About
Gordon Ownby is a Los Angeles-based photographer with an emphasis urban scenes and nature. Early experience includes serving as the photo editor for the California State University, Northridge Associated Students newspaper and running the B&W darkroom at The Los Angeles Daily Journal. Formal training includes workshops with accomplished artists and public-program coursework at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.
In the off-hours of a career as a lawyer in the health care field, Ownby photographed on the streets of Los Angeles, images which culminated in the project, “Never Idle.” Current projects include “Anthropo[s]cenes,” color photography incorporating man-made elements in traditional landscape tropes; and "We Observe Nature Only With Its Permission," scenes reveling in the delicate aspects of nature.
Group Shows, Exhibits & Articles
“Cityscapes, Landscapes & In Between” - J. Ferrari Gallery, Los Angeles, 2007
“Figure It Out” - J. Ferrari Gallery, Los Angeles, 2008
“Life Cycles” - Los Angeles Center of Photography, 2023
"Catch Birds in Habitat" - Interview in 2021 on photographing California native birds.
Some words on Digital Technology
Though I started photography using film and a traditional darkroom, I believe that digital technology has moved the medium forward. I use it to capture photos, shade, highlight, and tone images, adjust colors, reduce digital "noise," upscale digital files, and adjust sharpness. No element in my photographs has been added, moved, or removed (other than via cropping) using digital technology.
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