"In the interplay of form, space, light and shadow that Henry’s keen eye reveals, he celebrates the essence of a complicated world distilled into a concise visual statement."

~John Sexton

When I think of the legendary Pacific Coast Highway 1, the image that comes to mind is Henry Gilpin’s exquisite photograph of the Big Sur coastline. I have seen hundreds of truly outstanding photographs of Highway 1, but none are more vivid or impactful to me than Gilpin’s. Breathtaking, dreamy, celebratory and primal, it is the perfect representation of Gilpin’s devotion to the incomparable California coast. The silver serpentine roadway weaves through the foggy, shadowed ridges of the Big Sur coastline, while the sun glistens on the rough sea below. There are no people or vehicles along the highway. At this moment, the road and the landscape belong only to you.

Henry Gilpin’s photographic career spanned nearly four decades. Throughout the 1970s he taught alongside Ansel Adams during Adams’ Yosemite workshops, in addition to his career as a teacher of photography at Monterey Peninsula College,

where he worked for 37 years. Unknown to most people, Gilpin also worked for the Monterey County Sheriff’s Department, retiring in 1976 as a captain. He devoted the rest of his life to his family, teaching and photography.

Summer Snapshots

A Summer Themed Photo Collectionfrom Peter fetterman Gallery

A Summer Themed Photo Collection
from
Peter fetterman Gallery