Artist’s Statement

"Light, not objects, is the source of color!" Isaac Newton, 16th Century
Nature photography is all about capturing dynamic light! Naturally, you want to know 'What is dynamic light?'
At dawn or dusk, light passes through miles of atmosphere. Whether direct or reflected, such light takes on qualities of the atmosphere. It then paints nature in remarkable, dramatically vivid colors. As a nature photographer, I find dynamic light is the process of waiting for just the right moment in light's rapid change to capture a captivating landscape in nature’s wilds and wilderness.

Paths of Light is a book which illustrates lights transition from dawn to dusk. Many of these images come from the Four Corners area, Southwestern United States. In competition with peers, judges, juried exhibitions, and magazine contest solicitations, we've been accorded awards and a magazine cover.
We provide three venues to help you explore Paths of Light. We show you the image; many won competition awards. We describe the challenge, excitement, and emotion of each capture. And finally, we discuss technical aspects from capture to competition display.

We lead Digital Photography Adventure Tours to 4 Corners of southwest US…
Anasazi Adventures ~ Photograph Anasazi Ruins in Natural Settings
Bisti Adventures ~ Step onto Mars and Photograph Surreal Hoodoo Shapes

When you start with a camera and end up with an award-winning image - a lot of learning, careful thought, and deep emotion goes into this intricate process.
We take you into wilderness, help you compose, talk about the best light, tell you the History and Heritage of each region…
We present Lightroom 2 and CS4 Workshops.
When the Light is NOT Right, we show you how to gather high dynamic range images (HDR) and panoramas, quickly process, then display in such enduring collections as Keepers, Fine Art, and Competitions!

Dr. Joe Bridwell is an Award-Winning Photographer, Tour Guide, Writer, and Storyteller...

Come with Joe; Joe enjoys bringing Natural History and a talented photographer’s eye to Digital Wilderness Tours. The 4 Corners Region has ancient rainforests, dinosaurs, Anasazi civilizations, magnificent archeological ruins in remote, protected canyon heads, and scarred remnants of relatively recent volcanic explosions.

A Blog (http://www.PathwaysofLight.blogspot.com), Books, Digital Tours, and Workshops are available from Joe to offer expert guidance for your Cultural, Heritage, Natural History, and Digital Instincts!