about the artist

Since earning an Art degree from the University of Cincinnati, Jerry Sieve has spent 31 years as a professional scenic/nature photographer/ artist . He has over 2,500 images published worldwide. (1977 to present) 6 years of painting oils on canvas. He has given talks on “Searching for the Grand Landscape,”  and over the past 16 years, he has taught more multi-day workshops for the FRIENDS OF ARIZONA HiGHWAYS Magazine than any other of their teachers. 

His work is in numerous individual and corporate collections. He has taught over 50 photography workshops in various areas across the nation. He was the Artist in residence: Fountain Hills High School 2006, Cactus Shadows High School, 2006. Jerry lives in Arizona and has been married 34 years. Additionally: 60 Years of Arizona Highways award National Wildlife Federation Calendar award Publications: One man Photographer for coffee table books entitled America's Southwest; 1985 Ohio: Images of Nature 1990 Along the Arizona Trail 1998. One man Calendars Black and White (Jerry Sieve). 1988 OHIO: Images of Nature 1990-1996 Collections.

artist statement

There are usually just a few moments when all the visual elements come together. Anticipating these critical events are essential to make the image MORE than just another landscape. Specializing in fine art nature images with dramatic natural light, my images are made on large format, 4x5 inch film. From these, each carefully selected color image is printed on Fuji Crystal Archive print material for permanence and color brilliance. Black and White prints are Gelatin/Silver, fiber based in nature using an archival process. Finally, B&W prints are then treated in a selenium and gold bath to increase tonal depth and further increase permanence. Other “prints” are made on Glass and backed in gold metallic. These “GOLDTONES” represent work that has not been regularly done for almost 100 years. 

For seven years now I have also searched for the Grand Landscape via painting. This gives me a unique perspective in that I can “see” images in many different ways. I have even had articles published on this idea in a national publication. I have had the honor of searching the North American landscape for moments in time which express the essence of the natural world. 

Certainly I have experienced many more “moments” than I could ever record. However, the ability to respond to most of these natural events is a skill learned over time. What is required? A precise, experienced, understanding of light and its various effects on the landscape. Many, in today’s fast paced society “look” at many things but in reality we “see” very little. The fine art nature photographer must slow to learn the rhythm's of Nature and learn her language. The process of using the large format view camera is, by its very nature, slow and so aids in the critical”seeing” of the natural world......................JERRY SIEVE