M I C H A E L H A R R I S
Michael Harris was born in a U.S. Army Prison infirmary at Fort Crowder, Missouri in 1956. An undiagnosed dyslectic he struggled in school and as the son of a university professor of ornithology this was difficult. His father's passion required the family to travel summers throughout the National Parks of the west and to many foreign lands in the never- ending quest for the next new bird. Being isolated from friends during summer vacations Michael became withdrawn. With exposure to one beautiful national park after another, he slowly developed a sensitive and very intimate Vision of the world at large.
In high school he found kids his own age difficult to deal with and consequently spent most of his time alone at the beach or up a tree. At Arcata High he enrolled in a photography class with Miss Smith and was rewarded with the best grades she had given in thirty years of teaching. Encouraged, in 1977 he took a workshop in Yosemite with Ansel Adams, Morley Baer, Yousuf Karsh, among others. Association with such great photographers at an early age was a turning point and gave him the confidence to use photography as a tool to explore and develop his own way of seeing the world. Having a way to visually express his feelings was emancipating, enabling Michael to find sanity in an insane world.
Artist Statement:
For me, photographs have the most meaning when they are expressions of the union between a photographers' intuitive emotional response and the subject. This allows the image to be more about what is behind the camera than the scene in front of the photographer.
My hope as a photographer is that the viewer can grow along with me as I endeavor to explore what is universal in all things.
Black & White PhotograPhy by Michael H. Harris
www.michaelhharrisphotography.com
Certificate of Authenticity
Original Traditional Black and White Photography By Michael-Harris
The Prints are of Gallery and Museum exhibition quality. These traditional, silver gelatin black and white photographs are hand made by me from film in a darkroom. I tone in selenium and print to current archival standards. The prints are matted and over-matted on 4 ply museum quality mat board. All prints)are signed, original photographs. They are produced with no digital Manipulation of any kind what so ever. All original photographs are stamped on the back of the ~at with a logo showing their Title, Date the image was made, Date the print was made, Catalog #, location, limited or open edition and edition #. I reserve all tights to the work including but not limited to: Publication in Books, Posters, . Greeting cards, and shows in Museum or Galleries.
Limited Edition Print Offerings 8x10 and smaller Prints are Signed"open ended editions.
11x14 Prints are offered in editions of 150.
16x20 Prints are offered in editions of 100.
With 3 artist proofs.
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