Bio
You hear it everywhere in the art world… there is something about the light of the Southwestern sky that is special. For me as a photographer, it is not only how it illuminates the world, but it is also about what it stirs inside – curiousity, intrigued, alive – as if nature is speaking to me through the way she lights up the landscape. Add to that the freedom of wide-open spaces, the spirit of wild mustangs, the beauty of ancient sandstone canyons, and you have a magical combination for photographing the natural world. I attempt to make images that reflect the look and feel of the Southwest, using both a realistic eye and artistic ideas to capture these unique features.
Prints ordered directly from this website are printed by me on high-end professional printers, using archival ink and paper combinations, or specific fine art papers by request. This method has been certified for lightfastness up to 200 years, if proper care is taken. These prints will be titled and signed, and represent my personal attention to detail and accuracy.
Thank you for taking the time to browse my work. I hope you enjoy the experience.
David Cramer
Placitas, NM
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Solo Shows
Schelu Gallery, Albuquerque – August, 2006
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Albuquerque – September, 2007-February, 2008
Dry Heat Gallery, Corrales, April, 2008
Open Space Visitor Center, Albuquerque – January-February, 2010
Rockin’ R Gallery, Placitas – April, 2010
Group Shows
Placitas Artists Series, 2004-present
Friend or Foal, Art Gallery 66-April, 2008
Ancient Voices Distant Storms, Art Gallery 66-July, 2008
Radiant Leaves, Art Gallery 66- October, 2008
Nature: Reality and Fantasy, Schuman Gallery-January, 2009
Perspectives, Fisher Gallery, August-September, 2009
A Lifted Spirit, Dry Heat Photography Gallery-September, 2009
Caladan Gallery, Cambridge MA-December, 2009
The Magic of Bosque, Dry Heat Photography Gallery-March, 2010
Contests/Awards
2006 First Place, Festival of Cranes, Bosque del Apache
2007 Second Place, Festival of Cranes, Bosque del Apache
2008 First Place, Festival of Cranes, Bosque del Apache
2009 First Place, Festival of Cranes, Bosque del Apache
2008 First Place, “All Things Horses”, Center for Fine Art Photography, Ft. Collins, CO
2009 Honorable Mention New Mexico Magazine
2009 Honorable Mention, Cowboys & Indians Magazine2009 Ex Arte Equinas Publication
Juried Group Exhibits
2007 Color My Pallette, Rio Rancho Art Association
2007 Hubbard Museum Photography Show
2008 New Mexico Photo, Matrix Gallery, Albuquerque
2009 Ex Arte Equinus
2009 Annual New Mexico Photographic Art Show
2009 PhotoArts Santa Fe
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Placitas Artists Series
Publications
Placitas: A Place for Horses 2008, Photography Book
In the Land of Moons and Cranes: The beauty within Bosque del Apache 2009, Photography Book
trueCOWBOY Magazine, featured photographer Oct 2009
Ex Arte Equinas March 2010
“Little Chicken on the Prairie,” Nature Photographer Magazine, Spring Issue, March 2010