https://bryandavidgriffith.com https://bryandavidgriffith.com/ABOUT/BIO/1 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTACT/1 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/1 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/2/pf-media/city-lights-exterior.jpgCelebrating 60 Years, City Lights Bookstore, San FranciscoThe corollary question, whether stated or politely left unasked, is usually “And how will you ever survive?” In the background of course is an ever-rolling drumbeat, said to portend “the death of books”—and, concomitantly, the death of bookstores. Fueled by corporations who need us to believe that we must have their latest gizmos, which have supposedly rendered most everything else obsolete, the noise that’s generated can make it hard to find a different tune to dance to.How, then, are we still here after all these years, and what is it now that makes us feel there’s any future for us? Is a place like City Lights even necessary anymore?Those who continue to come to the bookstore to find what they need tell me that the answer is an emphatic YES. And since I am one of them, I would like to raise my own din now and joyfully proclaim on the 60th Anniversary of the founding of City Lights: HELL YES, WE’RE STILL HERE, AND WE ARE HERE TO STAY! –Elaine Katzenberger publisher and executive director, City Lights, San Francisco https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/3/pf-media/city-lights-entrance.jpgLobby, City Lights Bookstore, San FranciscoCity Lights was founded in 1953… The goal was to create a literary meeting place, where those who might be looking for an alternative to the consumerism and conformism of the time could find inspiration and a place to encounter others who were seeking it, too. …It seems we have come full circle in our mission. With a government bent on stifling dissent, with public space almost completely commodified and placed under total surveillance, with our private lives turned into fodder for marketing and branding campaigns, with the notion of access to “free information” offered up as a panacea that somehow can replace the need for investigation, reflection, education and action, a place like City Lights becomes more important than ever. …The point was always to awaken and inspire, to sound the alarm against the deepening consumerist slumber and the violence of capitalism run amok. Books offer keys to visions and revelations, and a bookstore offers a place to encounter a community of others who might share them. That is why we’re still here, because there is a real and potent value in that.We know that the world is wide, and that being online is important as well. It’s another way to reach people and connect them to one another, with the same kinds of knowledge and ideas and cross-fertilizations that we’ve always had a role in promoting. But there is nothing like coming to the bookstore. Something will always unexpectedly grab your attention, shake you out of your complacency, inspire your curiosity and affirm your sense of belonging to a tribe of intelligent and sensitive beings who cohabit this world along with you. It’s a place to rejuvenate hope and commitment, and it offers a safe harbor for many of us in an increasingly stormy world. –Elaine Katzenberger publisher and executive director, City Lights, San Francisco https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/4 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/5/pf-media/city-lights-paul-in-office.jpgPaul's Office, City Lights BookstoreOur specific job at City Lights is to bring books and writers up from the depths and get a little sunlight on them. … If it’s a book we happen to carry and it gets on a bestseller list, that’s great, but it’s not something we’re looking for when acquiring books. The least compelling thing that you can say to us at City Lights is: “we think this book is going to sell well.” We want to know: What is this book saying, and how well is it told? –Paul Yamazaki coordinating buyer, City Lights, San Francisco https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/6/pf-media/city-lights-bulletin-board.jpgBulletin Board, City Lights BookstoreThere is a whole new generation of younger people coming into the business being very clear about how challenging this will be … but have the persistence, the tenacity, and the talent to work in a low-paying field—but one that will reward them immensely.That’s the other part: the people in the business are great. I always find it rewarding to go into somebody else’s store. –Paul Yamazaki coordinating buyer, City Lights, San Francisco https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/7/pf-media/tsunami-dave-and-scott-color.jpgScott and Dave, Tsunami BooksWe started with no money, literally no money: trading, dealing with people, getting things for free, sweat equity—a tremendous amount of sweat equity—and positive energy. Two people, my bookstore partner and I, thought that energy equals capital. That was our theory. –Scott Landfield owner, Tsunami Books, Eugene, OR https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/8/pf-media/tsunami-back-hallway.jpgRestroom Hallway, Tsunami BooksIt’s a unique place in that it’s built from recycled high school and university gymnasium bleachers.A lot of people claim that this has the best sound of any music venue in town. In 18 years we’ve had over 2,000 events. Gatherings, political, theatre, poetry slam—we’ll get 200 people in the back room for our poetry slam, world class musicians…. Musicians come in and they claim they can feel the energy coming off the floor, from the things that have happened. –Scott Landfield owner, Tsunami Books, Eugene, OR https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/9/pf-media/tsunami-brian-11x14-3.jpgtsunami-brian-11x14-3[Tsunami Books] is a treasure in our community. … Scott really loves music and he makes a place for us all to have.I’m making a new record. So I’m liquidating my personal collection, because what I want to do is make space where I am. I’m an inveterate vinyl hoarder. … I’ve done this for thirty years—traveled around in my truck and played music, and made records, and sold them. Only in the last five years has it become that no one really is into that anymore. They’re like, “Well, I want to download it for free now.”We’re definitely straddling eras here. This era is an old way that’s moving out, and the people who still like records, the people who still like books, they’re considered to be not modern anymore. Which is really weird. It’s like in the '50s, when you’d read science fiction books. [Holds up a copy of Fahrenheit 451.] –Brian Cutean musician, holding a fundraiser at Tsunami Books, Eugene, OR https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/10/pf-media/tsunami-margaretta-11x14.jpgMargaretta, Brian, Tsunami Books, Eugene, OregonWhat happens in a book is that it takes you out of the three dimensions, and shows you that you’re bigger than you think … and that the opportunity to be aware in a larger sense is really available to you. A book is that, and then when you get a whole bookstore full of them, it’s bursting with dimensions. –Margareta Waterman poet, publisher, and performance artist featured at Tsunami Books, Eugene, OR https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/11/pf-media/tsunami-our-app-is-a-book.jpgOur App is a Book, Brian, Tsunami Books, Eugene, OregonPeople come in; they’re holding a [smartphone]. They’ll [scan] each of our books, and if our book is $4.50, they’ll order it from Amazon for $4.00, rather than just grab it right now. They’re just programmed to do that, and they’re being told they’re stupid if they don’t. … If you’re not walking around with a device in your hand telling you what next to do, you’re a dummy. –Scott Landfield owner, Tsunami Books, Eugene, OR https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/12/pf-media/weller-tony-portrait.jpgBrandishing a Title, Tony Brandishing Lebhar, Weller Book WorksThe last 10 years have been a huge shakeup. … We’re a close-knit industry despite the fact that we’re competitors, and to see stores go out of business is hard—it’s really hard.There were people in the industry who urged Tony and me to not move the store, to simply close it, and take the assets from that business and live very comfortably, which we could have. But I can’t be somebody who does nothing. I can’t be a lady who lunches. I have to work, and I’ve pretty much made myself unfit for nearly anything else at this point. I could go back to libraries, but I really love this, and Tony really loves it. It’s what we want to keep doing until we can’t do it anymore.So it was worth not taking the money and running, and, you know, it was a financial risk. We had to move or die. It was a risk to come here, but it was the right risk to take for us. –Catherine Weller co-owner, Weller Book Works, Salt Lake City Pictured: Tony Weller brandishes a volume from 1932. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/13/pf-media/weller-tony-reading-cropped-and-rotated.jpgReading on the Floor, Weller Book WorksI’m very influenced by a whole bunch of dead people, and people who spoke languages I don’t share, by the magic of the book. This is the only thing that has ideas trapped in it very literally. It’s a big deal in my mind—more than just a job, more than just retail. I don’t like being called a retailer, and I don’t like being called a businessman. I prefer bookseller! In my mind, that’s saying you’re a purveyor of ideas and dreams and thinking. –Tony Weller co-owner, Weller Book Works, Salt Lake City https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/14 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/15/pf-media/smith-family-wall-of-books.jpgInventory, Smith Family Bookstore, Eugene, OregonOur question is: Did we grow to a level that’s sustainable, or are we too big for this community? Are our spaces too big? Do we carry too many books?Smith Family, from the mid '70s when we started until now, has always been about expansion. We started as a tiny, tiny little book business. My parents bought properties and buildings that we could grow into. I think that is the brilliance of my parents: that they both understood that right away. If they wanted a business that would support our family, and be good for this community, it had to be big enough that we could all make good livings.My father was a bit of a socialist in that respect, in that he didn’t want to build a business simply for personal gain. He wanted to build a business where the people who worked in the business also could make a living. Heath insurance—all the things he never had—he was determined to provide. –Evon Smith owner, Smith Family Bookstore, Eugene, OR https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/16/pf-media/smith-family-evon.jpgEvon, Inventory, Smith Family Bookstore, Eugene, OregonThose are the pieces of our history that matter the most to me, now that I’m the generation in charge. But what’s compromising that is obviously what’s happening to books, and literacy as a larger social, cultural question.I feel like I have a window to make some good decisions—for our business, for my family, for the people that work for me—to make some of things my parents set out to accomplish continue, because I value those same things, too. It’s not enough for me to make, personally, money every year. If in order for me to make money, I have to eliminate health insurance for my employees, then why do this? –Evon Smith owner, Smith Family Bookstore, Eugene, OR https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/17/pf-media/annieblooms-kate.jpgKate and Skull, Annie Bloom's Books, Portland, OregonIt's the happiest job I've ever had. I mean where else do you get to dress a skeleton in old book pages? –Kate Stone bookseller, Annie Bloom's Books, Portland, OR https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/18/pf-media/annie_blooms_exterior.jpgFront Window, Annie Bloom's Books, Portland, OregonThe store itself has its own personality. As opposed to a chain store, which has more of a top-down corporate mentality. Here we have a bookstore that means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Some people think of it as a cozy, grandmotherly place. Other people think of it as having hot political topic discussions. And always, good literature—a lot of our staff favorites are good fiction: authors who are going around the country as well as local authors that we mix in for events.The store has its own personality at different times, even different times of the day. We get different types of people in during the day, in the morning, and we’re open until 10 at night. We get younger people in at night. –Will Peters manager, Annie Bloom's Books, Portland, OR https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/19/pf-media/anniebloomsoffice.jpgBasement Office, Annie Bloom's Books, Portland, OregonThe physical size of our store may turn out to be a blessing, whereas people may have thought it was a curse in the ‘90s when the big-box chain stores were proliferating. Now I think they can’t pay the rents for that big of space with their sales.We’ve got a really good regional wholesaler … I’m going to order in some things that people asked for today, and I’ll have [them] tomorrow. … We still can maintain a breadth of titles without spending inventory dollars stocking up on specific titles in big quantities, because we know we can continue to get them pretty quickly as we need them.Still, there are hot titles that we need to have a lot of, like the Cheryl Strayed book Wild, which we sell really quickly, a local author like that. –Will Peters manager, Annie Bloom's Books, Portland, OR https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/20/pf-media/annieblooms-return-desk.jpgReturns Desk, Annie Bloom's Books, Portland, OregonLocal legend Richard German calligraphed the signs seen throughout Annie Bloom’s Books. “His nickname was the mayor of Multnomah Village. He would just kind of make his rounds everywhere,” says manager Will Peters. “He was a hanger-arounder early in the store, and finally Bobby said, ‘Do you want a job?’ He said, ‘Sure.’ So then he hung around for pay,” recounts bookseller Matt Plies.In the late ‘70s German would sometimes hang a sign on the door that read “Gone to Gabriel Park", and the store would be closed for hours. In the ‘80s, when the store offices were upstairs, German started a side business repairing bikes in the basement. “He did once sell books to customers, like ring them up and stuff. But once we got computers, that was too much; he didn’t want to deal with computers,” Plies says. German stayed on behind the scenes, handling shipping and maintenance. He kept a desk and a few personal belongings in the store’s basement. “If we had out-of-store events, though, he would go sell books … he was just this eccentric guy. He’d make friends with the authors a lot,” Peters remembers.German died of an aneurysm while bicycle camping in 2010; he was 63. In the front of the tattered address book he left behind, German had listed his address as 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR—the address of Annie Bloom’s Books. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/21/pf-media/green-bean-jennifer-at-desk-2.jpgJennifer behind the Counter, Green Bean Books, Portland, OregonWe have lots of old vending machines all around the store. This one sells finger puppets. I make those. They’re muskrats, and we change them out to be different characters frequently. … This old tampon machine is a mustache and beard machine. There’s a baby machine over here where you can adopt a baby with a birth certificate. This one is unlikely friendships (it’s based on a book that became popular last year): you get two animals that wouldn’t necessarily be friends and a little quotation about friendship.We have these little boxes around the store, too. … These are dioramas. This last time we had a diorama contest with kids, and they did the dioramas this time. Sometimes we have visiting artists, or sometimes I make them.Kids can come in and discover things; that’s the idea—they can explore. It’s fun to do things like that. They’re based on books. We started to sell miniatures, too, because people got so into the dioramas, as a sideline to go with books.We’re a place where people can meet, talk, and have activities. I feel like we’re a community resource in some ways, or a gathering place. Sometimes I feel like: are we a non-profit, or are we a business? –Jennifer Green owner, Green Bean Books, Portland, OR https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/22/pf-media/green-bean-storytime-2.jpgStorytime, Green Bean Books, Portland, OregonStory time is just fun. I just pretend like I’m reading to my kid. I have so much fun doing it. I do love music too, so I always try to do musical story times. I’ve worked in quite a few bookstores, and this is the best one I’ve ever worked in. Everything is just so carefully curated, much more than Powell’s, more than any other place. We have to be, because we’re tiny.I don’t use this word lightly—it’s magical. It’s very magical. Children love it. Parents love it. I have never seen anybody unhappy here. It’s really a special place. It sounds cliché, but it’s true. –Andrea Lampman bookseller, Green Bean Books, Portland, OR https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/23/pf-media/iconoclast-cafe.jpgTalking in the Cafe, Iconoclast Books, Ketchum, IdahoOur tag line when we do a lot of advertising and support is “brothers in arts”. Whether you’re music, performance, visual, or a bookstore, we partner. And schools: we do every hop-a-thon, read-a-thon, whatever we can donate to. I do a lot of book fair fundraisers for the libraries within the schools. … I just donated a slumber party in the bookstore for eight kids … where we will bake, and cook, and listen to music really loud, and play hide and go seek when it gets dark in the bookstore, go to sleep on air mattresses and sleeping bags, and wake up to waffles in the café.If I dry up, if all of the businesses in this town dry up, we also don’t have these non-profits. We are all dependent on each other. –Sarah Hedrick owner, Iconoclast Books, Ketchum, ID https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/24/pf-media/iconoclast-noah.jpgNoah at the Piano, Iconoclast Books, Ketchum, IdahoI don’t have a piano at home, so I really just learned to play here. After work I’ll come play this piano and just write all my own stuff. … It’s been out of tune until just before I came home, so most of the songs (except for the new ones) only use the keys that used to be in tune. … But now that it’s back in tune, I’ve been super inspired to write new stuff. –Noah Koski bookseller, Iconoclast Books, Ketchum, ID [Noah] works here for enough months until he saves enough money to travel. This last trip was to India, and he was gone like four or five months. He sent me an email from the hotel in Boise the night before he was flying out, and he said, “…Working at Iconoclast, and you, have allowed me to have the life I want, because I get to do what I love for my job, and I get the time off to travel. It’s invaluable to me.” That’s why it doesn’t matter what time of year he returns—how slow it is, how whatever—he always, always will have a job, for as long as he wants it.He’s a fabulous bookseller, and he has the best, best attitude ever. He never [clocks out] without first saying, “is there anything I can do before I go?” And then, when he’s done working, he sits down at the piano and plays for an hour. –Sarah Hedrick owner, Iconoclast Books, Ketchum, ID https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/25 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/26/pf-media/iconoclast-window-through-books.jpgA Tragic Honesty, Iconoclast Books, Ketchum, IdahoMy kids, when my husband died, they lost him, but they also lost me to some degree—and not because I had the luxury of lying in bed for six weeks and shutting the world out and mourning or whatever. They lost me because the day after his funeral, I was back at work. I had no choice. I had four sets of eyes looking at me going, "we’re hungry, and what’s going on today?"Again, where’s the line between business and personal? It wasn’t like a job I could call in sick to for another couple of weeks, it was my livelihood, and I had major decisions to make. … If I lose the store, I lose my house, too. There is no line when you own your own business. –Sarah Hedrick owner, Iconoclast Books, Ketchum, ID https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/27/pf-media/elliott-bay-shelf-talkers.jpgShelf Talkers, Elliott Bay Book Co., SeattleWe sell more books off of the staff picks shelf than anywhere else in the store. And they’re not necessarily wide audience books. Some of them are pretty idiosyncratic, but if you’re a person like Holly or Kenny is, then you’re going to like what they’ve picked. That’s another thing about independents: we’re not being paid by anyone to put books on our shelves. If they’re up there it’s because that person is fired up about getting it out into the world. –Peter Aaron owner, Elliott Bay Book Co., Seattle https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/28 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/29/pf-media/elliott-bay-info-desk.jpgBehind the Info Desk, Elliott Bay Book Co., SeattleOne day last year in December, I was working behind the front counter, helping people ringing up sales. At one point I looked up. There was a line of people from the front counter stretched back the entire length of the store to the information desk that was, I’m guessing, 70 people deep standing there with their baskets and their arms full of books. We were not having a sale event. We were not doing any discounts. We did not have the sexiest new game or device or anything like that. They had come because they wanted to buy their books and their gifts from us—and pay the full retail price and stand in line to do that.People understand that if they want to continue to have choices and things that they value available to them, they have to vote with their feet and their wallets. –Peter Aaron owner, Elliott Bay Book Co., Seattle https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/30/pf-media/green-apple-chair17x21.jpgEmpty Desk, Green Apple Books, San FranciscoAmazon isn’t forced to turn a profit. Their whole business model is basically founded upon investors propping up the enterprise while the beast gains market share. The only possible goal of that could be complete domination. … And then I’m guessing prices wouldn’t be so cheap.Homogenization in any industry is a bad thing. In the book business it’s even worse, because books aren’t just a commodity, they’re a cultural underpinning. –Kevin Ryan co-owner, Green Apple Books, San Francisco https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/31 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/32/pf-media/green-apple-e-book.jpgE-books, Green Apple Books, San FranciscoE-books are here to stay. We’re not going to fight it; we’re going to try to get a toe in the water. We feature it. We put it in our newsletter all the time. We have a big display in the store. … But the fact is we don’t really make any money on it—it’s still such a small percentage of our business. But we’re not going to give up on it either. We want anybody who wants to read e-books, but wants to stay loyal to us to [have] that option. … The one thing I don’t want to do is just send somebody to Amazon. –Kevin Ryan co-owner, Green Apple Books, San Francisco https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/33/pf-media/bookbug-entrance.jpgFront of the Store, Bookbug, Kalamazoo, MichiganOpening in 2008, we had the extraordinary benefit of assuming—from day one—that we had to do much more than sell books. We needed to be a place where people feel welcome and feel a desire to give themselves and their families an education beyond the experience of reading a book alone—to give them an education related to searching for great books, talking about great books, celebrating great books, meeting authors, celebrating art, and celebrating music. We had to fight with our hearts and minds to make this clear to our customers every single day. –Joanna Parzakonis co-owner, Bookbug, Kalamazoo, MI https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/34/pf-media/bookbug-kids-change-the-world.jpgKids Can Change the World, Bookbug, Kalamazoo, MichiganIt’s a really rewarding and wonderful experience to be a part of handing a young reader a book that changes their assumptions about themselves, about the world, about what a book can offer them—especially those kids who don’t think of themselves as readers, have never liked books, or resist things that their teachers and parents give them because they aren’t the right match for them. Before I started this business, I would have thought that’s cheesy and romantic, and probably doesn’t happen very often. But it is happily one of the most frequent and simple joys of being a passionate bookseller. –Joanna Parzakonis co-owner, Bookbug, Kalamazoo, MI https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/35/pf-media/57th-street-shelves-and-pipes_hires.jpgBookshelves and Pipes, 57th Street Bookstore, ChicagoLooking around, you’re going to discover new books on all sides. Our store is subterranean. It feels like we tried to shove as many books into the space as possible, at odd angles and around pipes. It verges on the claustrophobic, then takes a step back. It leaves you with the feeling of being surrounded by—and among—the books. … There’s a quiet hum to it, a quiet buzzing sound. It has the feel of activity. –Thomas Flynn manager, 57th Street Books, Chicago https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/36/pf-media/57th-street-customer-reading.jpgReading After Work, 57th Street Bookstore, ChicagoHyde Park, with the University of Chicago, is a neighborhood that values books and values the ideas that books embody. This provides for a strong neighborhood bookstore that reflects the readership’s organic mix of ideas and cultures with an academic bent. Our tagline has been “Where serious readers go for fun.” But we really are the neighborhood bookstore for the South Side of Chicago. We try to serve as many kinds of readers as we can, … not just from a sales standpoint, but also because the South Side is in many ways neglected by the larger city. Building that sense of community—that sense of who we are in all of our diversity—I’d be thrilled if 57th Street and the Co-op can play a larger role in that. –Thomas Flynn manager, 57th Street Books, Chicago https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/37/pf-media/kings-english-shakespeare.jpgShakespeare Regarding the 2013 Writer's Market, The King's English Bookshop, Salt Lake CityWe’ve never adopted the “one of everything” philosophy at The King’s English, instead preferring to engage knowledgeable booksellers and to pick and choose titles carefully, hoping to excite curiosity, fire imaginations, scratch some itch readers didn’t even know they had. The fact that our customers are always on our minds enables us to place the right books into the right hands so that each sale is a transaction that pleases everyone—or at least that’s our intention.Amazon’s intention, on the other hand, is to put the most books into the most hands. Worse, they use books as loss leaders to achieve their stated long-term goal: total control of retail. The competitive methods that feed their “vaulting ambition” (so Shakespeare described Macbeth) involve everything from failing to collect sales tax to bullying publishers, devaluing books in the eyes of the public, manipulating the best-seller list to reflect what they intend to sell, and encouraging customers to use bricks and mortar stores as showrooms—to browse our shelves but buy from Amazon. –Betsy Burton owner, The Kings English Bookshop, Salt Lake City Shakespeare eyeing the contemporary writer's market https://bryandavidgriffith.com/DOCUMENTARY-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-LAST-BOOKSTORES/38/pf-media/kings-english-mystery-room.jpgMystery Room, The King's English Bookshop, Salt Lake CityConsider the long-term consequences of a world controlled by Amazon. What would your community look like without independent businesses? Who would sit on your neighborhood boards and donate to local charities? What would happen to the web of your community? Where would the tax dollars that build your schools, roads, and parks come from if none of the money you spent stayed in your state? When you spend online, none of it stays at home. This is simple economics, and studies such as the one done in my city—the Utah Study Series by Civic Economics—prove it so.But books transcend economics. A world where one company (a company which just bought one of the nation’s major newspapers) controls the manufacture and distribution of books—of ideas, in other words—doesn’t bear thinking about. –Betsy Burton owner, The Kings English Bookshop, Salt Lake City https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/1/pf-media/rethinking-fire-WFCinterior1.jpgrethinking-fire-WFCinterior1Bryan David Griffith: Rethinking Fire installed at the World Forestry Center Discovery Museum, 2023Rethinking Fire is a traveling exhibition that explores the issues behind catastrophic wildfires, from past land management practices to climate change. Each piece is created by burning and/or salvaging materials from fire sites. Quotes by researchers in fire ecology and related fields accompany the exhibition. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/2 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/3/pf-media/HDM-Broken-Equilibrium.jpgHDM-Broken-EquilibriumBroken Equilibriumwalk-through installation of burned trees salvaged from wildfire sites and trees from thinning projects, 13.5x14x8 feet https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/4/pf-media/Broken-Equilibrium-from-above-sharp.jpgBroken-Equilibrium-from-above-sharpBroken Equilibriumwalk-through installation of burned trees salvaged from wildfire sites and trees from thinning projects, 13.5x14x8 feet https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/5/pf-media/Wax-and-Wane.jpgWax and WaneWax and Wanesmoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax on panels, 30x30x2.5" each https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/6/pf-media/severance-4.jpgSeveranceSeverancesmoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax on panels, wood, 60x52x5" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/7/pf-media/box-and-burn.jpgBox & BurnBox & Burnburned wood, 38x37x10" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/8/pf-media/E2001-and-2002.jpgE2001-and-2002Traces I & IIsmoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax on panel, 30x30x2.5" each https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/9/pf-media/HDM_Rebirth-with-figures.jpgHDM_Rebirth-with-figuresRebirth Aspen leaves coated in encaustic beeswax, charcoal debris from forest fire, 4.5x4.5x10 feetHigh Desert Museum, 2021 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/10/pf-media/E1621_Fissure.jpgE1621_FissureFissuresmoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax on panel, 30x30x2.5" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/11/pf-media/E1615.jpgE1615 RadianceRadiancesmoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax on panel, 30x30x2.5"SOLD https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/12/pf-media/E1625_Convection.jpgE1625_ConvectionConvectionsmoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax on panel, 30x30x2.5" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/13/pf-media/S1632_Impermanence-of-Forests.jpgS1632 The Impermanence of ForestsThe Impermanence of Forestsfilm photograph of forest fire printed on translucent silk, with charcoal remains from depicted fire site and ashes from the photograph piled beneath, 40x50” (photograph only)Phoenix Art Museum, 2017 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/14/pf-media/FAM-Entering-gallery-2.jpgFAM-Entering-gallery-2Bryan David Griffith: Rethinking Fire at Fresno Art Museum, 2019Rethinking Fire is a traveling exhibition that explores the issues behind catastrophic wildfires, from past land management practices to climate change. Fire itself is used in different ways to create each painting, sculpture, and installation in the exhibition. Issue commentary by scientists and notes by the artist accompany each work. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/15/pf-media/E1611.jpgE1611 BreakthroughBreakthroughsmoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax on panels, wood, 36x52x5"SOLD https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/16/pf-media/E2005.jpgE2005Eclipsesmoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax on panel, 16x16x1.5" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/17/pf-media/S1629.jpgS1629 Two Degrees of ImpactTwo Degrees of Impactburned wood, 36x35x5" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/18/pf-media/E1840-with-wood.jpgE1840-with-woodResolvesmoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax on panel, wood, 46x63x4.5" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/19/pf-media/Requiem-for-Paradise-with-figures.jpgRequiem-for-Paradise-with-figuresRequiem for Paradiseburned leaves, 76 ft. x 5 inchesInstallation features a burned leaf for every life lost in the 2018 Camp Fire. The leaves float away from the wall in a 76 ft. asymmetric line of gradually increasing tempo that envelops the gallery. Fresno Art Museum, 2019 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/20/pf-media/Requiem-for-Paradise-Detail.jpgRequiem-for-Paradise-DetailRequiem for Paradise (detail)burned leaves, 76 ft. x 5 inchesInstallation features a burned leaf for every life lost in the 2018 Camp Fire. The leaves float away from the wall in a 76 ft. asymmetric line of gradually increasing tempo that envelops the gallery.Fresno Art Museum, 2019 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/21/pf-media/HDM_elegy_1.jpgElegy for 2020 at High Desert MuseumElegy for 2020burned wood, wildfire debris, stone, burned leaves, 25x9x7 feetHigh Desert Museum, 2021 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/22 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/23/pf-media/E1622_interdependence.jpgE1622 InterdependenceInterdependencesmoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax, two panels, 30x30x2.5" eachSOLD https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/24/pf-media/E1608-Threshold-I.jpgE1608 Threshold IThreshold Ismoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax on panel, 10x10x1.5" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/25/pf-media/E1609_Threshold-_II.jpgE1609 Threshold IIThreshold IIsmoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax on panel, 10x10x1.5" SOLD https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/26/pf-media/Liminal.jpgLiminalLiminal F1511, F1514, F1515petroleum smoke accumulated on paper, 10x10" each https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/27/pf-media/E2017.jpgE2017Come Togethersmoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax on panel, 30x40x2.5" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/28/pf-media/E2004.jpgE2004Sliversmoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax on panel, 16x16x1.5" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/29/pf-media/tension-compression-equilibrium.jpgTension, Compression, EquilibriumTension, Compression, EquilibriumSmoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax on panels, 11x14x1.5" each https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/30/pf-media/continuity_2.jpgrethinking-fire-053122-017Continuitysmoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax on panel with wood, 74x36x4"World Forestry Center Discovery Museum, 2022 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/31/pf-media/continuity_detail_WFC.jpgcontinuity_detail_WFCContinuitysmoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax on panel with wood, 74x36x4"World Forestry Center Discovery Museum, 2022 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/32/pf-media/E1618.jpgE1618Convergencesmoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax on panel, 30x30x2.5" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/33/pf-media/Closure.jpgClosureClosuresmoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax on panel, 30x30x2.5"SOLD https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/34/pf-media/E1620-ENCOMPASS-2.jpgE1620_ENCOMPASSEncompasssmoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax on panel, 30x30x2.5"SOLD https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/RETHINKING-FIRE/35/pf-media/white-ring.jpgRemnantRemnantsmoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax on panel, 30x30x2.5" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/CONTINUUM/1/pf-media/centerline.jpgContinuum IContinuum Ioil on canvas, two panels, 30x40" eachSOLD https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/CONTINUUM/2 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/CONTINUUM/3/pf-media/comet_3.jpgSeamlessSeamlessoil on canvas, wood 36x52" (sold) https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/CONTINUUM/4/pf-media/brokenline.jpgConnectionConnectionoil on canvas, 30x30" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/CONTINUUM/5/pf-media/diagonal.jpgEmanateEmanateoil on canvas, 30x30" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/CONTINUUM/6/pf-media/three-circles.jpgThree CirclesThree Circlesoil on canvas, 30x40" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/CONTINUUM/7/pf-media/ellipse.jpgEllipticalEllipticaloil on canvas, two panels, 30x40" each https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/CONTINUUM/8/pf-media/airfoil.jpgFlowFlowoil on canvas, 30x50"diptych https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/CONTINUUM/9/pf-media/x.jpgIntersectIntersectoil on canvas, 30x40" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/CONTINUUM/10/pf-media/centerdot.jpgG1606 UntitledG1606oil on canvas, 30x30" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/CONTINUUM/11/pf-media/three-stripe-painting.jpgUntitled G1601G1601oil on canvas, 48x48" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/1/pf-media/1117_web.jpg1117 TraverseTraverse https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/2 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/3/pf-media/1147_web.jpg1147 Navigating the ForestNavigating the Forest https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/4/pf-media/1134_web.jpg1134 Visiting the TreeVisiting the Tree https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/5/pf-media/1103_web.jpg Going Up 1103Going Up https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/6/pf-media/1104_web.jpg1104 Peering OverPeering Over https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/7/pf-media/1111_web.jpg1111 EntranceEntrance https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/8/pf-media/1120_web.jpg1120 WayfarerWayfarer https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/9/pf-media/1115_web.jpg1115 ReflectionReflection https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/10/pf-media/1149_web.jpg1149 Cloud WatchingCloud Watching https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/11/pf-media/1114_web.jpg1114 Pushing the BoundsPushing the Bounds https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/12/pf-media/1112_web.jpg1112 Jumping ThroughJumping Through https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/13/pf-media/1102.jpgLeap 1102Leap https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/14/pf-media/1304_10x12.jpgWalking in the WoodsWalking in the Woods https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/15/pf-media/1803-aspens_10x12.jpgTree HuggingTree Hugging https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/16/pf-media/pham-stairwell.jpgSelf-QuarantineSelf-Quarantine https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/17/pf-media/1105_web.jpg1105 SanctuarySanctuary https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/18/pf-media/1121_web.jpg1121 SalutationSalutation https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/19/pf-media/1143_web.jpg1143 UntetheredUntethered https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/20/pf-media/1119_web.jpg1119_webClimbing Through https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/21/pf-media/1106_web.jpg1106 ViewerViewer https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/22/pf-media/1118_web.jpg1118 VortexVortex https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/23/pf-media/1101_web.jpgShelterShelter https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/24/pf-media/1110_web.jpg1110 ClimberClimber https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/25/pf-media/1133_web.jpg1133 Biking LotBiking Lot https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/26/pf-media/1145_web.jpg1145 OutpostOutpost https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/27/pf-media/1116_web.jpg1116 Contmeplating RothkoContemplating Rothko https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/28/pf-media/1158_web.jpg1158 BetweenBetween https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/29/pf-media/1128_web.jpg1128 Yet So Far AwayYet So Far Away https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/30/pf-media/1156_web.jpg1156 BounceBounce https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/31/pf-media/MOMA.jpgDescentDescent https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/32/pf-media/1144_web.jpg1144 In a CornerIn a Corner https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/33/pf-media/1108_web.jpg1108 LongingLonging https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/34/pf-media/1701-PHX-Art-Museum-11x14-crop.jpgOrientingOrienting https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/35/pf-media/pham-hand.jpgHang OnHang On https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/36/pf-media/kemper_bw_10x12.jpgEscapeEscape https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/37/pf-media/1301_10x12.jpgExitExit https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/38/pf-media/Denver-Museum.jpgOpenOpen https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/39/pf-media/1125_web.jpg1125 Meandering PathMeandering Path https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/40/pf-media/1109_web.jpg1109 Around the BendAround the Bend https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/41/pf-media/1136_web.jpg1136 Crossing OverCrossing Over https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/42/pf-media/1124_web.jpg1124 IlluminateIlluminate https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/43/pf-media/1139_web.jpg1139 EnergizeEnergize https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/44/pf-media/Mission-Window.jpgMission-Window https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/45/pf-media/1122_web.jpg1122 Looking BackLooking Back https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/46/pf-media/1154-_web.jpg1154 UnboundedUnbounded https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/47/pf-media/1151_web.jpg1151 Hide & SeekHide & Seek https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/48/pf-media/1129_web.jpg1129 Keep on SwingingKeep on Swinging https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/49/pf-media/1137_web.jpg1137 Building CastlesBuilding Castles https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/IN-A-BIG-WORLD-WANDERING/50/pf-media/1107_web.jpg1107 Across the UniverseAcross the Universe https://bryandavidgriffith.com/EXHIBITIONS/EXHIBITION-SCHEDULE/1 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/1/pf-media/201.jpg201 Shining Through, Yellowstone National Park, WyomingShining Through Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming A delicate underexposure of the sunrise through geyser basin steam in the heart of Yellowstone creates a hopeful, meditative image of light through the darkness, of clarity amidst the chaos. This is my answer to those who ask why I walk in the woods. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/2 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/3/pf-media/705.jpg705 Aspens After the Fall, San Juan National Forest, ColoradoAspens After the Fall San Juan National Forest, Colorado This image evokes the feeling of complete immersion in the wilderness, surrounded by trees as far as the eye can see. It makes me want to fill my lungs with cool, crisp autumn air in the Colorado mountains. I used a long lens on my 4x5 view camera to flatten the perspective and emphasize the density of the aspens.<a href="https://bryangriffithphotography.bigcartel.com/product/aspens-after-the-fall-san-juan-national-forest-colorado" target="_blank">price list</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/4/pf-media/611.jpg611 Winter Fog, Coconino National Forest, ArizonaWinter Fog Coconino National Forest, Arizona A cloud obscures the top of the San Francisco Peaks, resulting in an icy fog on the high slopes. The soft, paintery tones convey the pristine stillness of winter and barely suggest the aspen trees, leaving the rest to the imagination.<a href="https://bryangriffithphotography.bigcartel.com/product/winter-fog" target="_blank">price list</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/5/pf-media/411.jpg411 Amongst the Aspens, Kachina Peaks Wilderness, ArizonaAmongst the Aspens Kachina Peaks Wilderness, Arizona This image evokes the feeling of complete immersion in the wilderness, surrounded by trees as far as the eye can see. This immense stand of aspens, nestled in the cool inner basin of the volcanic San Francisco Peaks (Kachina Peaks to the Hopi) near my home in Flagstaff, is one of my favorite places to lose myself on a crisp autumn day. On this particular day I mounted the camera atop a rock and used a slightly long lens, flattening the perspective to emphasize the density of the aspens.<a href="https://bryangriffithphotography.bigcartel.com/product/amongst-the-aspens" target="new">price list</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/6/pf-media/1350.jpg1350 Sapling in Fog, Shenandoah National Park, VirginiaSapling in Fog Shenandoah National Park, Virginia Cool fog rolling over the Blue Ridge mountains envelops the highland forest, distinguishing this white oak sapling from its neighbors. Pink spring leaves sprout from its swaying branches. I love the first weeks of spring, when fresh young leaves seem to sprout in every vivid hue before converging on the verdant green of summer.<a href="https://bryangriffithphotography.bigcartel.com" target="_blank">price list</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/7/pf-media/1355.jpg1355 Dogwood & Reflected Light, Coconino National Forest, ArizonaDogwood & Reflected Light Coconino National Forest, Arizona Sunlight reflected off the opposite wall of this narrow canyon lends a subtle orange glow to the lichen-covered sandstone, and to the leaves of a red-osier dogwood growing beside the intermittent steam.<a href="https://bryangriffithphotography.bigcartel.com/product/dogwood-reflected-light" target="_blank">price list</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/8/pf-media/414.jpg414 Dogwood Study, West Clear Creek Wilderness, ArizonaDogwood Study West Clear Creek Wilderness, Arizona With soft botanical images, I try to free myself of the routine technical goals of landscape photography, such as crisp focus, in order to create an image more by listening and feeling. I listened to the whispers of the dogwood persisting through the frost, and harmonized the background into a soft haiku around the leaf. <a href="https://bryangriffithphotography.bigcartel.com" target="_blank">price list</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/9/pf-media/412.jpg412 Wild Rose Study Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness, ArizonaWild Rose Study Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness, Arizona I listened to the song of the last rose leaves persisting in the breeze, and harmonized the background into a soft chorus around the leaf.<a href="https://bryangriffithphotography.bigcartel.com" target="_blank">price list</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/10/pf-media/510.jpg510 Cloud Break Over Jenny Lake, Grand Teton National Park, WyomingCloud Break Over Jenny Lake Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming After returning to the shores of Jenny Lake at dawn for what looked like another overcast day, the sun sliced through the clouds for a moment, illuminating the Tetons and Cascade Canyon with a sliver of light. <a href="https://bryangriffithphotography.bigcartel.com/product/cloud-break-over-jenny-lake-grand-teton-national-park-wyoming" target="_blank">price list</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/11/pf-media/734.jpg734 Oak Creek, Autumn, Coconino National Forest, ArizonaOak Creek, Autumn Coconino National Forest, Arizona Box elders bask their yellow leaves in the low autumn sunlight as oak creek bubbles through the cool green canyon. The swirling waters of the creek blur these hues together into a brilliant watercolor. I spent several days revisiting this spot throughout the season, looking for just the right time of year and day. I found the angle I was looking for by climbing a boulder in the middle of the creek with just enough room for a tripod and box camera.<a href="https://bryangriffithphotography.bigcartel.com/product/oak-creek-autumn-oak-creek-canyon-arizona" target="_blank">price list</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/12/pf-media/908.jpg908 Pebbles & Stones, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, MichiganPebbles & Stones Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan I found this diverse collection of colorful rocks arranged by the surf of Lake Superior near the Au Sable River. These rocks seem to come from all over Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Ontario, plucked thousands of years ago by glaciers, then washed by rivers into the mighty lake, to be turned, polished, and carried by the waves to this beach. The waves were still rearranging them as I set up the camera for this shot.<a href="https://bryangriffithphotography.bigcartel.com/product/pebbles-stones" target="_blank">price list</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/13/pf-media/511.jpg511 Shell Collection, Sanibel-Captiva Islands, FloridaShell Collection Sanibel-Captiva Islands, Florida The island beaches of Sanibel and Captiva are famous for their shells. Unlike most of Florida, they have also resisted over-development in favor of local business and eco-tourism. After walking the beach, my fiancee and I emptied our pockets of shells into a pile near the tide line so that others might enjoy them. Pictured here are a variety of clams, scallops, murexes, conchs, olives, whelks, coquinas, mussels, and others found in the Gulf of Mexico.<a href="https://bryangriffithphotography.bigcartel.com/product/shell-collection" target="_blank">price list</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/14/pf-media/302.jpg302 Aspen Leaves after Rain, Coconino National Forest, ArizonaAspens Leaves after the Rain Coconino National Forest, ArizonaAspens Leaves after Rain Coconino National Forest, Arizona This series of found compositions explores the endless patterns nature lays at our feet everyday, in places both scenic and mundane. I love to walk through our forests when the wind rains leaves in autumn. Each leaf seems to me an individual: a colorful, tragic hero now forsaken to the snows. This image comes from the Coconino National Forest near my home in Flagstaff, Arizona. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/15/pf-media/1201.jpg1201 Bunchberry Leaves, Cascade River State Park, MinnesotaBunchberry Leaves Cascade River State Park, Minnesota Colorful autumn bunchberry, or creeping dogwood, leaves carpet the forest floor along the cool northern shore of Lake Superior. A soft morning rain accentuates their colors and textures. Photographers are often drawn to the exclamation points in nature—the waterfalls and grand vistas—but the ephemeral moments at our feet can be equally as fascinating if we slow down and notice them.<a href="https://bryangriffithphotography.bigcartel.com/product/bunchberry-leaves-cascade-river-state-park-minnesota" target="_blank">price list</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/16/pf-media/501.jpg501 AgaveAgave Red Rock-Secret Mtn. Wilderness, ArizonaThe hardy agave, or century plant, can wait 25 years or more before growing a single, enormous flower stalk, up to 14 ft. tall, that dwarfs the plant. The agave spends all of its energy to father a new generation, sacrificing its life in the process. I photographed this plant along the Secret Canyon trail near Sedona.<a href="https://bryangriffithphotography.bigcartel.com/product/agave-red-rock-secret-mtn-wilderness-arizona" target="_blank">price list</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/17/pf-media/606.jpg606 Red Rock Crossing, Coconino National Forest, ArizonaRed Rock Crossing Coconino National Forest, Arizona Willows, cottonwoods, and sycamores show their colors at the peak of fall along the bank of Oak Creek as it cascades beneath the famous Sedona landmark Cathedral Rock at sunset. I live near the headwaters of Oak Creek and consider its meanders my extended home. I love this particular cascade for its contrast between the moving and the still: cool water brings life to a burning desert while the ephemeral stream shapes everlasting stone.<a href="https://bryangriffithphotography.bigcartel.com/product/red-rock-crossing-cathedral-rock-sedona-arizona" target="_blank">price list</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/18/pf-media/1352.jpg1352 Golden Aspen Trail, Kachina Peaks Wilderness, ArizonaGolden Aspen Trail Kachina Peaks Wilderness, Arizona Evening light illuminating the forest canopy glows with the yellow hues of autumn leaves. This trail leads to the inner basin of the San Francisco peaks, a lush volcanic caldera surrounded by Arizona’s highest mountains. This is one of my favorite hikes in the Fall, when the tall aspens sway in the wind, sending a golden rain of leaves fluttering softly to the ground.<a href="https://bryangriffithphotography.bigcartel.com/product/golden-aspen-trail" target="_blank">price list</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/19/pf-media/1354.jpg1354 The Hobbit Trail, Siuslaw National Forest, OregonThe Hobbit Trail Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon This trail meanders through a misty coastal rain forest of Sitka spruce and rhododendron on its way to the Pacific. Lush carpets of moss and ferns line the ground, evoking the primeval forests of J.R.R. Tolkien’s tales, for which the trail is named.<a href="https://bryangriffithphotography.bigcartel.com" target="_blank">price list</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/20/pf-media/904.jpg904 Oak, Blowing Fog, Shenandoah National Park, VirginiaOak, Blowing Fog Shenandoah National Park, Virginia The sprawling limbs of a venerable old white oak tree sway in the mountain top breeze as thick fog obscures the distant Shenandoah Valley. The simplicity of the single solid oak, the subtle tones of late fall, and the mystery of fog compelled me to make this photograph. I held the shutter open extra long to catch the blowing wind.<a href="https://bryangriffithphotography.bigcartel.com/product/oak-blowing-fog-shenandoah-national-park-virginia" target="_blank">price list</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/21/pf-media/825.jpg825 Aspen Forest, Falling Snow, Coconino National Forest, ArizonaAspen Forest, Falling Snow Kachina Peaks Wilderness, Arizona A long exposure during a heavy snowfall creates a fog-like effect for a subtle, mysterious image in which the mind can wander. This photograph was made on the flanks of the 12,000 ft. high San Francisco Peaks, the highest place in Arizona. The Kachina Peaks Wilderness, established in 1984, is named for the spirits that inhabit this place in the Hopi religion. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/22/pf-media/911.jpg911 Redbud & Dogwoods, Mammoth Cave National Park, KentuckyRedbud & Dogwoods Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky Eastern redbud and dogwood flowers adorn the forest above Mammoth Cave. I love the first weeks of spring, when fresh young leaves seem to sprout in every shade of vivid green before concurring on the verdant hue of summer. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/23/pf-media/1019.jpg1019 Starfish & Surf, Cape Ferraro, OregonStarfish & Surf Samuel Boardman State Park, Oregon One wave rolls out as another crashes in during this long exposure on the foggy Oregon coast. The tide is rising after an a very low tide has exposed the plethora of intertidal life clinging to the boulders and tide pools. I am amazed by how the steadfast sea stars are able to endure the pounding of the waves. Making this photograph was a challenge. By the time I was able to climb down and carefully assemble my large format camera and tripod one piece at a time on a small rock, the tide had risen so quickly that the waves were lapping at my feet. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/24/pf-media/1012.jpgRedwoods in FogRedwoods & Fog Redwood National Park-Del Norte Coast State Park, California When I walk among a grove of giant Redwoods, towering over 250 feet tall, I find myself humbled, instinctively speaking softly, as though visiting one of Europe’s great cathedrals. The forest seems even more primordial and mysterious when the fog rolls in, as though I have traveled back in time. The fog is a significant source of moisture for the Redwoods in the relatively dry summer months, helping them grow to such great heights. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/25/pf-media/1001.jpg1001 Tetons & Morning Mist, Grand Teton National Park, WyomingTetons & Morning Mist Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming The Teton Range peeks through the mist at dawn, the day after a late summer storm brought fresh snow to the mountains. When I first arrived on this particular morning, after visiting the same spot for many days, this little valley near the Snake River was completely filled with mist, entirely concealing the mountains. Right as the sun was coming up, the mist cleared just enough for me to make this exposure before blanketing the mountains again. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/26/pf-media/425.jpg425 Cathedral Rock & Prickly Pear, Coconino National Forest, ArizonaCathedral Rock & Prickly Pear Coconino National Forest, Arizona Perhaps the most beautiful formation in the Sedona area, Cathedral Rock is also the most photographed. As an artist I believe that there is always an opportunity to create something unique, even with a common subject. After a good deal of scrambling I found this perch, where a prickly pear cactus bathed in the last light. Finding a route down in the darkness proved to be an adventure. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/27/pf-media/503.jpg503Sunbeams through Aspens Uncompahgre National Forest, Colorado Autumn aspens filter the rays of the rising sun as they melt the frost on the rabbitbrush in the foreground. I found this composition accidentally, while hiking to another destination, but by the time I set up the camera, it was gone. I returned the next morning to capture this fleeting moment. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/28/pf-media/1020.jpg1020 Horseshoe Bend, Rainstorm, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, ArizonaHorseshoe Bend, Rainstorm Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona The Colorado River meanders through the sandstone cliffs of Glen Canyon upstream from Grand Canyon National Park. A rainstorm at sunrise provides a few moments of unusually soft, warm light before drenching the thirsty desert. The first drops of rain are visible in the foreground. Luckily I had just enough time to make this exposure with my large-format view camera before I had to pack it away due to the rain. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/29/pf-media/733.jpg733 Clearing Storm, San Francisco Peaks, Coconino National Forest, ArizonaClearing Storm, San Francisco Peaks Coconino National Forest, Arizona The sun dips beneath the clouds for dramatic lighting as a storm clears to reveal the San Francisco Peaks freshly dusted with snow, a rarity during the October peak of the autumn leaf change around Flagstaff. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/30/pf-media/706.jpg706 Ponderosa Pines in Snow, Flagstaff, ArizonaPonderosa Pines in Snow Flagstaff, Arizona With this long exposure during a heavy snowfall, the forest fades to white as the snowflakes combine to record a fog-like effect on film. This particular ponderosa pine forest, typical of the landscape around Flagstaff, happens to be my shot from my backyard. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/31/pf-media/1004.jpg1004 Enchanted Forest, Olympic National Park, WashingtonEnchanted Forest Olympic National Park, Washington The small patches of old growth forest remaining in the once vast rainforests of the Pacific Northwest evoke the enchanted forests of Old World legend, full of giant Western Hemlocks, Douglas Firs, Sitka Spruces, and Red Cedars cloaked in moss and vines. This part of the Hoh Rain Forest, one of the finest examples of primeval temperate rainforest left in the world, was protected by the creation of Olympic National Park. Unfortunately, the rest of this forest has been extensively logged in the 20th century.<a href="https://bryangriffithphotography.bigcartel.com/product/enchanted-forest-olympic-national-park-washington" target="_blank">price list</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/32/pf-media/1023.jpg1023 Bryce Amphitheater, Sunrise, Bryce Canyon National Park, UtahBryce Amphitheater, Sunrise Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah The first rays of sunrise, when the sun is just peeking above the horizon, bathe the surreal limestone “hoodoo” formations of Bryce Amphitheater in soft red light.<a href="https://bryangriffithphotography.bigcartel.com/product/bryce-amphitheatre-bryce-canyon-national-park-utah" target="_blank">price list</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/33/pf-media/1026.jpg1026 Silent City, Bryce Canyon National Park, UtahSilent City Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah While conventional wisdom says that the most dramatic lighting is very early and late in the day, I found that I preferred to photograph this formation, known as the “silent city,” when the sun was much higher in the sky. The soft backlighting of the winter sun, slightly diffused by a thin cloud, made the cascading shapes glow with subtle, pastel colors. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/34/pf-media/1024.jpg1024 Virgin River, Morning Light, Zion National Park, UtahVirgin River, Morning Light Zion National Park, Utah I liked the ephemeral nature of this simple image in the famous Virgin River narrows. River stones left by the last flood… fallen leaves… the sound of flowing water… all bathed for but a moment in the warm morning light reflected off the sandstone cliffs above. The sandstone wall seems as smooth and flowing as the river that has carved and polished it. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/35/pf-media/720.jpg720 Moon Lily (Datura Opening), Zion National Park, UtahMoon Lily (Datura Opening) Zion National Park, Utah Since the Sacred Datura, or Moon Lily, opens at night and closes and withers in the daylight, it is hard to catch one in the act of opening while there is still enough light to photograph. I focused selectively to emphasize the soft, delicate quality of the flower against the leaves floating like a star or the moon in the twilight sky. Native to the desert Southwest, Daturas were a favorite subject of painter Georgia O’Keefe. The plant is extremely poisonous, but derivitaves were used in some native spiritual and medicinal purposes, as well as in modern medicine. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/36/pf-media/718.jpg718 Heliconia Study, Balenbouche Estate, St. LuciaHeliconia Study Balenbouche Estate, St. Lucia I used the slight breeze off the Caribbean together with a wide aperture to create a soft, painterly composition emphasizing the curves and colors of this heliconia (heliconia psittacorum.) This photo comes from Balenbouche Estate on the island nation of St. Lucia, an historic plantation, organic farm, and eco-tourism site owned by the creative and resourceful Uta Lawaetz and her family. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/37/pf-media/1022.jpg1022 Canyon Snowstorm at Dawn, Grand Canyon National Park, ArizonaCanyon Snowstorm at Dawn Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona Clouds of moisture billow around Mt. Hayden on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, as the first red rays of sunrise pierce through an opening in the storm. This autumn storm brought a few inches of snow to the highest elevations of the North Rim. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/38/pf-media/415.jpg415 Light Across the Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, ArizonaLight Across the Canyon Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona The first rays of dawn slice through the icy haze of morning, awakening the temples of Buddha, Brahma, and Zoroaster, warming the red walls of Dana Butte, while the restless Colorado continues to churn in the gorge below. A sliver of the river appears here, near the confluence with Bright Angel Canyon. This final exposure is the fruit of several days spent observing the changing light in this part of the canyon. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/39/pf-media/607.jpg607 Cliffs above the Colorado, Grand Canyon National Park, ArizonaCliffs above the Colorado Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona The Colorado River cuts an arc through the Grand Canyon as the last red rays of sunset illuminate the cliffs. As I climbed down on an exfoliating piece of sandstone with over 1,000 feet of exposure for this shot, a thunder rumbled through the canyon. I turned to see a bus-sized rock break loose from the opposite cliff and tumble into the canyon, striking a few hundred feet above the river in an explosion of dust and debris- a reminder that the forces of erosion this river began long ago are still at work.<a href="https://bryangriffithphotography.bigcartel.com/product/cliffs-above-the-colorado-grand-canyon-arizona" target="_blank">price list</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/40/pf-media/727.jpg727 Desert Primroses, Mohawk Dunes, ArizonaDesert Primroses Mohawk Dunes, Arizona As a thunderstorm clears at twilight, primroses seize the opportunity to open like popcorn across the dunes. The delicate, white blossoms, opening for just one night, seem out of place in this landscape of coarse sand, harsh wind, and blistering heat. Yet sprout and blossom they do, quickly and vigorously, when conditions are just right in the dunes, a reminder of the value of patience and the rare beauty of the present moment. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/41/pf-media/603.jpg603 Desert in Bloom, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, ArizonaDesert in Bloom Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona The desert wildflower bloom varies greatly in both magnitude and duration from year to year. In an exceptionally wet winter, when snow piles to the bottom branches on the high peaks, and wash bottoms that had faded to mere wrinkles in the dust course again with water, seeds that have lain forgotten for years awake to reclaim their ancestral lands. Mountainsides and valleys erupt in fireworks of wildflower celebration. Lupine, brittlebush, ocotillo, and delicate gold poppies cover this hillside in the usually parched Diablo Mountains.<a href="https://bryangriffithphotography.bigcartel.com/product/aspens-after-the-fall-san-juan-national-forest-colorado" target="_blank">price list</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/42/pf-media/604.jpg604 Flowers & Chollas, Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, ArizonaFlowers & Chollas Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona The desert wildflower bloom varies greatly in both magnitude and duration from year to year. In an exceptionally wet winter, when snow piles to the bottom branches on the high peaks, and wash bottoms that had faded to mere wrinkles in the dust course again with water, seeds that have lain forgotten for years awake to reclaim their ancestral lands. Mountainsides and valleys erupt in fireworks of wildflower celebration.I shot this photo as a storm was clearing the mountains of the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, blowing a sea of wildflowers around the stationary, and less ephemeral, chollas.<a href="https://bryangriffithphotography.bigcartel.com/product/flowers-chollas-kofa-national-wildlife-refuge-arizona" target="_blank">price list</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/43/pf-media/605.jpg605 Cobbles & Tree, Zion National Park, UtahCobbles & Tree Zion National Park, Utah I was drawn to the melody of water across the cobbles, the harmony of blue-green water, pink cliffs, and yellow leaves of this box elder growing in the Virgin River narrows. The river reminded me of change and renewel. A few weeks earlier I had been attracted to this same tree, although the leaves were green, and the water a muddy yellow from a recent flood, which had prevented me from hiking much farther.<a href="https://bryangriffithphotography.bigcartel.com/product/cobbles-tree-zion-national-park-utah" target="_blank">price list</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/44/pf-media/719.jpg719 Coral, Surf, & Stones, Balenbouche Estate, St. LuciaCoral, Surf, & Stones Balenbouche Estate, St. Lucia Caribbean waves passed in and out several times during this long exposure as sunset turned to the purple hues of highlight. I like the hints of the orange horizon reflected in the highlights on the wet rocks and the ghostly record of the passing surf. Large-format photography, with its inherently long exposures, has taught me to embrace the passage of time instead of trying to freeze an instant. The rocks on the right are pieces of coral washed ashore. Coral of all types is protected in St. Lucia. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/45/pf-media/612.jpg612 Misty Spring, Ozark National Riverways, MissouriMisty Spring Ozark National Riverways, Missouri Mist rises off the water of the water of this limestone spring as the cool morning light diffuses through the humidity and dense green canopy of the forest on the cliffs above. The spring, known as Blue Spring for its intense color, feeds the Current River downstream. The turquoise color in the foreground is algae growing beneath the blue water. I find natural springs, large or small, with their lush vegetation, and dripping water, to be sanctuaries for the soul. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/46/pf-media/505.jpg505 Sequoias, Sequoia National Park, CaliforniaSequoias Sequoia National Park, California Sunlight reflecting off the bark of the giant sequoia in the foreground illuminates the background tree, but only for a few minutes. I was fascinated by the variety of colors, textures and scars in the bark of these trees when viewed up close. I wonder what stories these ancient patriarchs could tell. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/47/pf-media/1353.jpg1353 Illuminated Aspens, Uncompahgre National Forest, ColoradoIlluminated Aspens Uncompahgre National Forest, Colorado https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/48/pf-media/504.jpg504 Sneffels Range,Sneffels Range Uncompahgre National Forest, Colorado Sunset hues slice across the Sneffels Range of the San Juan Mountains. Scrub oak, aspen, and wild rose paint the foothills with red and gold at the peak of autumn.<a href="https://bryangriffithphotography.bigcartel.com/product/sneffels-range-uncompahgre-national-forest-colorado" target="_blank">price list</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/49/pf-media/1008.jpg1008 Coastal Forest, Heavy Fog, Cape Lookout State Park, OregonCoastal Forest, Heavy Fog Cape Lookout State Park, Oregon Heavy coastal fog obscures the forest of Cape Lookout, high above the ocean, leaving the extent of the forest and height of the bluffs open to the imagination. The Sitka Spruce and Western Hemlock trees are typical of the temperate, moist coastal forests of the Pacific Northwest that thrive with life. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/50/pf-media/Fir--sequoia.jpgSequoia & Fir, Sequoia National Park, CaliforniaSequoia & Fir Sequoia National Park, California https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/51/pf-media/921detail.jpg921 Sable Falls Detail, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, MichiganSable Falls Detail Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan Cool water cascades over stones strewn with red and gold maple leaves on its way to meet Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula during autumn. I’m often mesmerized by the sound of pouring water, watching the leaves rush by and eddy around like little boats in the stream. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/52/pf-media/912.jpg912 Trickling Water, Crescent Pool, Hiawatha National Forest, MichiganTrickling Water, Crescent Pool Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan As the first light of morning begins to filter through the forest, a streamlet spills gently over the mouth of a cave into a tranquil pool lined with freshly fallen leaves. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/53/pf-media/1018.jpg1018 Sea Stacks at Twilight, Olympic National Park, WashingtonSea Stacks at Twilight Olympic National Park, Washington The waves swished in and out as I held the shutter open for an extended exposure to capture the fading light of dusk. I was drawn to the calm, contemplative time between day and night, and the eternal, essential rhythms of the waves, the tide, the sun, and moon. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/54/pf-media/1013.jpg1013 Cannon Beach in Fog, Ecola State Park, OregonCannon Beach in Fog Ecola State Park, Oregon https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/55/pf-media/315.jpg315 Palette of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, WyomingPalette of the Yellowstone Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming The mineral-stained walls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone seem to drip with every hue, like the palette from which the rest of Yellowstone was painted. The Yellowstone River, sculptor of the canyon, adds a splash of blue to the lower right side. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/56/pf-media/312.jpg312 Turning Aspens, Coconino National Forest, ArizonaTurning Aspens Coconino National Forest, Arizona Lush forests and meadows lie nestled in the inner basin of the San Francisco Peaks. An ancient volcano formed these mountains, the highest in Arizona. This photo captures tall, slender aspens from this area changing between green and gold in autumn. In 2010, a man-made wildfire ravaged the opposite slope, killing the trees near the top of the frame, defoliating the mountainside, and setting the stage for flooding that destroyed homes miles away. Fortunately, firefighters were able to stop the blaze just before it reached this sensitive habitat. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/57/pf-media/306.jpg306 Two Aspen Leaves, Dew, Coconino National Forest, ArizonaTwo Aspen Leaves, Dew Coconino National Forest, Arizona https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/58/pf-media/410.jpg410 Maples After Rain, Coconino National Forest, ArizonaMaples After Rain Coconino National Forest, Arizona I believe that we need not climb to a mountain vista to witness beauty of nature, but only need to listen to the stories at our feet. I love to walk through our forests when the wind rains leaves in autumn. Each leaf seems to me an individual: a colorful, tragic hero, now forsaken to the snows. The afterglow of sunset reflected off the parting storm clouds overhead makes the red hues sing in this image. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/59/pf-media/1028.jpg1028 Sea Stars & Anemones, Olympic National Park, WashingtonSea Stars & Anemones Olympic National Park, Washington Sea stars and anemones cling steadfastly to the side of a boulder between the crashing waves of the rising tide. The tide pool creatures look soft and fragile, yet are incredibly strong and resilient, able to withstand pounding surf and constant changes in temperature, moisture, and salinity. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/60/pf-media/907.jpg907 Lake Superior, Sunset, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, MichiganLake Superior, Sunset Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan The Hurricane River flows into Lake Superior as the sun sinks on the horizon. The river seems to carry all my worries away and over the horizon- away from the present and into the past. Due to the long shutter speed required by the large format camera, I only had time to make one exposure while the sun was on the horizon. I rushed to calculate the exposure and development time manually, and kept my fingers crossed until I could develop the film a week later, since shooting into the sun leaves no latitude for error. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/61/pf-media/828.jpg828 Mono Lake, Sunrise, Inyo National Forest, CaliforniaMono Lake, Sunrise Inyo National Forest, California Sunrise through hazy winter clouds reflects in the still mineral waters of Mono Lake. A stark, surreal landscape, due to the extreme saltiness and alkalinity of the lake and nearby soil, Mono Lake has a specially evolved ecosystem of algae, brine shrimp, and salt flies that is an important oasis for migratory birds. After diversion of valley water by the Los Angeles aqueduct began in 1941, the level of the lake dropped over 45 ft. until a coalition of local residents and environmentalists succeeded in protecting the lake and reversing its water loss in 1994. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/62/pf-media/901.jpg901 Mono Lake, Sunrise, Inyo National Forest, CaliforniaEast Sierra & Alabama Hills Inyo National Forest, California Thin clouds in the southeast cast rolling shadows across the mountains and bathe the granite Alabama Hills in diffused light on this winter morning in the East Sierra Nevada. Lone Pine Peak dominates the skyline with Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the lower 48 states, behind. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/63/pf-media/1357.jpg1357 Sawtooth National Forest, IdahoGame Trail through Aspens Sawtooth National Forest, Idaho https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/64/pf-media/905.jpg905 Maples in Fog, Shenandoah National Park, VirginiaMaples in Fog Shenandoah National Park, Virginia Fallen leaves blanket the forest floor beneath a maple canopy on an early fall morning in Shenandoah National Park. The fog expands space and reveals subtlety, transforming an ordinary forest into a place of quiet contemplation. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/65/pf-media/916.jpg916 Scarlet Maple, Hiawatha National Forest, MichiganScarlet Maple Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan I made this exposure just after the sunset, but while the clouds were still illuminated enough to provide a subtle side lighting and bring out the color of this sugar maple tree at the peak of autumn brilliance. The low level of light and use of large-format film required an exposure over 30 seconds long. Surprisingly, the breeze that had been blowing that day abated long enough for me to capture detail in the leaves. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/66/pf-media/906.jpg906 Last Leaves Falling, Ottawa National Forest, MichiganLast Leaves Falling Ottawa National Forest, Michigan In the waning days of autumn, I came across one sugar maple that still held its vibrant leaves in a forest of barren trunks. The wind picked up as a storm blew in, and the grey trunks began to dance under the smoky sky. Soon that last maple began to release its leaves to the wind, one at a time. I tried to capture the wind on film, and the feeling of the last days of fall. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/67/pf-media/1204.jpg1204 Proxy Falls, Willamette National Forest, OregonProxy Falls Willamette National Forest, Oregon https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/68/pf-media/817.jpg817 Branches & Fungi, Cascade River State Park, MinnesotaBranches & Fungi Cascade River State Park, Minnesota A still life with birch, balsam fir, and fungi typical of the cool, moist north woods boreal forest in the waning days of autumn. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/69/pf-media/822.jpg822 Hermosa Cliffs, Autumn, San Juan National Forest, ColoradoHermosa Cliffs, Autumn San Juan National Forest, Colorado A brilliant mantle of turning aspens in all their shades of fall, from green to ruddy, peak gold to fallen, adorns the sandstone Hermosa Cliffs in the San Juan Mountains north of Durango. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/70/pf-media/207.jpg207 After the Fall, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, GeorgiaAfter the Fall Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Georgia One last sweet gum holds proudly to its color, stretching Autumn to its end. But, alas, it too has fallen, and shall fade into the brown earth with winter just as the oaks, beeches, and maples that fell before. I believe that we need not climb to a mountain vista to witness the beauty of nature, but only need to listen to the stories at our feet. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/71/pf-media/205.jpg205 Misty Mountains, Flaming Spruce, Grand Teton National Park, WyomingMisty Mountains, Flaming Spruce Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming The first rays of sunrise cut through the morning mist, spotlighting a struggling spruce against the cool tones of a tranquil beaver pond. Grand Teton and its sister peaks float above the mist. This is the result of a week-long attempt to create a unique image among the many photographs of the Tetons shot from this vantage point every year.<a href="https://bryangriffithphotography.bigcartel.com/product/misty-mountains-flaming-spruce-grand-teton-national-park-wyoming" target="_blank">price list</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/72/pf-media/820.jpg820 Storm Over Bright Angel, Grand Canyon National Park, ArizonaStorm Over Bright Angel Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona The sun peeks beneath a clearing storm over Bright Angel Canyon in this view from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. The renowned Bright Angel hiking trail follows the canyon below, connecting the North and South Rims. In the distance lie Zoroaster Temple and the South Rim. On the horizon looms Mt. Humphreys, the highest point in Arizona, over 50 miles away, a reminder of the Canyon’s massive scale. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/73/pf-media/204.jpg204 Reflections in the Rio Grande, Big Bend National Park, TexasReflections in the Rio Grande Big Bend National Park, Texas A kiss of amber sunlight off the muddy Rio Grande reflects between the rising walls, like the birdsongs that echo through the canyon. As I stand on this, the border between the United States and Mexico, I wish all such boundaries could be so peaceful. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/74/pf-media/1025.jpg1025 The Narrows, Zion National Park, UtahThe Narrows Zion National Park, Utah I hiked the Virgin River narrows many times in the fall, with a heavy large-format camera and frigid water up to my waist at times, before finally finding a shot that I thought conveyed the spirit of this famous hike through a dark, narrow, sinuous sandstone canyon, filled with the echoes of rushing water, where the walls sometimes glow with reflected light for a half-hour or so when the angle of the sun is just right. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/75/pf-media/515.jpg515 Water above the Canyon, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, ArizonaWater above the Canyon Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona In the Southwest, a little moisture and elevation change can make all the difference, as shown by the sandstone and juniper of the canyon rim contrasted with the golden cottonwoods along the meandering wash below. On the high sandstone, wildlife look for rainwater trapped in pockets. Early inhabitants and pioneers also relied on them. This canyon has sustained people for thousands of years, from ancient cliff-dwellers to the current Navajo residents. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/76/pf-media/601.jpg601 Cacti, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, ArizonaCacti Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona Morning sunlight illuminates the trunks of saguaro and organ pipe cacti from behind, reflecting from one to the other, creating variations on the theme of green. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/77/pf-media/613.jpg613 Cactus Detail, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, ArizonaCactus Detail Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona This nearly abstract study of the trunks of an organ pipe cactus showcases a phenomenon I call reverberant lighting, whereby sunlight is reflected off of nearby surfaces in varying degrees of hue and intensity. This effect depends on a precise alignment of the sun and is therefore only reproducible for a few minutes of the day, on certain days of the year. The needles of the organ pipe cactus transmit some light and appear red when backlit, similar to a hand held over a flashlight in the dark. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/78/pf-media/509.jpg509 Maples in the Creek, Red Rock-Secret Mtn. Wilderness, ArizonaMaples in the Creek Red Rock-Secret Mtn. Wilderness, ArizonaMaples and moss in the lush canyon of the West Fork of Oak Creek, near my home, live juxtaposed with the red rock and yucca of the desert above. After a storm blew many of the maple leaves into the creek, I composed this image at water level along a bubbling cascade. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/79/pf-media/401.jpg401 Sanctum of the Maples, Coconino National Forest, ArizonaSanctum of the Maples Coconino National Forest, Arizona As the days of autumn begin to wane, maple leaves of every description seem to gather in this peaceful place at the roots of three venerable matriarchs. They seem to eddie around and engulf the riverstones in a colorful exodus, foreshadowing the snowmelt waters that will fill this wash on their march to the sea. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/80/pf-media/408.jpg408 Nothing Gold Can Stay, Coconino National Forest, ArizonaNothing Gold Can Stay Coconino National Forest, Arizona This forest floor, sprinkled with the remains of aspen gold under a purple evening sky, reminds me of the short flame of beauty in all things that grow and change- of the importance of living in the moment in order to appreciate them. And how the passing of such rare moments is necessary for growth and greater beauty. The title comes from a poem by Robert Frost. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/81/pf-media/402.jpg402 San Francisco Peaks in Autumn, Coconino National Forest, ArizonaSan Francisco Peaks in Autumn Coconino National Forest, Arizona This view of an autumn day drawing to a close over the San Francisco Peaks reminds me of the times I have bid farewell to Flagstaff, watching the peaks grow small on the horizon. To me this is a montage of the Coconino Plateau: tall peaks and volcanic rock, forests and prairies, aspen and ponderosa pine, wild rose and mullein. All under clear sky. All things I remember, when I have gone away. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/82/pf-media/301.jpg301 Aspen Among the Firs, Coconino National Forest, ArizonaAspen Among the Firs Coconino National Forest, Arizona My work explores the endless patterns nature lays at our feet everyday, in places both scenic and mundane. I love to walk through our forests when the wind rains leaves in autumn. Each leaf seems to me an individual: a colorful, tragic hero now forsaken to the snows. This image of a single aspen leaf and douglas fir cones comes from the Coconino National Forest near my home in Flagstaff, Arizona. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/83/pf-media/305.jpg305 Aspen Bark, Elk Sign, Coconino National Forest, ArizonaAspen Bark, Elk Sign Coconino National Forest, Arizona The painterly scar in the aspen bark was likely made by an elk,. who rub their antlers on trunks and bite off bark for nutrients. Photographing in the blue light of shade on an overcast day brings out the blue tones on the fallen aspen trunk. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/84/pf-media/403.jpg403 Needles and Cones, Kachina Peaks Wilderness, ArizonaNeedles and Cones Kachina Peaks Wilderness, Arizona https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/85/pf-media/816.jpg816 Daisies & Storm Clouds, San Juan National Forest, ColoradoDaisies & Storm Clouds San Juan National Forest, Colorado Summer daisies blanket this hillside near Molas Pass in the San Juan Mountains as summer storm clouds gather over the peaks. A few hardy aspens and firs dot this rolling meadow at 11,000 feet, where wildflowers take advantage of the ample sun and summer rains to grow and reseed before the snow returns. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/86/pf-media/913.jpg913 Black Canyon & BuckwheatBlack Canyon & Buckwheat Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado A hardy buckwheat flowers in a little pocket of soil in the granite rim of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, as the evening sun sinks behind the cliffs. Over millions of years, the churning Gunnison River has carved a spectacular 2000 ft. deep canyon through hard metamorphic and igneous rock at the rate of 1 inch per 100 years. The gneiss at the bottom is over 2 billion years old, some of the oldest exposed rock on earth. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/87/pf-media/917.jpg917Maples & Ferns Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan A fallen maple leaf rests on an autumn fern in the lush second-growth maple and beech forest above the south shore of Lake Superior. This area was once home to towering white pines before being logged out by the turn of the century. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/88/pf-media/918.jpg918 Golden Forest & Sentinel Tree, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, MichiganGolden Forest & Sentinel Tree Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan A bend in the trail suddenly revealed what seemed to be the entrance to a secret golden forest, with an old tree guarding the gate, its trunks like massive pillars. Just then the first light of morning began to filter through the leaves. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/89/pf-media/821.jpg821 Watchman & Vigin River, Zion National Park, UtahThe Watchman & Vigin River Zion National Park, Utah Sunset illuminates the sandstone peak known as The Watchman, which seems to stand sentinel over Zion Canyon as the Virgin River meanders below. Cottonwoods along this desert oasis show hints of autumn gold. <a href="https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LANDSCAPE-PHOTO-PRICE-LIST/1/caption">Print size and framing options</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/LISTEN-TO-THE-WILD/90/pf-media/206.jpg206 Pioneers, Great Sand Dunes National Park, ColoradoPioneers Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado On the frontier of life, where the prairie meets the sand, hardy sunflowers outgrow the shifting sands to bloom and father another generation- proof that life will persist against all odds. Unfortunately, the first response of many viewers is not that of wonder at a unique image, but an assumption that the flowers are planted or digitally superimposed. I fear our culture is losing its sense of natural wonder at time when we need it the most. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/SKY-+-WATER/1/pf-media/202.jpg202 Winter on the LakeWinter on the Lake Crystal Lake, Michigan Mist obscures the far shore of this Michigan lake as the sun hides behinds the haze, creating a tranquil abstraction of blue on blue. This image was part of a challenge to see the long winters of my native Midwest through new eyes. Sometimes the simplest things are the most powerful. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/SKY-+-WATER/2/pf-media/321.jpg321 Nightfall, Lake MichiganNightfall, Lake Michigan Silver Beach Park, Michigan A long exposure as the curtain of night falls over the big lake creates a soft, Rothko-like painting. Simplicity in blue. With prolonged viewing hints of reality emerge from the abstraction- star trails, pylons- reminders that this is, indeed, a photograph. But one that challenges what we expect a photograph to be. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/SKY-+-WATER/3/pf-media/319.jpg319 Mojave SkyMojave Sky Mojave Desert, California High clouds and smoke from a distant forest fire disperse over the mojave desert, diffusing the sinking sunlight into a brilliant hue. Like others in this series, this image, like a painting, carries an emotional impact of its own, apart from any reference to reality. But close inspection will reveal that it is simply composed of the familiar elements of cloud and sun, seen a different way. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/SKY-+-WATER/4/pf-media/419.jpg419Chorus of the Tide Gulf of Mexico, Florida https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/SKY-+-WATER/5/pf-media/925.jpg925Snowstorm, Lake Tahoe Lake Tahoe, California A snowstorm obscures all but the faintest hint of the Sierra Nevada mountains surrounding Lake Tahoe, turning the scene into a subtle abstraction. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/SKY-+-WATER/6/pf-media/1356.jpg1356 Sunset Beneath the CloudsSunset Beneath the Clouds Coconino National Forest, Arizona The last rays of sunset peak underneath a brisk, blustering storm cloud. Volcanic peaks and cinder cones punctuate the landscape in this view from the San Francisco Peaks, Arizona’s highest mountains. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/SKY-+-WATER/7/pf-media/211.jpg211Tide Receding Neskowin, Oregon https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/SKY-+-WATER/8/pf-media/423.jpg423Gulf Horizon Gulf of Mexico, Florida https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/SKY-+-WATER/9/pf-media/418.jpg418Beyond the Shore Lake Michigan, Michigan The hues of twilight blend with the last hint of sunset as the sun slips below the horizon to form this abstraction. It reminds me of the close of summer days spent on the water, of the satisfying rest that comes from a long day under the sun. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/SKY-+-WATER/10/pf-media/416.jpg416©Bryan David Griffith https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/SKY-+-WATER/11/pf-media/609.jpg609Clouds Over the Gulf Gulf of Mexico, Florida A band of hopeful sunlight shines on the horizon past these dark clouds off the shore of Sanibel Island. My inspiration for this series comes from abstract color-field painting. I seek to take photography to a similar level of expression by creating minimal, meditative images of the horizon, a place where the imagination wanders. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/SKY-+-WATER/12/pf-media/729.jpg729Gathering Storm Caribbean Sea, St. Lucia Towering storm clouds envelop the island of St. Vincent, visible near the horizon, as seen from the coast of St. Lucia. I held the shutter open just long enough to soften the waves without bluring the rolling, boiling clouds. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/SKY-+-WATER/13/pf-media/730.jpg730Caribbean Gold St. Lucia Both the sea and sky shimmer like gold as the haze of the horizon diffuses the sun along the Caribbean coast of St. Lucia. I wonder how many have looked across such a golden sea and wondered what new lands and fortunes might lie beyond the horizon https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/SKY-+-WATER/14/pf-media/417.jpg417Light Behind the Clouds Flagstaff, Arizona https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/OUR-HANDS-HAVE-POWER/1/pf-media/Griffith_OurHandsHavePower_Installation.jpgGriffith_OurHandsHavePower_InstallationOur Hands Have Power community-based photo installation of cyanotype prints on silk,14x6x6 feet https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/OUR-HANDS-HAVE-POWER/2 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/OUR-HANDS-HAVE-POWER/3/pf-media/Griffith_OurHandsHavePower_Installation3.jpgGriffith_OurHandsHavePower_Installation3Our Hands Have Power community-based photo installation of cyanotype prints on silk,14x6x6 feet https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/FERMATA/1/pf-media/A1811_v2.jpgA1811_v2Fermata 1811acrylic stain on raw canvas, 30x40"SOLD https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/FERMATA/2 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/FERMATA/3/pf-media/A1803-v2.jpgSomewhere DistantSomewhere Distant (Fermata 1803)acrylic stain on raw canvas, 30x40" High on the mountain, one black cloud eclipses another, the horizon lost behind. 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Somewhere distant, droplets scatter dust, and footprints are forgiven. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/FERMATA/4/pf-media/A_1829_v2.jpgA_1829_v2Fermata 1829acrylic stain on raw canvas, 30x40" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/FERMATA/5/pf-media/A1806.jpgA1806Fermata 1806acrylic stain on raw canvas, 30x30"SOLD https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/FERMATA/6/pf-media/A1807.jpgA1807Fermata 1807acrylic stain on raw canvas, 48x60" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/FERMATA/7/pf-media/A1801.jpgA1801Fermata 1801acrylic stain on raw canvas, 30x30" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/FERMATA/8/pf-media/A-1802.jpgA-1802Fermata 1802acrylic stain on raw canvas, 30x30" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/FERMATA/9/pf-media/A1834_assembled.jpgA1834_assembledWater Cycle (Fermata 1834)acrylic stain on raw canvas, wood 50x58x4"SOLD 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https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/ANCIENT-RHYTHMS/1/pf-media/421.jpg421 Illuminated Doorways, Chaco Culture National Park, New MexicoIlluminated Doorways Chaco Culture National Park, New Mexico A passage into the past… the passing of generations. The evolution of an individual… the pursuit of the infinite. To me, doorways represent possibilities and growth along the path of life. Rays of sunrise reflected and diffused by the walls of this ancient pueblo lend luminescent color to each room, further evoking a journey from darkness to light. Once home to a culture that created large-scale, pre-planned architecture, astronomical markers, and a network of roads, Chaco Canyon has fascinated archeologists for decades.<a href="https://bryangriffithphotography.bigcartel.com/product/shell-collection" target="_blank">price list</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/ANCIENT-RHYTHMS/2/pf-media/1200.jpg1200 Doorways Through The Ages, Chaco Culture National Park, New MexicoDoorways Through The Ages Chaco Culture National Park, New Mexico A universal journey metaphor, these ancient pueblo doorways give me a feeling of walking through generations with each door, of hearing ancestors grinding maize and polishing turquoise: that feeling of mystery and wonder that is Chaco Canyon. The color differences are caused by a natural phenomenon I have studied for years and termed “reverberant lighting.” This effect depends on precise alignments of reflected sunlight and is only reproducible for a few minutes of the day, on certain days of the year.<a href="https://bryangriffithphotography.bigcartel.com/product/illuminated-doorways-chaco-canyon-national-park-new-mexico" target="_blank">price list</a> https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/ANCIENT-RHYTHMS/3/pf-media/420.jpg420 Passage of the Ancients, Chaco Culture National Park, New MexicoPassage of the Ancients Chaco Culture National Park, New Mexico The crumbling walls of this ancient pueblo reflecting the sinking sun lend a different color temperature to each room, conveying that feeling of walking through generations with each doorway, of hearing ancestors grinding maize and polishing turquoise: that feeling of mystery and wonder that is Chaco. Observant viewers will recognize the same set of doorways from others in this series, shot from the opposite direction under different lighting conditions. All three images are journey metaphors, and complement each other as companions. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/ANCIENT-RHYTHMS/4/pf-media/508.jpg508 Crumbled Walls, Chaco Culture National Park, New MexicoCrumbled Walls Chaco Culture National Park, New Mexico These crumbled walls of Pueblo del Arroyo frame a series of doorways like a window to the past. Dawn light, reflected off the interior wall, lends a red glow to the interior room, contrasted with the cool hues of the shaded foreground wall. Once home to a culture that created large-scale, pre-planned architecture, astronomical markers, and a network of roads over hundreds of miles, Chaco Canyon has fascinated archeologists for decades. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/ANCIENT-RHYTHMS/5/pf-media/507.jpg507 Pueblo Bonito Doorways, Chaco Culture National Park, New MexicoPueblo Bonito Doorways Chaco Culture National Park, New Mexico To me, doorways represent possibilities and growth along the path of life. How do these doors speak to you? Rays of sunrise reflected and diffused by the walls of this ancient pueblo lend luminescent color to each room, further invoking a journey from darkness to light. The ancient pueblo architects built “T”-shaped doorways in special locations throughout the Southwest, but their purpose remains a mystery. Archeologists believe Pueblo Bonito, containing over 600 rooms, was not a residence, but a special work of public architecture. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/ANCIENT-RHYTHMS/6/pf-media/506.jpg506Pueblo del arroyo Doorways, Chaco Culture National Park, New MexicoPueblo del Arroyo Doorways Chaco Culture National Park, New Mexico A universal journey metaphor, these ancient pueblo doorways give me a feeling of walking through generations with each door, of hearing ancestors grinding maize and polishing turquoise: that feeling of mystery and wonder that is Chaco. The color differences are caused by a natural phenomenon I have studied for years and termed “reverberant lighting.” This effect depends on precise alignments of reflected sunlight and is only reproducible for a few minutes of the day, on certain days of the year. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/ANCIENT-RHYTHMS/7/pf-media/1029.jpg1029 Wukoki Pueblo, Crescent Moon, Wupatki National Monument, ArizonaWukoki Pueblo, Crescent Moon Wupatki National Monument, Arizona The last glow of sunset illuminates the red walls of ancient Wukoki pueblo as the crescent moon hangs in the sky above. The ruins seem to grow organically out of a sandstone island that rises above a flat plain, with sweeping views across the desert. While archeologists believe that trade, agriculture, and construction flourished in the Wupatki basin in the 1100’s, by 1300 the original inhabitants had abandoned the area. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/ANCIENT-RHYTHMS/8/pf-media/217.jpg217 Pueblo Masonry Detail, Hovenweep National Monument, ColoradoPueblo Masonry Detail Hovenweep National Monument, Colorado https://bryandavidgriffith.com/EXHIBITIONS/EXHIBITION-PROPOSALS/1 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/LANDSCAPE-PHOTOGRAPHY/PRICE-LIST/1 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/WATERSHED/1/pf-media/Gallery-Left.jpgGallery-LeftBryan David Griffith: Watershed Coconino Center for the Arts, 2021Watershed explores the impact of development and climate change on Flagstaff’s land and water. Designed specifically for the Coconino Center for the Arts, Bryan David Griffith gathered seasonal plants, dyes, pigments, and wood from lands at the edge of Flagstaff’s growth boundary and incorporated them into a series of earthy, ethereal works that combine experimental painting, primitive photography, and sculpture. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/WATERSHED/2/pf-media/A2109.jpgA2109Monsoon Flowers, September SeedsCyanotype, foraged natural dyes, pigments, and toners from landscape depicted, acrylic on canvas, wood 58x50x4" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/WATERSHED/3 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/WATERSHED/4/pf-media/2108.jpg2108Spring Growth, June ScorchCyanotype, foraged natural dyes, pigments, and toners from landscape depicted, acrylic on canvas, wood 58x80x4" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/WATERSHED/5/pf-media/24x1_med.jpg24x1Flower MoonCyanotype, foraged natural dyes and toners, pigment, acrylic on canvas 30x30x1.5" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/WATERSHED/6/pf-media/A2107.jpgA2107Snowmelt and RechargeCyanotype, foraged natural dyes, pigments, and toners from landscape depicted, acrylic on canvas, wood 36x72x4" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/WATERSHED/7/pf-media/24_evapotranspiration3up_med.jpg24_evapotranspiration 3upEvapotranspirationCyanotype, foraged natural dyes and toners, pigment, acrylic on canvas 30x30x1.5" each panel https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/WATERSHED/8/pf-media/evaporationcondensation2up.jpgevaporation & condensation 2 upCondensation & EvaporationCyanotype, foraged natural dyes and toners, pigment, acrylic on canvas 30x30x1.5" each panel https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/WATERSHED/9/pf-media/A2020.jpgA2020Maples & OaksCyanotype, foraged natural dyes, pigments, and toners from landscape depicted, acrylic on canvas, wood, 36x72x4" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/WATERSHED/10/pf-media/Gallery-Center.jpgGallery-CenterFire and Floodwood salvaged from wildfire, river stones, flood debris from Museum Fire flood, 66x15x90" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/WATERSHED/11/pf-media/sculpture-base.jpgsculpture-baseFire and Flood (detail)wood salvaged from wildfire, river stones, flood debris from Museum Fire flood, 66x15x90" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/WATERSHED/12/pf-media/A2103.jpgA2103Wildflowers & FirefliesCyanotype, foraged natural dyes and toners, pigment, acrylic on canvas, wood 30x30x1.5" SOLD https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/WATERSHED/13/pf-media/A1923A1907.jpgA1923A1907Winter Oaks and Winter's EveForaged natural dyes and pigments, acrylic on canvas, 30x30x1.5" each https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/WATERSHED/14/pf-media/A1904.jpgA1904Drifting Into SleepForaged natural dye, pigment, acrylic on canvas, 30x30x1.5" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/WATERSHED/15/pf-media/A2021-leaves-and-flowers.jpgA2021-leaves-and-flowersSpring Leaves & Summer FlowersCyanotype, foraged natural dyes, pigments, and toners from landscape depicted, acrylic on canvas, wood, 58x50x4" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/WATERSHED/16/pf-media/A1920_white-background.jpgA1920_white-backgroundFlowers & Seedssummer flowers and resulting fall seeds, natural dye, pigment, acrylic on canvas, wood 50x58x4" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/ABOUT/FUNDRAISERS/1 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/NEWS-+-PRESS/1 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/ENVISION/1/pf-media/rightside16x9-2.jpgEnvisionEnvision by Bryan David Griffith at ARTx: Art + Ideas Festival Arizona in Flagstaff, AZ, 2023. Thousands of aspen leaves rising from remains of wildfires and floods, with aspen leaf rubbings created by community members on adjacent walls labeled with visions and concerns for the future. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/ENVISION/2 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/ENVISION/3 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/ENVISION/4/pf-media/titlewallwithfigure16x9-2.jpgEnvision Title WallEnvision installed at ARTx: Art + Ideas Festival Arizona in Flagstaff, AZ, 2023. Thousands of aspen leaves rising from remains of wildfires and floods, with aspen leaf rubbings created by community members on adjacent walls labeled with visions and concerns for the future. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/ENVISION/5/pf-media/closeupcenter16x9.jpgclose up center16x9Detail of Envision installed at ARTx: Art + Ideas Festival Arizona in Flagstaff, AZ, 2023. Different alignments of leaves snap into place with different viewing angles, just as the community can make new connections to adapt to our changing climate future. The pattern is not a regular grid, but accelerates from round and chaotic in the center to more orderly and square on the edges. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/ENVISION/6/pf-media/base16x9.jpgEnvision BaseFloor detail of Envision installed at ARTx: Art + Ideas Festival Arizona in Flagstaff, AZ, 2023. Remains of wildfires and floods, including burned trees, bones, rust, uprooted and tumbled tree roots, and stones left in the flood plain. Aspen trunks from trees cut for power lines. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/ENVISION/7/pf-media/side_detail16x9.jpgside_detailDetail of Envision at ARTx: Art + Ideas Festival Arizona in Flagstaff, AZ, 2023. Leaves flutter in the air currents generated by visitors moving around the installation. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/ENVISION/8/pf-media/blackleafdetail.jpgblackleafdetailEnvision installed at ARTx: Art + Ideas Festival Arizona in Flagstaff, AZ, 2023.Detail of aspen leaf rubbings created by community members on adjacent walls labeled with visions and concerns for the future. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/ENVISION/9/pf-media/center16x9-2.jpgcenterEnvision by Bryan David Griffith at ARTx: Art + Ideas Festival Arizona in Flagstaff, AZ, 2023. Thousands of aspen leaves rising from remains of wildfires and floods. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/ENVISION/10 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/TENDING-THE-FLAME/1/pf-media/IMG_2240_web.jpgIMG_2240_webTending the FlameInstallation at the HeArt Box in Flagstaff, Arizona, 2025 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/TENDING-THE-FLAME/2/pf-media/IMG_2218.jpgIMG_2218Divided in CrisisCarbon from petroleum emissions accumulated in encaustic beeswax on wood panels, 48x96x3"Debuted https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/TENDING-THE-FLAME/3 https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/TENDING-THE-FLAME/4/pf-media/E2502Severance.jpgSeverance 3Severance IIsmoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax on panels, salvaged juniper wood, 58x52x4.5" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/TENDING-THE-FLAME/5/pf-media/E2308E2309WaxWane_web.jpgE2308 E2309 Wax & WaneWax & Wane Vsmoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax on wood panels, 30x30x2.5" each https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/TENDING-THE-FLAME/6/pf-media/IMG_2252.jpgIMG_2252Yet Still My Cup Runneth Overhand-turned maple bowl, charred maple leaves preserved in beeswax, commodity coffee beans, 12"x12"x84" Tucked in a warm house in a relatively rich country, I enjoy a bounty of food from southern latitudes throughout the winter. The fuel I burn contributes to a changing climate, yet commodity agriculture insulates me from its effects on the land and people that grow my food. One day, an approaching wildfire dropped ash on my house like snow flurries from the sky. The convection column sucked blackened leaves from the trees and carried them high aloft. They drifted on air currents for miles and fluttered down in my yard. I found it remarkable that something so delicate could survive a situation so violent completely intact. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/TENDING-THE-FLAME/7/pf-media/E2000.jpgE2000Circadiasmoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax on panel, 30x30x2.5" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/TENDING-THE-FLAME/8/pf-media/E1910_web.jpgE1910_webRegeneratesmoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax on panel, 30x30x2.5" https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/TENDING-THE-FLAME/9/pf-media/E2013-2014-2015_web.jpgE2013-2014-2015_webChanging Horizonssmoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax on panel,s 10x10x1.5" each https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/TENDING-THE-FLAME/10/pf-media/E2010-2011-2012.jpgMoving TargetsMoving Targetssmoke accumulated in encaustic beeswax on panel,s 10x10x1.5" each https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/TENDING-THE-FLAME/11/pf-media/IMG_2162_web.jpgIMG_2162_webTending the FlameInstallation at the HeArt Box in Flagstaff, Arizona, 2025First iteration, Nov 21. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/TENDING-THE-FLAME/12/pf-media/IMG_2254.jpgIMG_2254Tending the FlameInstallation at the HeArt Box in Flagstaff, Arizona, 2025First iteration, Nov 21. https://bryandavidgriffith.com/CONTEMPORARY-ART-PROJECTS/TENDING-THE-FLAME/13/pf-media/IMG_22532.jpgIMG_22532Tending the FlameInstallation at the HeArt Box in Flagstaff, Arizona, 2025Opening Nov 21.