08/16/2026
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My passion as a lens-based artist is to capture "topographic" images. Technically that means landscapes that contain a human-made structure in the scene.
The first exhibition of these kinds of photographs was called, "New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape". It was a groundbreaking exhibition of landscape photography, held from October 1975 to February 1976 at the International Museum of Photography at the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York.
The images in that show included parking lots, suburban homes, and coal mines, usually without people.
Now regarded as one of the most important photography exhibitions of the twentieth century, the works of the "New Topographics" artists serve as a vital inspiration to my art practice.
The image of mine you're looking at is called "Electric Wonderland". I came upon this scene last December on the morning after a wonderful snowfall in Grey County.
I am thrilled to have this image chosen to be part of Xposé 2026, the CAPIC National annual fine art photography exhibition. The show will be held at Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills, Toronto, throughout September.
Please join me and all the other wonderful artists exhibiting in this show for the opening on September 3, at 6:30 PM. I'd love to chat with you more about "new topographics".
