Artists Statement

Timothy O. Sutherland

If I had to express my philosophy of photography with someone, it would be that I try to express to the viewer in some emotional way what I experienced at the moment of exposure. That is,  to capture a moment forever in time that may have moved me in some way to want to share that particular experience with others.  Whether it be a radiant sunset casting long shadows and revealing hidden texture in the Grand Canyon,  or the complete feeling of awe gazing upon the ruins of an ancient civilization.

To see the remains of powerful Cultures that thrived for perhaps a thousand years and vanished without a trace in less than a generation is a moving experience. 

 There is so much visual wonder in this world and so much opportunity to capture and share it, that a single lifetime could never be adequate to record but a small fraction of it. 

Many of us have been witness to magnificent sights, and have tried to express them to others,  but words alone are inadequate.  Add the ability to reproduce these sights in a visual form and a whole new richness of communication emerges. 

In some small way, we photographers are the guardians of our past.

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