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dianemacdonaldphotography@shaw.ca
“You don’t know what you got (till it’s gone)” (Tom Keifer)
My camera is my constant companion. It lures me outdoors more often than the dog we used to have. It’s more and more crucial to witness and record what we find around us - hopefully we’ll be more attentive custodians if we recognize the beauty.
Living abroad for 24 years, almost half of those in Japan, I found the foreign inspiration magnetic. Now settled on Pender Island, the beauty of the west coast is equally compelling. I like to think that the elegance and simplicity so abundant in Japan seeped in to inform my aesthetic.
My mentors include Jennifer Spelman, Eddie Soloway, Sean Kernan, Cig Harvey, Keith Carter, Arthur Meyerson, Sam Abell, Carlan Tapp and others.
I make pictures of almost anything and love to experiment, but the natural world is the subject matter closest to my heart.
Photographic Credits and Exhibitions
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Exhibitions
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Art off the Fence, Pender Island Sooke Fine Arts Show Sidney Fine Arts Show (sadly no longer in existence) Pender Island Fall Crawl Sea Star Vineyard, Pender Island "Focus on Five" Photography Collective Expression and Exposure Talisman Books and Gallery |
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Publications |
Echoes and Edges Pender Island and the Salish Sea Experience the Gulf Islands Pender Island through the Eyes of Focus on Five Molten Magic |
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Awards
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Recipient of the 2017 Photography Scholarship, Pacific Northwest School of Art Honourable Mention Clipper Vacations Photo Contest |
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Guest Artist
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Art off the Fence Exhibition Art off the Fence Exhibition |
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Education
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Pacific Northwest Art School Santa Fe Photographic Workshops with Carlan Tapp 2024 Nobechi Creative with Sam Abell 2020 Luz Gallery Workshops |