Curator's Statement
Photographers and selected images:
Pablo Cervantes
Fulvio Eccardi
Bill Evarts
Enrique Hambleton
Patricio Robles Gil
John S. Shelton
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Bill Evarts
Escondido, California
A soft-spoken, thoughtful, and deliberate nature belies Bill Evarts'
sense of adventure and drive to capture dramatic landscapes. With a love
for wilderness, tempered by transcendent patience, Bill has shouldered
his view camera throughout the southwestern United States and Baja
California, locking on film magical moments that hold myriad stories.
His long and intimate relationship with southern California's Torrey
Pines State Reserve resulted in the book, Torrey Pines: Landscape and
Legacy. This photographic tribute is about discovering and sharing a
sense of place. Each year Bill returns to the Sierra de San Francisco in
Baja California where he helps coordinate care at a rural health and
dental clinic.
My motivation for taking photographs is the same as for any other
tourist: I want to share the scenes and subjects that have given me
pleasure. I'm drawn to Baja California because so much of the landscape
is still authentic and wild, and thus deserves our careful attention.
Elephant Tree on Lava Mesa, Baja California, © Bill Evarts
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