The Dahlia a highly prized flower grown and cross bred by
enthusiasts all across the country in numerous cultivars. While
having some of the most intense and stunning colors, I wanted to
explore the form of flowers and how light envelopes the texture
and translates the intense colors to simple grayscale. Working in
black and white and using selective focus allows me to find the
essence of light the flow of the natural beauty of the Dahlia.
You might say there was a natural collision of circumstances between Jack’s nearly lifelong love of nature, and that of photography. His wondrous journey into nature began when he attended an Outward Bound month-long wilderness course at age 16. At 18, (just over 40 years ago) he picked up his first camera, developed his first B&W print in the darkroom and quickly put his two passions together.
In recent years Jack’s photography has been exhibited in Paris, Athens, Berlin, Moscow, and Malaga Spain and domestically in the US and published internationally.
Awards Jack has been internationally awarded, having won Gold or 1st place in IPA, PX3, ND Awards, Moscow International Foto Awards, Tokyo International Foto Awards, International Gala/Pollux Awards, Black and White Spider Awards and Black and White Photography Magazines Portfolio Awards. Most recently in 2018, Jack was voted the #2 Black and White photographer globally by One Eyeland.
