Photographer: Carl Clark, Seattle Image Title: Oil & Ice Category Runner-Up: Environmental Issues   Technical Details: Nikon F4; 300mm lens; Fuji Velvia film Location: Anacortes, Washington Description: Returning to Seattle from Anacortes near sunset, I was stopped by the image of Mt. Baker looming behind the oil refinery. I was struck by the contrast not only of the raw, natural energy of the volcano versus the "refined" energy of the refinery, but also by the enduring nature of the snows against the temporal nature of extraction of irreplaceable minerals for short term benefit. It is also a potent image of the despoiling effects of crude human efforts to extract finite energy resources from the earth instead of using ingenuity to harness renewable sources of energy.   Carl Clark is a Northwest native who has spent three decades exploring and photographing the wild areas of the world. His photographs are included in publications by the National Park Service and Emerald Point Press and have been exhibited and are part of collections throughout the United States.   "Photography involves not only capturing light and form at a moment in time, but also selecting those moments which define the essence of a mountain, a stream or a coastal scene. My photographs are a collection of such moments, but they also provide a clue to a larger whole. While viewing a scene of a mountain stream or clear dawn can spur a memory that is both reassuring in its familiarity and aesthetically pleasing. The collection of images inspires a more distant memory of the wholeness of the earth and a sense of belonging to both the earth and the universe."   Carl Clark Phone: 206-932-4094 E-mail: carl.clark@earthlink.net Web: www.ccvc.com   Return to 2003 Galleries | Return to 2003 Environmental Gallery     Home | Contact Us | Copyright