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Elizabeth Carmel is a professional fine art photographer specializing in unique, expressive landscapes and “waterscapes”. Elizabeth’s fine art prints combine dramatic photography, vivid colors, and artistic touches to create new, captivating visions of the natural world. Using ultra-high resolution 39 megapixel digital photography, she is able to capture the subtle details of the natural world and transfer them to large prints with stunning clarity and color. She does her own printing on fine art paper or canvas with long-life pigmented inks. Her award winning images are in numerous galleries and private collections throughout the United States. Her prints have been displayed at the California Museum of Photography and the Nevada Museum of Art.
In 2006 Elizabeth published a book of her photography titled “Brilliant Waters, Portraits of Lake Tahoe, Yosemite and the High Sierra” with a foreword by Robert Redford. Robert Redford states in his foreword: “I saw this country as if I had not seen it before—like I was being led slowly, carefully, along a great and beautiful path. To have this sensation of stop time observation is not easy. This work simply stopped me in my tracks. I am grateful.” Elizabeth has recently released a new book titled “The Changing Range of Light, Portraits of the Sierra Nevada,” which pairs her photographs with important information about the effects of climate change on the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Elizabeth’s work has been featured in many publications, including People Magazine, Professional Photographer, Hasselblad Forum, Outdoor Photographer, Sierra Magazine, Sierra Heritage, and Tahoe Quarterly. She was also on of 12 photographer in the world selected as a Hasselblad Master Photographer in 2006. Her book “Brilliant Waters” was selected as the best Gift Book of 2006 by the San Francisco Chronicle Book Review. More information is available at www.ElizabethCarmel.com.
Elizabeth Carmel lives in Truckee, California with her husband Olof Carmel, who is also an accomplished photographer, and their 10 year old daughter. Olof and Elizabeth own and operate the Carmel Gallery in historic downtown Truckee. More information on their gallery is available at www.TheCarmelGallery.com.
Artist’s Statement:
I believe that experiencing the Earth's beauty has the power to help nourish and unify us, both on a personal and global level. Through my photography I endeavor to translate these experiences into fine art prints.
I try to contribute positive imagery to the world in a time when we are bombarded with so many negative and sensationalistic images. I hope my photographs help nurture a sense of hope and an affection for the natural world.
Sometimes when on a photo shoot I feel pulled to a specific location to take a portrait of a place, and know that the resulting image is the product of serendipitous events that will likely never be repeated. Some of my images are more my own constructs, where I seek the realization of a specific vision in my final print. I strive to create images that link us to feelings and perceptions we may not access regularly in our daily lives. I believe that great fine art photographs are a gateway through habitual thinking to a larger perspective.
Elizabeth Carmel
Carmel Gallery
9940 Donner Pass Road
Truckee 96161
United States
Phone 5305820557
liz@carmelstudios.com
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