Artist: Hal Looney

Hal is an accomplished wildlife and nature photographer, master fine art printer and gallery owner.

He travels widely to capture exceptional images, often in wild and remote locations. His work on the rare and endangered "Kermode Spirit Bear" was the subject of a recent article in The Laurel of Asheville. Other fine art photography has been featured in regional and national print and web media, private art collections, juried exhibits, and is in galleries in NC and VA.

Recently, as owner of Bluewood Photography, Hal's emphasis has been on teaching and expanding Bluewood into a center for photography.

Artist: Jack Christfield

Photography has been a serious avocation for Jack since high school. A career in computer software allowed him to travel extensively and grasp fine points of photo edit technology.
In 2007, his image “Mountain, Clouds and Ice” was awarded Best in Show at the TC Arts photo exhibition. His work has been published in Our State and Blue Ridge Country magazines and exhibited at various galleries.
Learning the craft through personal experience, darkroom work and studying images of other photographers, Jack finds that photo graphy helps him to see the world in textures and colors that are often unnoticed.
Jack and his wife have lived in the Brevard area since 2003. He is an active member of Land of Waterfalls Camera Club.

Artist: Ken Voltz

Ken is a retired physics and computer science educator and IT manager living in Brevard.
From early college experience with black and white darkroom and various SLR film cameras, Ken has fully converted to digital. He is widely recognized as an accomplished photographer and expert Adobe Lightroom teacher.
His award-winning work has been displayed in galleries in North and South Carolina, and published in Smoky Mountain Living Magazine and the Blue Ridge Travel Guide.
Ken is a tireless worker in the Land of Waterfalls Camera Club, member of th eSteering Committee and club newsletter editor.

Artist: Les Saucier

Les Saucier has taught nature photography all over the country for over twenty-eight years, as well as nature photography courses at the University of Georgia.
As a professional stock photographer, his credits include publication of images in numerous books and magazines, including National Geographic.
As a fine art photographer, Les has participated in both solo and juried shows.
As a photographic coach, he guides and inspires creative seekers on their journeys. He also offers photographic tutoring for those who are camera manual-challenged

Artist: Nancy Rotenberg

Nancy Rotenberg was one of America’s most acclaimed nature photographers, an
artist and teacher with our gallery for four years. She motivated thousands of people of all ages to be better photographers through her teaching and writings. Her enormous talent, zest for life and great courageous spirit inspired the photography world.

Nancy’s goal was to photograph intimately, beyond documentation, and to discover each subject’s unique essence. Her much celebrated books containing her images are: “Photography and the Creative Life”, “La Luz del Pueblo - Discovering a Sense of Place” and “Close-up Photography - Capturing Nature’s Intimate Landscapes”.

We are most grateful to Nancy’s family for allowing Bluewood Gallery to continue to display and sell her remarkable images, tapes and books.