Arts
In this week's episode of the Local Hearted Podcast, I talk with Asheville photographer Tim Barnwell. When I decided to do a show with Asheville and Western North Carolina artists and people who have services for local artists, I thought of Tim, because he is qualified on both counts. He is a fine art photographer, and you may know him through one or more of his books. Three of them showcase portraits and other photographs that document the Appalachian heritage of farming and traditional crafts and music. Tim's other two books provide mountain peak idenfication of the views from the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Great Smokies, helping us to orient ourselves in relation to the mountains and to area attractions. And for artists, Tim provides high-quality photographs of their work, which the artists then use for submissions, publications, and reproductions. Not discussed in the interview but I wanted to mention here is that several times a year, Tim conducts workshops of benefit to artists. They are "Making Better Images with your Digital Camera" and "Basic Photo Management." I have taken both classes, heartily recommend them, and will make announcements when he runs them. In this interview, you will hear Tim talk about how he spent 25 years working on his book The Face of Appalachia. I feel he has done a tremendous service dedicating himself to preserving a slice of time, a way of life that is rapidly becoming history with all the changes our area has seen in recent years. Tim's books give us a look at what life was like for people whose families have lived here for many generations. To connect with Tim and see more of his work: SCROLL DOWN this page! visit his website at http://www.barnwellphoto.com I want to direct you to his events page here: http://www.barnwellphoto.com/book-signings-talks-and-shows and his workshop page here: http://www.barnwellphoto.com/workshops wonderful examples of his commercial work for local artists here: http://www.barnwellphoto.com/crafts and his Facebook page Links mentioned during the show: Lens Work magazine-Tim talked about how photographers can submit six of their pieces to be displayed as a small body of work in this publication. I am actually linking to the Sept-Oct 2016 Issue, because Tim's work is on the cover. George Tice, one of Tim's mentors Norton Books, publisher of his first three books Please note, there is NO link for "Mountain Living" magazine (Tim mentions that his book The Face of Appalachia started as an article for this publication). The magazine no longer exists. If you do a search, you will find a publication with the name "Mountain Living," but it is NOT the one mentioned during this interview! Highlights of this interview include: discussion of the methods Tim used to create his fine art black and white photography books as well as his motivation and inspirations for these and his vista books The Face of Appalachia--25 years in the making! the documentary book Tim is working on presently, and why he broke with his own tradition of using black and white photos for this one Tim discusses what makes a photograph a work of art and how few photographs actually qualify over the course of a photographer's lifetime Tim's ideas on why an artist should have great professional photos taken of their own work how this photographer goes out of his way to help his artist clients Other examples of Tim's Barnwell's work: Save Save Save Save Save Save Save