John Richter has been photographing our natural world for the past 18 years. In 2001, John began shooting a large format view camera to capture the i

Creating this body of work has taken me to some of the most extraordinary places on this planet! I have traveled through countless remote and wild locations trying to capture the very essence of that chosen place in a photograph. When I search out a location where nature's majesty sings and all of the rugged and wild elements give no false premise of their power, I become enveloped in the creative process. My composition is made according to the play of light that will define the moment. When th...

Creating this body of work has taken me to some of the most extraordinary places on this planet! I have traveled through countless remote and wild locations trying to capture the very essence of that chosen place in a photograph. When I search out a location where nature's majesty sings and all of the rugged and wild elements give no false premise of their power, I become enveloped in the creative process. My composition is made according to the play of light that will define the moment. When the decisive moment is realized and I pull the shutter release cable, I exhale and time stops! The world and its wonderful stimulus cease for a brief moment leaving only my eyes and my film to record the feeling of that moment! When I bring that magical moment to the darkroom and create the final prin