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The photographic art of JD Marston captures
an essence of the American landscape that is
rapidly vanishing. The viewer is taken into a
remarkable outdoor place and time that is
available to all, but visited by few. Each of his
photographs create a compelling intimacy,
bringing the viewer into a very private
experience with the intriguing beauty that
exists around us. The result is a sense of direct
involvement with the healing magic of nature.
Recipient of the Sierra Club’s Ansel Adams
Award for Conservation Photography, Marston
has received acclaim from the art world,
photography collectors, and environmentalists
alike.
Marston has walked many miles before coming
full circle to a simplified and child-like perception
of his subject matter. Starting his life in New
England, JD began photographing microscope
samples with a box camera at age ten. He
went on to study photography in high school,
photojournalism at Boston University, and finally
graduated from Emerson College with a degree
in communication.
After graduation, Marston was immediately
drawn to the Canadian Rocky Mountain
wilderness. He spent eight months alone in the
mountains, searching for his higher calling and
pondering life’s great secret. After his encounter
with the wilderness, he returned to civilization
to work in the stress management field.
While trying to uncover the spiritual meaning of
stress and the illness it produces, Marston went
on a quest to India where his “inner sense of
eternal” was awakened and he began the
process of spiritual healing. With seven years of
healing, he returned to the States with a vision
to share.
He became aware of his unique ability to
capture mystical moments that appear regularly
in nature with his large format camera. His black
& white master printing techniques, eye for
color and attention to detail result in images
portraying the pure and playful perception of
a child. Marston’s desire to communicate the
spiritually therapeutic presence of “the eternal”
in nature is the primary motivation for his art. The
photographs are messages, quietly calling for
people to get in touch with the wonder and
healing presence that is constantly available
to them.
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