CHRISTOPHER BURKETT :
Resplendent Light

June 13 - July 27, 2008

The Camera Obscura Gallery is pleased to present its fifth exhibition of spectacular color landscape photographs by Christopher Burkett. Featuring recent work and images never before printed from his vast archive of color transparencies, the show will debut several new pieces.

CHRISTOPHER BURKETT (American, born 1951)

For over 30 years, Christopher Burkett has used the landscape to explore the sacred in nature. Through his strikingly colorful and detailed photographic images, he beckons the viewer to feel the light and power inherent in the tapestry of creation. Mr. Burkett has become recognized internationally as an expert in the arduous Ilfochrome printing method. He meticulously hand-prints his large format transparencies with phenomenal sharpness and rich tonality, which he achieves through sophisticated masking techniques. His images are never digitally altered or reproduced. Christopher Burkett's stunning photographs rapidly reached an international audience in the 1990s through a series of one-man exhibitions. Today he is represented by a multitude of top galleries and his works are included in many important private and corporate collections. His photographs are featured in the books, Robert Frost: Seasons (Henry Holt & Co., 1992), Intimations of Paradise (West Wind Arts, 1999), and Resplendent Light (West Wind Arts, 2004). He currently lives with his wife, Ruth, in Oregon.