Carr Clifton, Taylorsville, California

Carr Clifton, large format photographer and award-winning documentary filmmaker, has spent 30 years exploring the endangered, wild landscapes most people will never know.  An accomplished wilderness guide and traveler, Clifton is widely recognized for his distinctive and artistic landscapes of remote regions.  He has dedicated himself to his art which he says, “isn’t only framing the image in camera, but getting myself to the wildest places where I do my best work.”  Clifton’s wilderness skills have allowed him entrance into the solitude of some of teh world’s most remote and least populated regions.

A native Californian living in the northern Sierra Nevada near Taylorsville, California, Clifton began photographing in 1977 after seking advice and inspiration from his mentor and neighbor, master landscape photographer Philip Hyde.  After graduating from Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, with a degree in Commercial Photography, Clifton began his freelance career making photographs of landscapes from Arctic Alaska to the Amazon Basin; from teh Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia to teh hardwood forests of New England.

A professional advisor for Outdoor Photographer, and best known for his five exhibit format books showcasing his work, Clifton’s portfolio is comprised of thousands of editorial, corporate and advertising credits, and the award-winning documentary, Three Women, Three Hundred Miles.

This series is from Clifton’s Boats and Harbors folio.

Images copyright: Carr Clifton