Jack Ridley

View from the South Rim, Big Bend

1988

Signed, and titled in pencil on margin by Jack Ridley Archival pigment print, 32 x 40 in. Jack Ridley was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1948. He spent his earliest years at Edwards Air Force in California where he first developed an appreciation of high desert landscapes. His family eventually settled in Ft. Worth, TX, and later Dallas, where Ridley currently lives and works. Ridley has been photographing Texas landscapes in black and white with large format cameras for over thirty years. Traveling to the far ridges of Texas, Ridley sets up camp for weeks at a time, thoughtfully composing and creating timeless images of Texas’ most beautiful natural spaces such as Big Bend National Park, Rio Grande National Park and The Guadalupe Mountains...

River Bottom Near Santa Elena, Big Bend by Jack Ridley is a black and white archival pigment print. The image size is 16 x 20 inches and the paper size is 20 x 24 inches. This photograph features a detailed grassy landscape with foothills in the background. This photograph is signed and titled in pencil on print margin by the artist. The negative date and print date are written in pencil on print verso, as well as the artist stamp in black ink. "At least twice a year, Ridley ventures to Big Bend with his 8 x...

Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognition, especially for his panoramic landscapes of Texas and the Four Corners region. Gibson's luminous black-and-white landscapes demonstrate a remarkable sensitivity to light and mood. Dramatic clouds, imminent storms and an occasional lighting strike...

This photograph captures an atmospheric misty sky in a soft blue grey, with undertones of pink coming from the sun, just beyond the clouds. There is just a hint of the edge of the m...