Picture Leaving Big-City Success to Visit Skeet Ranges
byColby Caldwell, an internationally esteemed photographer, took a risk by coming back to Western North Carolina. He’d grown up in Mills River, but moved…
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Photographer Keeps Her Creativity Up by Keeping Her Head Down
byDuring the 17 years that photographer Kristen Smith lived in Los Angeles, she often did a rather odd thing in that famously vehicular city:…
Archaeologist Turned Artist Listens to Chairs and Understands Kudzu
byStudying anthropology at the University of Arizona, then working as an archaeologist for the forest service in California, Susan Alta Martin was intrigued by…
She Shoots Wild Bears — and It’s Hard to Look Away
byApril Johnson earned a degree in Fine Arts and Photography from the School of Visual Arts in NYC. While still in college, she…
They Want a Better Shot at Saving the Planet
byEric Baden, a local photographer and professor of photography at Warren Wilson College, is the founding director of the interdisciplinary endeavor photoplus. His work…
She Wants to Make Your Fantasies Come True … Under Really Good Lighting
byIf you’re going to switch focus in your career, the Louvre might be the world’s best eureka spot. Walking around the iconic art museum…
Printmaker was Hard-Pressed to Revolutionize a Centuries-Old Technique
byPhotography has always been evolved by technology — going from hulking machines to quite literally the palms of our hands. For most, it’s a…
The Past Isn’t Dead — it’s Only Waiting for You in Wax
byLynn Bregman Blass uses an ages-old process involving beeswax and Damar resin to preserve photographs, documents, and other scraps of personal memories. Once the…
Waterfalls and Wi-Fi Give Photographers a New Perspective
byNestled in 20 lush acres of mountain forest, the high-end retreat Mountain Lens, owned by April Johnson and Jeff Miller, offers photography workshops to…
“If You Don’t Feel it, it’s Not Doing You Any Good”
bySteve Mann is a commercial photographer and the co-owner of West Asheville’s Double Crown, the atmospheric pocket bar where he shelters his other passion:…