Biographical Info

The eldest son of a South Dakota historian, award-winning photographer Jim Parker has always been fascinated by the architectural detritus and geologic history of the West. As an explorer, he uses his lens and camera to examine interesting manmade and natural subjects. As an artist, he’s interested in the effects of the passage of time on a human scale. His recent work, “Stories Told in Things Left Behind,” focuses on interior spaces and prairie landscapes.

Quirky juxtapositions and peaceful grasslands highlight his images. Whether photographing patterns of wind and water in a desert canyon, or focusing on the textures of a faded ranch, his visual commentary echoes the politics, history and cultures that collided in America’s Westward expansion. Parker uses small format cameras and handles his own edition printing in sepia-tones and color on fine art papers.