Archive of the September 2010 Program

 

Photographers

Wyman Meinzer was named the official Texas State Photographer in 1997 by then Governor George W. Bush and the 75th Legislature. Internationally acclaimed as an author and photographer, his work has graced the covers of more than 250 magazines and books. He has published over 20 photography books with subjects ranging from Texas landscapes to playas, rivers, quail, working dogs, sky, and more. Book titles include: Texas Sky (w/ John Graves), Texas Rivers (w/ John Graves), Inspiration Texas Style (w/ John Graves and Jerod Foster), Working Dogs of Texas, Between Heaven & Texas (w/Naomi Shihab Nye), Texas Hill Country (w/John Graves), Coyote, 6666: Portrait of a Texas Ranch and many, many more! To see samples of his work visit his website at http://www.wymanmeinzer.com/.

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Laurence Parent was born and raised in New Mexico. After receiving a petroleum engineering degree at the University of Texas at Austin in 1981, he practiced engineering for six years before becoming a full-time freelance photographer and writer specializing in landscape, travel, and nature subjects. Hundreds of his photos appear in calendars every year. His article and photo credits include: National Geographic Traveler, Men’s Journal, Outside, Backpacker, Sierra, Natural History, National Parks, Newsweek, Arizona Highways, Travel & Leisure, and the New York Times. He contributes regularly to regional publications such as Texas Highways, Texas Monthly, New Mexico Magazine, and Texas Parks & Wildlife. Laurence has done 38 books. His latest is a large format color book, Big River, Rio Grande, that was released in the fall of 2009. Another large format color book, Portrait of Austin, was released in October 2008. In 2007, the large format coffee-table book, New Mexico Wild and Beautiful, was published, along with three others: Austin Impressions, San Antonio Impressions, and Santa Fe Impressions. Additional books and credits appear on his website http://www.laurenceparent.com/.

Terry Nathan is a professor in the Art/Science Fusion and Atmospheric Science Programs at the University of California, Davis, where he teaches “Photography: Bridging Art and Science,” as well as courses on atmospheric fluid mechanics. Terry teaches “Lighting and Composition” at the Davis Art Center, “Principles of Composition” at the Viewpoint Photographic Art Center in Sacramento, and Landscape Photography workshops at Sorensen’s near Lake Tahoe. He was also the principle grantee and co-organizer of the 2009 UC Davis Centennial Colloquium, “The Consilience of Art and Science.” Terry has served as juror and judge for art exhibitions and has been an invited speaker at several photography symposia. Most recently, Terry was an invited speaker at the 21st Annual “Shooting the West Photography Symposium” held in Winnemucca, Nevada and was a pre-performance lecturer at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, where he spoke on renowned twentieth-century photographer Mike Disfarmer. Terry’s photographic work spans landscape, architecture, documentary, and art/science fusion. His work has been shown in numerous juried exhibitions and he has published in a variety of international magazines and other print and electronic media. His recent images and articles have appeared in Sierra Heritage, Nature Photographer, Sacramento Magazine, Black and White, Weatherwise, The Remodeler’s Journal, and Architectural Stone and Landscape Design Magazine. Terry’s fine art photographic work is represented by the Appel Gallery in Sacramento, California.
http://www.terrynathanphoto.com/

Rolf Nussbaumer was born and raised in Switzerland. At the age of 17, Rolf discovered his passion for photography. Rolf married a Texan in 2003, moved from Switzerland to central Texas, and now devotes his full time to photography. Rolf enjoys photographing nature with a primary focus on birds, mammals, flowers, and landscapes. He has taught bird-identifying classes, and has been especially active in various nature organizations. His award-winning photographs have appeared in numerous magazines: National Wildlife, Ranger Rick, National Geographic Traveler, Wild Bird, Texas Highways, Birds and Blooms, Texas Parks & Wildlife, Bird Watcher's Digest, Turkey Call, Birder's World, Texas Monthly, and Rio Grande Valley Nature. His credits include calendars, brochures, annual reports, and textbooks. For samples of his work see http://www.rolfnussbaumer.com/.

Jim Glendinning is one of our outstanding local characters, perhaps more famous as a storyteller and tour guide to exotic places. His tours include Ireland, Scotland, and Mexico (Copper Canyon, Batopilas, Casas Grandes, Mata Ortiz, and more) See http://www.glendinningtours.com/. He’s also famous for his weekly Marfa Public Radio show, “On the Move, 50 Years of Travel Adventures” that airs on Saturday at noon. Born on a farm in the South of Scotland, he has an MA in politics and economics from Oxford University. He has traveled to 128 countries, been a tour guide in New York, UK, Houston, and served as a Peace Corps volunteer to Kazakhstan in 2004-05. How he found and ended up in Alpine we don’t know, but are glad! His books include Mexico: Unofficial Border Crossings from Big Bend & Copper Canyon and Adventures in the Big Bend.

Jeff Heinatz has worked for the Texas Department of State Health Services for almost 25 years and 23 of those years have been spent being headquartered in Alpine. Jeff transferred to Alpine in 1987 with his wife Dru. It wasn't long before she became employed at Alpine ISD as a teacher and her employment secured that they could begin to build their new lives here in the Big Bend area. Jeff has been interested in wildlife since he was a boy going out hiking, hunting, fishing, and calling predators with his Dad and his older brother on their family property in the Texas Hill Country. Predator calling was always the most fascinating part of hunting that Jeff had experienced and the love of wildlife and just being outside has carried on into adulthood. The difference between then and now is that Jeff only hunts with a camera now. Jeff has to devote most of his time to his career and much of that time is spent on the road covering a Public Health Region that is comprised of 36 Counties but he has still managed to have some of his work purchased by the Texas State Park System, Texas State Agencies, and the National Park System, and he has had his work published in several Texas magazines, other publications, and newspapers. Some of his work can be seen on display at some of our West Texas State and National Parks. Jeff has taken several journalist with him on wildlife shoots for news stories and was even invited to appear on CBS News with Dan Rather for a story, (but didn't actually get to meet Dan Rather). As Jeff nears retirement with the State of Texas, he is making plans to add to his collection of photographs, to become more active in the marketing of his photographs, and to use his photographs for several books that he wants to publish so that others can enjoy his photographs, learn to call wildlife, or just learn how to view and enjoy wildlife for themselves. Jeff and Dru have raised two children together here in Alpine. Jarrod is currently a Junior at Angelo State University and Jesseca is an upcoming Senior at Alpine ISD.

Bob Moorhouse worked on the Pitchfork ranch for 35 years, in which 20 of those years he served as Manager and Vice President. During that time he captured an authentic pictorial chronicle of the cowboy way of life which resulted in his book Pitchfork Country, The Photography of Bob Moorhouse. A collection of his photographs was the first traveling exhibit for the American Quarter Horse Heritage Center and Museum. Entitled "Hoofbeats on the Pitchfork Ranch," the collection has traveled extensively throughout the United States and Europe. His photographs have appeared in many national publications including The Cattleman, Western Horseman, Quarter Horse Journal, American Cowboy and Range Magazine. Born in Knox City, Texas, to the ranching family of J.C. (Togo) and Lucille Moorhouse, Bob and his wife, Linda, have two daughters, Amy and Keri Ann. He earned a B.S. degree in Animal Science-Business from Texas Tech University. As a director of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, Bob serves on the Labor Committee. He is also a director of the American Quarter Horse Association, serving on the Marketing Committee. He is an active member of the Ranching Heritage Association and a director of the Working Ranch Cowboys Association. In 2002, Bob was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame.

Earl Nottingham “Photographing Wild Texas – Using the Camera as a Tool for Conservation.” Nottingham is currently chief photographer for the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and it's nationally recognized publication, Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine. For over thirty years Earl has used his photography to document the landscape and wildlife of every corner of Texas for publications such as: Texas Highways , National Geographic Traveler, Smithsonian - as well as numerous calendar titles. Nottingham's new-found love is leading photo workshops against the backdrop of the Big Bend region of the state. http://www.earlnottingham.com/2.html

J. Griffis Smith, Photo Editor for Texas Highways Magazine. "Griff" is a graduate of the Art Institute of Atlanta, and worked at Texas A&M University before becoming one of TxDOT's most dedicated photographers. After 26 years photographing for Texas Highways, his work has graced countless pages of magazines, brochures and even wall murals. A master of light, Griff turns the ordinary into images of extraordinary beauty. He has logged more than 200,000 miles traveling Texas highways. Griff's dedication to his craft was demonstrated in 1986 while shooting at La Kiva Restaurant in Terlingua. A shot he wanted required climbing on the roof, and in the process he did not "break-a-leg," but did break an arm. Griff drove himself to Alpine to get the arm splintered, only to return to Terlingua and complete two more days of shooting, before returning to Austin to receive proper medical care. Griff has conducted workshops in the SW Arts & Crafts Center in San Antonio and taught a travel photography class with the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops. http://www.texashighways.com

Barbara Richerson spent 25 years as assistant director of Sul Ross State University’s News and Publications Department, also guiding student staffs for The Skyline newspaper and The Brand yearbook, and The Sage literary magazine. The publications won many sweepstakes awards in Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) competitions, and student writers, photographers, and layout designers won numerous individual awards. Barbara was named TIPA Advisor of the Year in 1989. Now retired from SRSU, she works as a production designer for the Marfa Big Bend Sentinel newspaper. She serves as a photographer for the Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering committee and the First United Methodist Church, Alpine. Hundreds of her photographs and news articles have been published in area newspapers, Sul Ross publications, and in magazines like Cowboys and Indians, Western Horseman, Southern Jewelers, Texas Fireman, and Country Song Roundup. She will be demonstrating her new joy: making photo books online.

Bret Collier: In 1977 Bret came to Alpine from North Texas to Rodeo at Sul Ross State University. He is a part-owner of Big Bend Saddlery which is where his interest in photography started. Bret began by taking photos of products for advertising use in the local newspapers. His work is now used in the company’s own catalog, print media, and in the Big Bend Saddlery website. He and his wife Gail have two grown children. When not at work, Bret juggles his time between his kids, teaching fitness classes and his church.