December 3, 2011 - March 3, 2012
Exhibition Admission $10/$5 members, Children Under 12 Free
Hours: Monday - Thursday 10am - 4pm, Friday - Saturday 10am - 5pm, Sunday Noon - 4pm
 

Exhibiting Artists

Nathan Farb

Nathan Farb grew up in Lake Placid and has been examining the Adirondack Landscape for over 50 years. Combining romanticism with a probing scientific eye, he is considered the preeminent photographer of The Adirondacks. His 1985 Rizzoli book, “The Adirondacks”, became the standard by which Adirondack photography is measured. He has also published two books and many essays on the Galapagos Islands. His award winning coverage of the Yellowstone fires and Exxon oil spill for the New York Times Magazine established Farb as an leading interpreter of nature. Farb lived and worked in New York City for many years where he was well known for his avant garde multimedia work. Farb’s 1980 photographic essay on Soviet society, ”The Russians,” was published as a book in five countries and in magazines throughout the world. His works are included in many public and private collections including The Museum of Modern Art. Farb is a former professor of photography and mixed media at Rutgers University. He has been given honorary Doctor of Arts degrees by St Lawrence University and SUNY. He has worked and lived at his studio in Jay, NY for the past twenty years.

Nancie Battaglia

Photographer Nancie Battaglia lives in Lake Placid and has been documenting Adirondack lifestyle, scenes, themes, and sporting activities for over twenty-five years. Her stock and assignment photography has seen credit in innumerable editorial publications such as Sports Illustrated, Ski, Newsweek, Boys Life, Outside, National Geographic Adventure, Canadian Geographic Traveler, Adirondack Life, the New York Times, USA Today as well as in books, calendars, promotional material for I Love NY, the Adirondack region and many classic Adirondack lodges, schools, businesses and establishments. Her collection exceeds 100,000 images reflecting nature’s beauty, human energy, rustic charm, the spirit of place, life in the mountains, and the hardy folks that live there.

A sports photographer since her college days at Syracuse University, her portfolio contains decades of captured moments, elegance in motion, and the agony/ecstasy of fast-paced competition. Many of her photos have been included in Sports Illustrated’s Leading Off pages, their Photos of the Day, their Pictures of the Year as well as special Olympic editions. Her sports travels include ten Olympics (eight winter games and two summer).

Battaglia is an ADK 46er twice (92er!), a lean-to adopter, and is an active and avid outdoor life and sports enthusiast. She is a dog lover and frequently adventures with four-legged and two legged friends. Camera equipment is always in her backpack.
"f~8 and be there" - Nancie Battaglia

One Square Mile of Hope Raffle

On September 24, 2011 in Inlet, NY just north of View, 1,925 canoes and kayaks gathered for One Square Mile of Hope to break the Guinness Book of Word Records for world’s largest floating raft. Battaglia's Photograh of One Square mile of Hope photograph is now on display at View, and being raffled to benefit both the center and Susan G. Komen for the Cure for breast cancer. Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $20. The drawing will be held at the close of Adirondack View Finders on March 3, 2012. Tickets can be purchased in person at View or by calling View at 315.369.6411. The framed photograph was generously doanted by Nancie Battaglia. Click HERE to purchase online.

Mark Bowie

Mark Bowie is a professional nature photographer and writer.  His work has been published internationally in books and magazines, on calendars and posters, and in advertising media.  His first two coffee table books, Adirondack Waters: Spirit of the Mountains and In Stoddard's Footsteps: The Adirondacks Then & Now, have become landmark regional publications.  He followed those with The Adirondacks: In Celebration of the Seasons.  Each won the Adirondack Center for Writing's Photography Book of the Year award.  Mark recently released a new e-book, The Light of Midnight: Photographing the Landscape at Night.  He is a staff instructor for the Adirondack Photography Institute, leading digital photography workshops and tours, including night photography workshops.

Carl Heilman

Carl Heilman II is an internationally published photographer and author. Carl has been photographing North American wilds since the mid 1970's, working to capture both the grandeur of these special places, and the emotional and spiritual connection he has felt as well. He's been digital since setting up a 'digital darkroom' with a film scanner and Photoshop 4.0 in 1997, and went fully digital with a Nikon D200 several years ago. His work has been published in numerous publications including National Geographic Explorer, Outdoor Photographer, Shutterbug, the New York Times, Nature Conservancy publications, Adirondack Life, and the Conservationist.

His most recent books are the 'The Landscape Photography Field Guide', from Focal Press (fall 2011), and 'Contemporary Landscape Photography', from Amphoto (2010). They are both published internationally by The Ilex Press, London. These books are both comprehensive and concise guides to digital photography. The field guide is printed in a 4" x 6" handbook size that is easy to carry in a camera pack. It is cross referenced, with an index and glossary as well as reference pages for the full digital workflow and shooting guidelines. They both offer photo tips and techniques from Carl's 35 years of experience with a camera. His coffee table books include, 'The Maine Coast', 'The Adirondacks', and 'Adirondacks: Views of An American Wilderness' by Rizzoli; 'Lake George' by North Country Books; and 3 NY State books by Voyageur Press

Since the 1990's, Carl has enjoyed sharing his photography experience to help folks learn more about photography in his diverse nature photography and Photoshop workshops. These are based in special landscapes around the country as well as his favorite shooting locations near his home in the Adirondack Park. His AV programs have aired on regional PBS stations, and he was featured in the May 2008 national PBS special, 'The Adirondacks'.

Johnathan A. Esper

Esper grew up in Long Lake, and developed outdoor skills and an appreciation for nature at an early age. Esper specializes in panoramic landscape photography. His explorations, adventure, and travel, combined with his desire to share what he sees with others, create both aesthetic appreciation and conservational awareness. As a result, he has cumulatively slept over 3 years of his life in a tent.“In everyone there is born a spirit of adventure. In some, it is nurtured; in others it is discouraged.” - Johnathan Esper, 2004

Lesley Dixon

Lesley Dixon is a professional nature photographer based in the Southern Adirondacks in Hadley, New York.  Lesley is originally from Port Jervis, New York but is now fortunate enough to call the Adirondacks her home. Lesley’s work can be found in private homes throughout the United States and has been used commercially to represent the Adirondacks by various publications.  She offers instruction to beginning nature photographers through workshops and donates work to worthy conservation and non-profit organizations.  As an emerging artist in the area, Lesley’s has had three solo exhibitions at various locations in the Adirondacks to date.
"Each moment in nature is a beautiful place in time and my photographs help to preserve and share that moment with those that view my work.  The ever-changing surroundings in nature await discovery and unfortunately many of us are not able to see these wonderful views and moments as they occur.  My hope is that my work brings the busy, the stressed and the distracted back to the calm and majesty of the natural world." - Lesley Dixon

Clark Lubbs

Clark begins by finding the perfect composition in nature. He will revisit the same place at different times of the day, year, and weather, to decide when the shot will look best. At times it has taken Clark over seven years to capture the perfect composition. "Then it happens - Bang, and it only lasts 15 seconds to an hour, so you have to be ready for it, because that might be the only time in your life you will see your composition in a motionless perfect state."