control focus and depth, create a mood, or tell a story. Many of my newest works (particularly in my Desert and The Joshua Tree series) are made using a 100-year-old diffused focus lens and a new way of looking at the landscape.

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	Statement The artist is conscious of something beside the mere physical in every object in nature. He feels its expression, he sympathizes with its character, he is impressed with its language; his heart, mind, and soul are stirred in its contemplation. Albert Sands Southworth I am a lifelong student of nature and wilderness. My work might not exist without either, nor for any other subjects do I feel a similarly intense desire to see and to create. My focus is my impressions and interpretations of the intimate and overlooked, particularly within my native state of California. I am compelled to photograph by textures and forms; by the organic and the unnatural; and by the unusual and ephemeral. My artistic goals lie not in representing superficial beauty, but rather in portraying my communion with the land and the gifts it has shared with me. My camera of choice is a 4x5” view camera; not just because I can make larger and more detailed prints, but because I can control focus and depth, create a mood, or tell a story. Many of my newest works (particularly in my Desert and The Joshua Tree series) are made using a 100-year-old diffused focus lens and a new way of looking at the landscape. All content copyright © by Michael E. Gordon Photography. Site by WideRange Galleries.