Larry G. Blackwood grew up on the plains of Kansas where grain elevators dominate the landscape. He first started photographing the structures as a teenager. For the past 25 years, Blackwood has lived in Idaho and Montana, further connecting him to these structures. Images in this exhibit present architectural beauty enhanced by light and shadow in these simple, utilitarian structures spread across the plains.
"Grain elevators are icons of western farming. These skyscrapers of small farming towns all across the Great Plains are visible for miles. Even in the mountain towns of Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho they serve as dominant landmarks for travelers. I find the mix of light and shadow on their structural forms to be irresistible subjects for photographs. Printed with a sepia tone, the forms often take on a soothing, almost sensual glow". -Larry G. Blackwood
This exhibit will be on display through September 30th.

© Larry G. Blackwood - All images

Larry Blackwood is a self-taught photographer born and raised in Kansas. He became interested in photography as an art form as a teenager and sold photographs at art fairs as long ago as the early 1970s. In college, he earned a Ph.D. in statistics and worked in that field for 30 years while pursuing photography on the side. In 2007 he retired from statistics to become a full-time photographer. Originally working in a black and white darkroom, Larry switched to digital in the late 1990s when the rapid acceleration in the technical quality of digital photographs began, allowing him to use that medium to better express himself.
Larry's photographs have appeared in LensWork Magazine, B&W Magazine, Popular Photography and Imaging, Shots Magazine, Life Images, Shutterbug Magazine, and a number of other publications. He has been in group shows across the country and had major exhibitions of his work at the Wichita Art Museum, the Museum of Idaho, the Art Museum of Eastern Idaho, the Carr Gallery at the Idaho Falls Arts Council, and the Exit Gallery at Montana State University. His photographs have been awarded a number of prizes, including the Black and White Spider Awards and the Best of Photography Awards and appear in various private and public collections. His work has also been supported by grants sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the states of Montana and Idaho.