Michael Easton

I was born in Vancouver on May 4th, 1947 which puts me squarely in the baby boom generation. For the first 18 years of my life, I divided my time between living in the city and living in the West Kootenays (summers) of British Columbia. This duality of my life enabled me to explore my interests in the arts and sciences from a hands-on perspective.I have been taking photographs, since I was 6 years old. I used my brownie box camera for many years until, on a student tour of Europe at 15, I purchased my first 35 mm camera in Germany, an Exa 2, which offered me exciting new options for capturing images. This was soon replaced by my Nikon F which finally gave me the image sharpness that I was seeking. From 1965 to 1969, I spent the winters in University in the city and the summers in the Provincial Parks as a naturalist where it was part of my duty to photograph nature and present illustrated slide talks to park visitors. This was glorious. I learned so much from nature during this period of close observation with a macro lens. My spiritual guide was Eliott Porter who I believe is one of the most profound photographers of our time. Although Europe was interesting architecturally and historically, it really held little interest for me a...

I have no formal education in art and photography and have done very little study of other photographers' work. In science, I have a BSc in Zoology and a PhD in evolutionary genetics and currently research the genetic impacts of contaminants and pollutants in our society. In photography, I have taken short courses on technical items such as unsharp masks, but have largely let my artistic sense develop relatively unencumbered by what has gone before. I am a long-time member (since 1987) of the Western Photographic Circle which is a select group of printmakers that embody the pursuit of excellence both artistically and technically in making fine photographic prints through a monthly peer review of each other's work.

Group Shows:
Seymour Art Gallery North Vancouver 2006 A Black & White World 8 printsFerry Building Gallery West Vancouver - 2003 Flora 4 printsAmpro Gallery Vancouver 2000 Photo-Illusionism 2 printsBravura Interiors - 534 West Pender St. (at Seymour St.) 1998 OngoingVancouver International Airport (International Departure Lounge) - Richmond - 1997 - 4 printsSeymour Art Gallery - North Vancouver - 1997 Urban Realities: Nature Actualities - 22 prints.Royal B.C. Provincial Museum - Victoria - 1996 Showcase of Wonders - Spirits in the Forest - 12 prints. Ferry Building Gallery - West Vancouver - 1996 - Jurors Select Show - 6 prints; Seymour Art Gallery - North Vancouver - 1996 - Discovery 96 Spirit in Art - 1 print (Hon. Men.); Park Royal South - West Vancouver - 1996 - Personal Impressions - 7 prints Atrium Hongkong Bank - Vancouver - 1994 - Personal Impressions of the Land - 8 prints; Foto-Base Gallery - Vancouver - 1994 - The Classic Shot - 11 prints; National Association of Photographic Arts Exhibition - Vancouver - 1988 - 10 prints; Annex Gallery - St. Johns, Nfld. - 1978 - The Mushroom Show - 10 prints
Solo Shows:
Alpha Guild Gallery Nakusp 2006 Memories of a Childhood in Nature 10 prints (3 feet x 4 feet)...