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From our valley to the world

01.07.2016

The Carbondale Council on Arts & Humanities presents “From Our Valley To The World: Four National Geographic Photographers” in honour of Anderson Ranch Arts Center’s 50th Anniversary. Curated by Andrea Wallace, Anderson Ranch’s Artistic Director of Photography and New Media, the exhibition opens to the public on 1 July 2016 in Carbondale, Colorado, USA. The show is comprised of the work of David Hiser, Dick Durrance, Nicholas DeVore III and Peter McBride, all of whom made their homes in the Roaring Fork Valley while they traversed the world to make the compelling images that define National Geographic photography. Anderson Ranch Arts Center, based in Snowmass Village, Colorado, celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year, and CCAH is proud to partner with the Ranch on this exhibition, which will transport visitors behind the lens of some of National Geographic’s most engaging images.

David Hiser is an editorial photographer and photography teacher. Two decades of photography assignments for National Geographic magazine and other international publications have produced a large stock photo archive currently represented by National Geographic Creative and Getty Images. Hiser has offered imaging workshops at The Maine Photo Workshops, Anderson Ranch Arts Center and many other institutions. He lives with his wife, Annaday, in the mountains near Snowmass, Colorado.

Raised in Aspen, Colorado, Dick Durrance served in the Department of Army Special Photographic Office in 1967 and 1968 documenting military activities in Southeast Asia. His Vietnam pictures won first place (news), second place (feature), and third place (portrait) in the Military Pictures of the Year competition sponsored by the National Press Photographers Association. Durrance then joined the National Geographic photographic staff and photographed for stories on South Africa, Leningrad, Alabama, Aspen, Sao Paulo, and the North Sea. In 1976, Durrance launched a career in corporate and advertising photography. He and his wife, Sue, now live in Carbondale, Colorado.

Nicholas DeVore III (April 24, 1949 – May 16, 2003) was a freelance photographer in the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s who spent 25 years traveling the world taking photos for publications such as National Geographic, Fortune, Life, and GEO. DeVore was born in Paris, France, brought up in Europe and Aspen and developed a love for the mountains. In 1972 DeVore caught the attention of Robert Gilka, the photo director of National Geographic, with an amateur portfolio shot in the Galapagos Islands. Physical and technical prowess allowed him to do arduous assignments: South Pacific canoeing with celestial navigators, Polynesian rafting from Hawaii to Tahiti, Arctic dog sledding and trekking Mt Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary.

Native Coloradan Peter McBride,a self-taught, award-winning photographer, writer and filmmaker, has traveled on assignment to over 70 countries for the publications of the National Geographic Society, Smithsonian, Outside, Esquire, Audubon, Stern, GEO and more. McBride has spent over four years documenting his backyard river — the Colorado. This journey culminated in a coffee table book: “The Colorado River: Flowing Through Conflict”, and a series of short films “Chasing Water”, “I AM RED” and “Delta Dawn”. He now focuses his lenses and energies on watershed issues and related stories around the world to raise awareness about freshwater challenges. You can find McBride exploring the creeks and mountains in the Rocky Mountains, or practicing mandolin on his back porch in Colorado.

The exhibition, on display until 29 July, is generously supported by KarpNeu Hanlon PC Attorneys at Law.

About CCAH: The Carbondale Council on Arts & Humanities is a nonprofit Organization founded in 1974. CCAH is committed to fostering creativity, collaboration, and community in order to help shape Carbondale and its surrounding areas into a unique community with a vibrant and healthy economy. Through the promotion of the arts, artists, and arts education, CCAH has been instrumental in forming Carbondale’s unique identity as an arts & culture hot spot in the Rockies. CCAH collaborates with artists, businesses, schools, and town council to cultivate a strong community where the creative spirit is at its core.

About Anderson Ranch Arts Center: Founded in 1966, Anderson Ranch Arts Center is a premier destination in America for art making and critical dialogue, bringing together aspiring and internationally renowned artists to discuss and further their work in a stimulating environment. Nestled in the Rocky Mountains of Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado, the Ranch hosts extensive workshops for everyday, emerging and established artists in eight disciplines, including Photography & New Media, Ceramics, Painting & Drawing, Furniture Design & Woodworking, Sculpture, Woodturning, Printmaking and Digital Fabrication. In addition to the Summer Series: Featured Artists & Conversations, the Ranch also hosts engaging events throughout the year. In 2016 Anderson Ranch will celebrate its 50th anniversary, furthering its mission to enrich lives with art, inspiration and community.