My photographic practice engages with the expansive space between nature and human perception. I spend considerable time exploring locations to seek an emotional resonance with a place while capturing its various scenes and fragments through photography. These places range from deserts, to forests, to cities, to mountains, and occasionally includes its inhabitants. Recently, I have embarked upon a series, ‘Skies’, that focuses on the ephemeral nature of time through experience and process. As cloud formations and light are constantly shifting, my process and engagement shifts too, resulting in a spontaneous effort to seek otherworldly sublimities.
Ben Parker (b. 1978) is an American photographer living and working in Placitas, NM. With a lifelong fascination with geology and its history, Ben has spent the last 20 years exploring the scenic deserts of the southwestern United States and abroad. His photographic practice encompasses a wide range of compositional techniques to explore the expansive space between nature and human perception. Ben’s work has been exhibited at The Museum of History and Industry (Seattle, WA), International Museum of Art (El Paso, TX), Hubbard Museum of the American West (Ruidoso Downs, NM). His work has been published in the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance, Photographing the Southwest, and Ars Technica.
