honorable mention
David Bartlett united states
title
Birds
My career as a fine art photographer has spanned the divide between large format black and white film and digital means. I have also devoted my efforts to traditional copper plate photogravure, a revived alternative process which unites the virtues of photography and intaglio printmaking. I have currently embraced digital technology including - somewhat to my own surprise - its capacity to record, control, and produce color. Regardless of color mode, however, I have retained attention to detail and the basic commitment to the well-crafted unmanipulated image.
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entry description
Their eyes pinning or flashing - keenly alert to their environment, one another, and themselves - birds, even when resting with heads cocked or militarily erect, are taut with life, at the ready to feed or take flight. They can nevertheless in form and demeanor exhibit calm and poise. With such attributes, they have long lent themselves to artistic representation. I have sought to add to this tradition with images depicting birds exhibiting vitality, dignity, and grace.about the photographer
After graduating from Carleton College and serving in the Peace Corps teaching English on Ulithi Atoll in Micronesia, I became interested in photography while completing an M.Phil. degree in Philosophy at Yale University and subsequently went on to receive an M.F.A. from the University of Michigan School of Art.My career as a fine art photographer has spanned the divide between large format black and white film and digital means. I have also devoted my efforts to traditional copper plate photogravure, a revived alternative process which unites the virtues of photography and intaglio printmaking. I have currently embraced digital technology including - somewhat to my own surprise - its capacity to record, control, and produce color. Regardless of color mode, however, I have retained attention to detail and the basic commitment to the well-crafted unmanipulated image.
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