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Sure-footed by Allison Barnes
sure-foot路ed or sure路foot路ed adj 1. unlikely to fall, slip, or stumble 2. not liable to error in judgment or action;
Oglethorpe Gallery - 406 E. Oglethorpe Av. December 21st to January 5th
Exposition Catalogue
About Allison Barnes Allison grew up in an extremely rural area, and had an assortment of agriculture around her. The cornfields, mountains and old farmhouses still inspire her, as she continues to visit them. When she was 15, her father gave her a Minolta 35mm camera and kept feeding her interest in image making, specially in black and white. By that time, she only took pictures that she liked, not knowing much about the medium’s history. For her, the day she became a real photographer was when she made a photograph in response to a poem entitled, Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle Received from a Friend Called Felicity, by John Tobias. That self-portrait was the beginning of her own unique way of working, the one that she still reflects on today. 5
New Jersey
Anthropod Mating Encounter, Delaware Bay, New Jersey 6
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Deer Head by Homestead As Leaves Turn up to Rain, Port Murray, New Jersey 8
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Homestead 1991, Port Murray, New Jersey 10
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Small Pound with Runoff, Cumberland County, New Jersey 12
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South Dakota
American Bison Encounter, Badlands, South Dakota 14
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Arizona
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It is in the desert where the history of our native ancestors is under the full blaze of the sun.
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A Triassic Display; Crystal, Slate, Petrified Wood, Apache, Arizona 16
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Palimpsest; Saguaro Cactus, Tucson, Arizona 18
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Utah
Hands in Salt Deposits, Zion, Utah 20
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Florida
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Palimpsest; 12 AD to 1954, San Juan County, Utah 23
New Mexico
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I seek out traces and marks that tell a history, and there is so much to be found in the American Southwest.
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F. Gilmer Breckinridge Was Here, 1859, El Morro, New Mexico 24
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Buffalo Courds, Raw Material, Mountainaire, New Mexico 26
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Georgia
Racoon Hands, Skidaway Island, Georgia 28
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My process is rather intuitive. Shooting with a large format 8x10 camera requires me to slow down and to really see.
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Louise’s Fur, Savannah, Georgia 30
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Florida
Matted Cotton, Raw Material, Blountstown, Florida 32
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Turtle Shell During Tornado Watch Everglades, Florida 34
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Florida
I am inspired by the slow change over time, both within geology and civilization.
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I am inspired by the slow change over time, both within geology and civilization.
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Searching for the Dead Lakes, Wewahitchka, Florida 37
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