John Richter has been photographing our natural world for the past 18 years. In 2001, John began shooting a large format view camera to capture the i
Creating this body of work has taken me to some of the most extraordinary places on this planet! I have traveled through countless remote and wild locations trying to capture the very essence of that chosen place in a photograph. When I search out a location where nature's majesty sings and all of the rugged and wild elements give no false premise of their power, I become enveloped in the creative process. My composition is made according to the play of light that will define the moment. When the decisive moment is realized and I pull the shutter release cable, I exhale and time stops! The world and its wonderful stimulus cease for a brief moment leaving only my eyes and my film to record the feeling of that moment! When I bring that magical moment to the darkroom and create the final prin