Clarke County
Photography
Encouraged
by his parents to develop his imagination and intellect, Arthur’s creative
drive was apparent at an early age. His education at the University of South
Alabama, where he earned a major in communications with an emphasis in print
journalism, fostered his talent for writing. As a senior in college, Arthur
purchased a second-hand Nikon camera at a pawnshop and began exploring the uses
of light and shadow as seen through the lens. After graduation, he began
working at small newspapers in Georgia and North Carolina. All the while, Arthur
was honing his journalism and photography skills. During the years he worked as
a reporter for larger newspapers, Arthur did not use his camera regularly.
Finally his love for small newspapers won out, and he moved home to Alabama.
During
the past ten years, Arthur has worked as a photographer, pursuing his current
line of work for the last five. His printed images are a mix of pigment ink
prints on paper and traditional darkroom photographic prints. Sometimes he
spends entire days in the field photographing, yet often he spends hours in the
studio on still life prints. Because he works with light and shadow, his time
in the field is often before dawn or when the final rays of sunlight are on the
horizon. After the camera captures his images, he spends hours bringing them to
life. Arthur plans to expand his surfaces to hand-made papers and rigid
materials using alternative photographic printing processes.
His
work is available at the Alabama Tombigbee Regional Commission &
Development office in Thomasville and at his studio located at 22 West Front
Street, Thomasville, Alabama.