Achetez un café à Carlan

My dad gave me my first camera when I was six. I worked my way through college shooting weddings and after graduation took a job as a backcountry ranger for Mt. Rainier National Park, documenting changes in the natural environment. In the late seventies, I had the privilege of assisting Ansel Adams for three years at his Yosemite workshops. That's where I learned the power of the photograph. Shortly thereafter I enrolled in Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA to nudge my career towards documentary/editorial photography and cinematography. My stories have been used in numerous publications including Harley-Davidson®HOG, New Mexico Magazine, Associated Press, MSNBC, NPR, and are syndicated nationally and internationally by Redux Pictures in New York.

Understanding the importance of education at an early age, part of my journey has always included teaching workshops. Having the opportunity to share the wonder of making images with students nationally and internationally is always an honor. In 2012 I began exploring the exciting monochromatic in camera techniques available within my Fujifilm X cameras. The end result today: beautiful black and white photographs created directly in camera. This is what I am here to share with you.

BTW: I can be found riding my iron pony on two lane highways across the American Southwest telling the stories of people, places and the landscape.

be strong, be safe, Carlan