The Photography of William Christenberry
Posted by: Bradley McDonald
I've always been enamored with photography, especially photographs of nature and rural life. That's why this article on NPR's site caught my attention.
William Chritsenberry is an artist who grew up in Alabama and now lives and teaches in Washington DC. About 40 years ago, he returned to Alabama to take pictures of structures strung out over the countryside, to aid in his painting career. He had no idea the pictures he took with a small camera that had no focusing device would make such an impact.
"I'd go into that landscape, what I call the landscape of my childhood, and make these snapshots. Never did I dream that years later, the world of fine-art photography would see something in these," Christenberry says.
Christenberry still makes the trip to Alabama every year to photograph the same places, although his camera has gotten a little more advanced. Some of these pictures remind me of the countryside around my parents' childhood homes, in small-town Louisiana.
"What I really feel very strongly about, and I hope reflects in all aspects of my work, is the human touch, the humanness of things, the positive and sometimes the negative and sometimes the sad," Christenberry says.
Do a google image search on William Christenberry for more images.
I've always been enamored with photography, especially photographs of nature and rural life. That's why this article on NPR's site caught my attention.
William Chritsenberry is an artist who grew up in Alabama and now lives and teaches in Washington DC. About 40 years ago, he returned to Alabama to take pictures of structures strung out over the countryside, to aid in his painting career. He had no idea the pictures he took with a small camera that had no focusing device would make such an impact.
"I'd go into that landscape, what I call the landscape of my childhood, and make these snapshots. Never did I dream that years later, the world of fine-art photography would see something in these," Christenberry says.
Christenberry still makes the trip to Alabama every year to photograph the same places, although his camera has gotten a little more advanced. Some of these pictures remind me of the countryside around my parents' childhood homes, in small-town Louisiana.
"What I really feel very strongly about, and I hope reflects in all aspects of my work, is the human touch, the humanness of things, the positive and sometimes the negative and sometimes the sad," Christenberry says.
Do a google image search on William Christenberry for more images.
I love these - and yes, it does look somewhat like south Louisiana. Interesting to photograph same location throughout years - more people should do that.
Posted by
shirleymc |
Fri Aug 04, 07:06:00 PM 2006