DESCRIPTION
These nudes on the shores of Utah's Lake Powell are from an ongoing book/exhibition project I've been working on for the last three years.
Following a near-death experience in 2014, themes of vulnerability, rescue, love, triumph, longing, and mourning often became the weft threads woven over the supporting warp of the landscape.
My photography continues the evolution of the nude within the landscape, building upon the works of Anne Brigman and Edward Weston. Like Brigman, I endeavor to generate emotional connections between you the viewer and the landscape. Digital photography’s ability to reproduce incredible detail and dynamic range allows me to expand upon Weston’s straight, photographic realism, with the additional impact of larger print sizes.
AUTHOR
Biography:
Craig Blacklock is internationally recognized for his landscapes, nudes, and abstracts. His work creates visual, tactile, and emotional connections between the viewer and the landscape — expressing not only what he saw, but what was deeply felt.
Photographer of 19 books, Blacklock has been featured in American Photo, Fine Art Photo (Germany), Focus, Good Light, Outdoor Photographer, Model Society, Shutterbug, and View Camera.
Selected awards:
Midwest Independent Publisher Awards, gold, 2023
Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) 2 gold awards 2019
Pub West Design Awards, 1 gold, 1 silver, 2019
Midwest Book Awards, 3 gold, 2019
International Photography Awards, several, including 2nd place in Books, Nature, 2012
Midwest Independent Publishers, Best Illustrated book, 2007
Independent Publishers, Best Photography Book, 2005
National Freedom Award, Nature/Art, 1999
Midwest Independent Publishers, Best Hardcover Book Award, 1996
Mid-America Publishers Association, Best Photographic Book Award, 1996
Minnesota Book Award, Illustrated, 1994
Selected solo exhibitions:
Museum at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre, 2022
Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona, Minnesota, 2018
Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, Wisconsin 2018
Mill City Museum (MN Historical Society), Minneapolis, MN, 2018
Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona, Minnesota, 2012
Minnesota Center for Photography, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2004
