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Maggie Taylor’s vivid photomontages are awash with whimsy, story and symbolism. In this month’s Gallery Favorites segment we each chose one image from Taylor’s exhibition Internal Logic that personally speaks to each of us, and detail what we find intriguing and delightful about each work. For this post, we are pleased to have Maggie share her favorite as well.

We hope you enjoy viewing our favorite prints from the exhibition, and please reach out if you have questions about any of the selected artworks — Maggie Taylor’s Internal Logic is currently on view in the photo-eye Gallery, and the newly signed monograph, and limited edition that includes a print, is available through our bookstore- HERE.

Anne Kelly selects If I Had a Boat

Maggie Taylor, If I Had A Boat, Archival Pigment Print, 8x8", edition of 15, $1,700

Portrait of Gallery Director
Anne Kelly

One of the challenges and joys of collecting photography is deciding which artists to collect, and which images by that artist to select. When it comes to prolific artists, such as Maggie Taylor, the image selection process may seem daunting. My advice is to let the process be fun and organic and not let it intimidate you.

My first rule of collecting is select images you love, even if you can't yet identify why. You will have plenty of time to discover what about the image spoke to you. If you are looking for a more conscious strategy, try making a selection that contains a visual element that you have a personal connection with. I believe that art and music, have the power to stir the imagination and assist in revisiting fond memories. Images that have that transformative power are, in my opinion, rewarding and joyful to live with.

In following my advice, the image that I have selected from our current exhibition is "If I had a Boat". When I was growing up, my grandparents lived on a lake and my grandmother owned a small butterfly sailboat. Some of my fondest memories are watching my grandmother sail, and, as I got older, taking sailing lessons. When I focus on this image, I am temporarily transported back to those carefree Summer days on the lake...the sun on my skin, water splashing, the smell of sunscreen, and perhaps even my grandmother's voice in the distance.

Maggie Taylor selects The Game

Maggie Taylor, The Game, 2021, Archival Pigment Print, 15x15", edition of 15, $3,200

Portrait of the Artist
Maggie Taylor

As is normally the case, my personal favorite image is the one I most recently finished. “The Game” started with an intriguing pair of dogs, painted at different times by different artists. I added in a third character — a combination of a baby elephant skeleton I photographed at the Natural History Museum in Oxford, England, a few years ago and a small painting of Napoleon I found at an antique sale. Since there was no person to interact with these creatures, I added the woman who exists in a different dimension, but still has the ability to play with the dogs. Probably the most fun aspect of working on this image was exploring all the possible color palettes and outfits for each character.

Jovi Esquivel selects The Gathering

Maggie Taylor, The Gathering, 2021, Archival Pigment Print, 15x15", edition of 15, $3,200

Portrait of Gallery Associate
Jovi Esquivel

Within a cloud of aqua, a group of small boats carrying small animals, wearing paper crowns, circle a woman floating in a body of water; at the center of the photograph with her arms and hands open towards receiving, her soft, calm, gaze meets mine as I examine the fleet surrounding her.

Throughout history, the open palm has been associated with truth, honesty, and openness; in this image, I'd like to think of it as a surrender to a sense of wonder.

I grew up in Southern California, not in a coastal city, but the thirty-minute drive to my favorite beach made it an easy place to escape to. The view offered by HWY 1 (PCH), heading south toward the state park was the first gift of promise. Now, as a meditative practice, I try to recall as much detail as I can— the range of aqua between me and the horizon while I stand on the shore, the salty breeze, the shock from the touch of cold water that seems to wake every fiber in me. If you've been in the Pacific Ocean, you know it isn't an easy body of water to enter, but I've learned to respect its nature and in turn, it has taught me how to trust myself and follow my intuition. Submerging into its wildness reconnects my soul to my body.

The vivid colors found in Maggie Taylor's The Gathering reconnect me to the moments I have spent standing at my favorite shoreline, bracing myself physically to accept the gifts that come from surrender.

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Internal Logic — Photographs and Art by Maggie Taylor

Maggie Taylor's Digital Creations are built layer by layer, and object by object, through a disciplined studio process of trial and error.

Internal Logic highlights Taylor's sense of what makes an image 'work' and offers insights into the shape and contours of her inspirations.

*The Limited Edition contains one 8"x8" Archival Print.

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photo-eye Gallery is proud to represent Maggie Taylor.

Print costs are current up to the time of posting and are subject to change.

To learn more about these and other works by Maggie Taylor, or to acquire specific prints,

please contact photo-eye Gallery Director Anne Kelly or Gallery Associate Jovi Esquivel.

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Mitch Dobrowner, Supercell Swirls and Lightening, Clayton, New Mexico, 2022; 20"x30", edition of 25, $2,500

photo-eye is pleased to announce new photographs by Mitch Dobrowner!

Please contact the gallery for more information

"This year marked my 11th year traveling the United States photographing storm systems with my guide and friend Roger Hill. Over that time I have traveled over 200,000 miles and have seen things I could only have imagined when I picked up my cameras again in 2005. In 2022, with all the drama in the world today, I felt a quietness come over me this year while photographing, a more tranquil state that I truly appreciate. I hope that feeling is reflected in this new work."

Mitch Dobrowner was born in 1956 in Long Island, Bethpage, New York. Worried about Mitch's future and the direction his life would take, his father decided to give him an old Argus rangefinder to fool around with — little did he realize that it would become a significant gesture for Mitch. After doing some research, and seeing the images of Minor White and Ansel Adams, Mitch quickly became addicted to photography. Years later, in early 2005, inspired by his wife, children, and friends — he picked up his camera once again. He now lives with his family in Studio City, California.

Working with professional storm chaser Roger Hill, Dobrowner has traveled throughout Western and Midwestern America to capture nature in all its fury; making extraordinary images of monsoons, tornados, and massive thunderstorms with the highest standard of craftsmanship.

Dobrowner's Storm Series has attracted considerable media interest (National Geographic, Time Magazine, and the New York Times Magazine, among others). In August of 2022 a print of the image Rope Out, from a private collection, has been acquired by the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Other museums that have acquired Mitch's work include The Center of Creative Photography, Tucson AZ; The National Gallery of Art, Washingon D.C.; The Museum of Fine Art, Houston TX; Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleaveland OH; Portland Museum of Art, Portland OR; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara CA; and the Middlebury Museum of Art, Middlebury VA.

Mitch Dobrowner, Farm House and Shelf Cloud, Beach, North Dakota; 2022, 20"x30," Edition of 25, $2,500

Mitch Dobrowner, Cloud with Wings, Burwell Nebraska; 2022, 20"x30," edition of 25, $2,500

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photo-eye Conversations | Mitch Dobrowner + Anne Kelly from photo-eye on Vimeo.

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photo-eye Gallery is proud to represent Mitch Dobrowner.

Print costs are current up to the time of posting and are subject to change.

To learn more about these and other works by Mitch Dobrowner, or to acquire specific prints,

please contact photo-eye Gallery Director Anne Kelly or Gallery Associate Jovi Esquivel.

photo-eye Gallery

1300 Rufina Circle, Unit 3. Santa Fe, NM 87507

Tuesday– Saturday, from 10am– 5:30pm

You may also call us at (505) 988- 5152 x202

Keith Carter, Egret and Crane, 2021, Archival pigment print, 16x16”, Edition of 25, $1600

Again and again, Keith Carter continues to create transcendent works that leave us in awe! photo-eye Gallery is pleased to announce new work by the artist and poet, made during the pandemic, through the portfolios Ghostlight and Sky & Water. Known for his black-and-white work, part of this new series is presented in color!

For over 50 years, Keith Carter has created images that move beyond the literal through the use of selective focus with scale and perspective often askew, illuminating the intuitive meanings of a scene as would a poet. When asked about the development of his personal photographic voice, Carter once said: “I come out of a documentary tradition, but after a while, I wanted to put my own stamp on things. It became clear, to me, that the subject matter I really cared about had to do with a sense of place, of geography, of the animal world, of the spiritual world and the elements of theology and folklore.”

Transcend through the dramatic effects of light, atmosphere and color found in Sky & Water. Celestial clouds are reflected in bodies of water, obscuring the line where the heavens meet the earth, evoking the sublime qualities found in the landscape paintings from the Romantic era.

Keith Carter, Lone Pine, 2021, Archival pigment print, 16x16”, Edition of 25, $1600

Explore wetlands from the south in Ghostlight, where giant trees shrouded in Spanish moss rest within what the artist calls "dark waters."

Keith Carter, Ghost Light, 2021, Archival pigment print, 16x16”, Edition of 25, $1600

Keith is known to embark on the occasional "Magical mystery tour," an excursion by airboat on the Angelina River in Texas, where some of the photographs from Ghostlight were made!

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Check out the rest of Keith's Instagram to watch videos of alligators swimming, where I like to imagine the artist made “Turner Clouds,” and read excerpts from photographs like “Illuminated Tree!”

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Keep an eye out for an update on the upcoming monograph Ghostlight, due to be released this Fall!

In the meantime, take a look at Keith’s work on our website.

Print costs are current up to the time of posting and are subject to change.

photo-eye Gallery is proud to represent Keith Carter.

For more information, and to purchase prints from Keith Carter

please contact Gallery Director Anne Kelly or Gallery Assistant Jovi Esquivel,

or you may also call us at 505-988-5152 x202

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photo-eye Gallery is excited to announce that Showcase artist Edward Bateman is among the winners of the Earth Photo 2021 prize! The featured image is from At Home in the West, a new portfolio that we’re thrilled to premier on our website.

At Home in the West was created as a companion to Yosemite: Seeking Sublime, which premiered at photo-eye Gallery in November 2020. In December of that year, work from that series was invited to the Art of Staying at Home; Artists in the Time of Corona exhibition at the Bibliotheca Alexandria in Egypt, where Bateman was the only U.S. artist from eight countries included. Additional works from that series were soon exhibited at the Krakow Triennial in Poland and, now, at the Earth Photo exhibition at the Royal Geographical Society in London.

Edward Bateman is a Salt Lake City-based artist and educator whose practice explores natural processes and figures through photography and printmaking. In At Home in the West, Bateman reconstructs natural landmarks of the western United States with a 3D printer. Massive, awe-inspiring forms, such as those of Yosemite National Park, are rendered to the scale of his kitchen table. He pairs these models with a smoke machine to create haunting, atmospheric photographs that merge the genres of still life and landscape.

This inversion of the way that we normally interact with big landscapes as small humans creates a strange and playful tension in Bateman’s images. This sense of tension and his unorthodox approach to landscape photography caught the attention of judges at Earth Photo 2021, who declared Half Dome in Winter No. 3, 2021 the winner for the category of “Place” in this year’s competition.

One of the goals of Earth Photo is to “showcase the best in environmental visual media” and Bateman’s representation of one of Yosemite’s most popular and recognizable landmarks is just that.

Edward Bateman, Half Dome in Winter No. 3, 2021, archival pigment print, 20" x 20", edition of 6, $1200

Earth Photo 2021 is a project of Forestry England the the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). About Half Dome in Winter No. 3, the director of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), Professor Joe Smith, said:

The image at first sight is quite playful, but I must admit that I find it unsettling. [Bateman] is playing off of the art-historical concept of the sublime, but reading it through the lens of the difficult new knowledge of human caused climate change and biodiversity loss...though [this image shows that] big ideas can be created from small, difficult spaces of opportunity.

Professor Joe Smith in front of Edward Bateman's Half Dome in Winter No. 3, click here to watch the video in its entirety!

At Home in the West is available for viewing in its entirety on our website! Below are some selections from this recent portfolio.

Edward Bateman, Shiprock No. 5, 2021, archival pigment print, 10 x 15”, Edition of 5, $875

Edward Bateman, Zion No. 6, 2021, archival pigment print, 10 x 10”, Edition of 5, $740

Edward Bateman’s earlier work centered on re-creating and modifying objects from the photographic past through digital manipulation. However, this work is consistent with Bateman’s return to working with the physical object, as the artist has said about his series, Reversing Photosynthesis, previously featured by photo-eye: 

For nearly two decades, my work has used constructed and often anachronistic imagery to create alleged historical artifacts that examine our belief in the photograph as impartial witness. Although some elements in that work depict real objects, many have never had a tangible physical existence – they are three-dimensionally modeled completely inside the world of a computer. They are ghosts made of nothing more substantial than numbers.

This new series represents a return to my roots and to those of photography. While I continue to construct many of my images, these works are a new direction; one that reflects both my own aging process and mortality. For me, this is a shift from the virtual to the tangible as perhaps a way to hang onto the fleeting substance of life.

See more from At Home in the West here, or revisit Edward Bateman’s Reversing Photosynthesis here. To hear Edward Bateman speak directly to his work about Yosemite, listen to our photo-eye Conversation between the artist and Gallery Director, Anne Kelly!

Contact photo-eye Gallery with inquiries about Edward Bateman’s work.

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All prices listed were current at the time this post was published.

For more information, and to purchase prints, please contact Gallery Director Anne Kelly or Gallery Assistant Delaney Hoffman, or you may also call us at 505-988-5152 x202

Julie Blackmon , Night Swim, archival pigment ink print, 22" x 29," edition of 7, $4000

photo-eye Gallery is pleased to introduce Night Swim, a new work by represented artist Julie Blackmon.

Endlessly creative, Blackmon continues to produce images that are equally surreal, haunting, and masterful. In Night Swim, unsupervised children swim and row contentedly in a lake on a warm summer night. As if lured by the dark lapping water, some of them drift away in nightgowns, oblivious to the unexpected dangers they could face.

Inspired by art history, Blackmon’s photographs utilize classical compositions, which are then mixed playfully with carefully placed everyday items — evidence of contemporary culture. Blackmon’s photographs are often humorous while touching on personal and popular fictions.

To learn more about Julie Blackmon and view her work, click on the links below. And please contact us if you would like more information about the featured photograph.

» View Work by Julie Blackmon

» Learn More about Julie Blackmon

Prints are available in the following sizes:

22x29” - $4,000
32x42” - $6,500
40x53” - $9,000

*All prints are available in three sizes and in limited editions of seven. All prints are currently available in the first price tier. Prices are based on how many prints have sold from the editions and are subject to increase.

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For more information, and to purchase prints, please contact Gallery Staff at
505-988-5152 x202 or gallery@photoeye.com

Mitch Dobrowner, Storm over Sierra Nevada, 2021, archival pigment print, 14" x 20," edition of 15, $1500

photo-eye Gallery is excited to present a new image by Mitch Dobrowner, Storm over Sierra Nevada.

By waiting for the light and atmosphere to paint the landscape to his liking — accented by his custom-modified camera and long hours in the digital darkroom — Dobrowner has developed a poetic style in the tradition of photography masters such as Ansel Adams and Minor White.

Mitch Dobrowner reflects on his Sierra Nevada work:

John Muir once wrote "this grand show is eternal".

I first went into the Eastern Sierra Nevada in the winter of 1981; it was then that I realized that its otherworldly, intimate and intense beauty had been calling me my entire life.

The Sierra Nevada has always represented my belief in the exemplary value of the Earth and its extraordinary landscapes.... landscapes that define the shape and meaning of life.
Like any photograph this image is an attempt to convey the experiences and the moods derived from my close association with this region, if only because the Sierra Nevada has helped me define the shape and meaning of my life.

Crowned with bald rocks and everlasting cold,
That melts not underneath the sun's fierce glance,
Peak above peak, fixed, dazzling, ice and stones.
- Kate Seymour Maclean (1829-1916)

My hope is that mankind learns to humble itself and respect these vast, beautiful, wild places.

— Mitch Dobrowner

And, to coincide with the presentation of Dobrowner's new work, we would also like to share one of our favorite images from the flat files by this outstanding artist.

Working with professional storm chasers since 2009, Dobrowner has traveled throughout America to capture extreme weather and landscapes, making stunning images of tornados and supercell storms like Helix and Trees. See below!

Mitch Dobrowner, Helix and Trees, 2017, archival pigment print, 20" x 30," edition of 40, $2500

photo-eye Gallery is proud to represent Mitch Dobrowner. To learn more about the artist and view his work, click on the links below.

>> View Work by Mitch Dobrowner

>> Conversation with Mitch Dobrowner & Anne Kelly

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All prices listed were current at the time this post was published.

For more information, and to purchase prints, please contact Gallery Director Anne Kelly or Gallery Assistant Patricia Martin, or you may also call us at 505-988-5152 x202

James Pitts, Drooping Tulip in White Japanese Vase Facing Right, 2020, archival pigment print, 15" x 19", edition of 10, $1200

photo-eye Gallery is delighted to announce new work by represented artist and Santa Fe based photographer James Pitts.

Made during the pandemic, the new images are from the artist's ongoing series Flowers — a meditative series of various flora set against minimal backgrounds that are a nod to Zen philosophy in its simplicity and delicateness.

Widely known for his serene and beautiful prints created from large-format negatives, Pitts' work is timeless, elegant, and alluring.

Take a look at the link below to see more new images, and please reach out to us if you would like further information.

» New Work by James Pitts

James Pitts, Single White Tulip in Round Black Vase, 2020, archival pigment print, 15" x 15", edition of 10, $1200

"The past year afforded more time
than normal for stillness and
observation.
I am thrilled to be alive and sentient.
I love making things, whether it be
building a guitar, cooking a meal
for my wife, making a vase or
setting up a little stage to take a photograph."

James Pitts, Drooping Cyclamen in Coil Sculpey on Gold Rectangle, 2020, archival pigment print, 15" x 15", edition of 10, $1200

"I have never lost the excitement
of seeing an image on the ground
glass, turning on the lights to view
a new negative in the hypo, brushing
platinum sensitizer on a piece of
paper or viewing a final print.
It is all magical."

James Pitts, Ranunculus and Bud in First Sculpey Vase Shadows, 2020, archival pigment print, 15" x 19", edition of 10, $1200

"The natural world is astonishing and
the amount of diversity is truly
unbelievable."

James Pitts, Climatis in Victoria's Sculpie Vase, 2020, archival pigment print, 8" x 5.5", edition of 10, $900

"Flowers engage me. I am
interested in a dialogue between
the bloom and an environment."

James Pitts, Tiny Daisy Four Sculpey Vases, 2020, archival pigment print, 19" x 15", edition of 10, $1200

"Being present in the liminal space is

intoxicating and the anticipation of change is thrilling.

I am interested in human interaction

with nature.

I am blessed with time and joyful

to be alive."

James Pitts, Flower Gold Sculpey Edge of Table, 2020, archival pigment print, 15" x 15", edition of 10, $1200

"Photography helps me to see and

to remember where I have been and to cherish

this remarkable place."

– James Pitts

» Interview with James Pitts

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All prices listed were current at the time this post was published.

For more information, and to purchase prints, please contact Gallery Director Anne Kelly or Gallery Assistant Patricia Martin, or you may also call us at 505-988-5152 x202

Maggie Taylor, The Bellwether, 2021, archival pigment print, 8 x 8 inches, edition of 15, $1500

photo-eye Gallery is excited to share new images from represented artist Maggie Taylor.

Maggie Taylor has been utilizing digital technology to build her evocative and elaborate photomontages for over 20 years. These whimsical narratives often begin as pastel background drawings. Additional components, such as drawings, vintage toys, seashells, feathers, taxidermy, and 19th Century photographs, are then scanned and meticulously arranged overtime to complete the scene. Working intuitively, Taylor crafts a surreal alternate reality that is rich in symbolism.

Recently, as part of our video series photo-eye Conversations, photo-eye Gallery Director Anne Kelly interviewed Taylor. They discussed the artist's latest work, her upcoming book, and her process in great depth. Don't miss this fascinating conversation, available below or on Vimeo!

» Watch previous photo-eye Conversations

Maggie Taylor's new works are available in four sizes. Currently, all prints are in their 1st tier, but prints are limited and prices are subject to change.

For more information about Maggie Taylor, and to purchase prints, please contact Gallery Director Anne Kelly or Gallery Assistant Patricia Martin, or you may also call us at 505-988-5152 x202.

Maggie Taylor, The Adventure, 2021, archival pigment print, 8 x 8 inches, edition of 15, $1500

Maggie Taylor, Me, Myself and I, 2021, archival pigment print, 8 x 8 inches, edition of 15, $1500

"I work very spontaneously and intuitively, trying to come up with images that have a resonance and a somewhat mysterious narrative content. There is no one meaning for any of the images, rather they exist as a kind of visual riddle or open-ended poem, meant to be both playful and provocative. " – Maggie Taylor

Maggie Taylor, The Wanderer, 2021, archival pigment print, 8 x 8 inches, edition of 15, $1500

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Anne Kelly selects If I Had a Boat

Maggie Taylor selects The Game

Jovi Esquivel selects The Gathering

Print costs are current up to the time of posting and are subject to change.

Print costs are current up to the time of posting and are subject to change.