Upcoming Events » March 2012
Canon Explorer of Light Lewis Kemper
South Florida Camera Club is very excited to announce that on March 1st 2012 Canon Explorer of Light photographer Lewis Kemper will be presenting at SFCC. This presentation is given to SFCC and all are invited to attend for free!
Lewis Kemper has been photographing the natural beauty of North America, and its parklands for over 30 years. During his extensive travels, he has been to 47 states from Alaska to Florida. His work has been exhibited and published in magazines, books, and calendars worldwide.
Before moving west, he received a BA in Fine Art Photography from the George Washington University in 1976. The grandeur of the west beckoned and Lewis moved to Yosemite National Park, where he lived for 11 years. From 1978 until 1980, he worked at The Ansel Adams Gallery. Working at the gallery gave him the opportunity to meet, observe and learn from some of the greatest photographers of our time. “The experience of working at The Ansel Adams Gallery was very influential in my development as a photographer”, he states.
Lewis photographs in color using Canon digital cameras and 4 x 5 cameras. . He has been selected to Canon’s Explorers of Light program featuring 62 of the country’s most influential photographers.
Lewis is also working with digital imaging on his Apple computer to create new work. His work has been sold for editorial and commercial uses in over 16 different countries ranging from national ads to book covers.
Kemper’s photographs are in many private collections as well as in the permanent collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art and Kaiser Permanente. His work has been shown nationally in galleries and museums. Some of these include: The Frederick S. Wight Gallery, The Baltimore Museum of Art, The Cornell Museum, The Princeton Gallery of Fine Art, The Popular Photography Gallery, The Ansel Adams Gallery, Photographer’s Gallery and the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center. He prints his own archival inkjet prints using Canon’s 12 color ImagePROGRAF 6300 printer using the finest materials available.