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Wilson A. Bentley photographed snowflakes for almost fifty years, from 1884-1930. Because of his photographs, we know that no two snowflakes are alike. After Bentley’s photos were published around the globe, people began to see snow as beautiful and fragile, not so much as a dynamic force of nature.
The geographer J.W. Watson said, “The geography of a place results from how we see it, as much as from what may be seen.” This body of work in particular starts from this point. Snow is a big part of life here in Alaska; it surrounds us for almost nine months of each year. These photographs explore snow and it’s various states. I think of these images as representations of human experience. Although the photographs appear to portray a single subject, they contain multiple layers, much like human emotion and thought.
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