A closer view of our beloved N.C. Arboretum.

Hello beautiful world! I am Alice. I graduated from Plymouth State University in New Hampshire in 2017 with a bachelor`s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. This degree allows you to create your own major made up of a few different disciplines.  I decided to combine photography, journalism and sustainability. I have always had a love for seeing the world behind the lens.

Photography is quite simply an art of observation. Time slows down and you become more aware of the beauty you are surrounded by. It is about finding something interesting in what may seem like an ordinary place. It has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.

Currently, I am chasing my thirst for exploration around the globe. I have been living out of my shoes for the past five months immersing myself in the cultures across Southeast Asia and the east coast of Australia. This experience has allowed me to really dig deep into cultures, meet local people and document moments that express emotion that I have felt behind the lens. I am very passionate about our planet and inspiring others to get out into nature and experience what this beautiful world has to offer. Feel free to follow my adventure via Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/alicereed334/

Cheers,
Alice Reed

By Linda Martinson

October 2007. I was attending a Digital Fine Print Workflow class taught by George DeWolfe at Santa Fe Workshops. It was an outstanding class: instruction, content and classmates. George led us through an elegant workflow that created a closed loop from capture to print and produced excellent and consistent prints. The workflow was based on Lightroom and Photoshop CS3 and was simple, powerful and replicable. George has an artist’s eye for arresting photographic images and a master craftsman’s eye for detail and precision. We were delighted with our week’s work and final prints. 

Throughout the course, George referred often to his contemplative approach to photography aimed at a clear visual expression of reality, conceptual interpretations unnecessary, where a calm and aware mind unites with the primary elements of human vision. As George explained it, contemplation is about mindfulness; paying attention, in the present moment, to where you are and what you are seeing and thereby noticing things that cannot be accessed by language. 

Southern Image Photo Works

Long before I first peered through the lens of a camera I fell in love with the natural World. As a boy I felt the wonderment of nature stir my soul. I continued to develop a profound relationship with the Earth. Suddenly my inner artist awoke. With the camera as my tool I came to see the World in a whole new way. As the awareness of the light around me began to develop so did the awareness of the light within. The instantaneous capture of a moment in time can become eternal when shared and experienced through the eyes of others. I would like to thank you for being a part of this process.

David Koll
Southern Image Photo Works southimage@bellsouth.net
828 299-7867 fineartamerica.com/profiles/david-koll