Several years ago, I got a call one morning from the head ranger at Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming. He was inquiring if I would be interested in participating in Bighorn National Forest’s initial Artist in Residence program. That was during the COVID shutdown, and my state was really locked down—we couldn't even go camping in a state park! So, yes, absolutely yes.
When I got there, they had arranged for me to stay in an unoccupied ranger cabin in a fairly remote area, which was perfect. They also had arranged for a videographer to be there to document at least a part of my residency. This is part of the video work that was created by the National Forest Service about their Artist in Residence program. This particular residency was in Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming. It outlines, in a very brief format, my method of working using a large format camera and working with film.
By the way, the whole purpose of the AIR program there was to generate black and white visuals to promote travel to that national forest. Its proximity to Yellowstone National Park meant that a lot of traffic would go to Yellowstone and bypass this very beautiful area—and it is a huge and very wild area.
