Dave Hammaker Photography
Bio
Dave Hammaker has been capturing images of our natural environment with his camera for over 35 years. He received his formal training in photography in the Professional Photography program at the Rochester Institute of Technology and is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University. He has attended seminars and workshops conducted by top nature and landscape photographers. Dave is a member of the North American Nature Photographers Association and subscribes to their code of ethics.
"My photographs capture the unique qualities of light interacting with both the representational and the abstract elements of our natural world. Many of my images were captured during the hours of "golden light" that occurs at sunrise and sunset. Other images were created from the unque qualities of reflected light. They all provide the viewer with a window into the majestic beauty of nature.
Each image that you see on this web site represents many days and sometimes weeks of field work. Many photographs are the result of multiple vists to the same site to catch just the right light. Most of the images were recorded with medium format film which gives the viewer an exceptional level of detail in each photograph. All of the photographs match the vision of the photographer when the image was made. Northing was added or subtracted from any of the images. Each unique photograph was created in the camera. "
Dave Hammaker
Past Exhibits and Awards
October 2005 21st Annual Juried Fine Arts Exhibit, Bedford County Arts Council, Bedford, PA. Dawn at Spark's Lane and Sacred Light were selected for this exhibit. Scared Light was awarded an Honorable Mention.
August 2005 Photomedia Center Open 2005 Juried Exhibition, Erie, PA. Hielo Azul selected for this virtual exhibit.
June 14, 2005 to July 17, 2005 Images 2005 Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Robeson Gallery, University Park, PA. Canyon Light Show was selected for this exhibit.
May 13, 2005 to June 6, 2005 The Third Annual Mid-Atlantic Regional Juried Photography Show at the Washington Gallery of Photography. Frozen in Time received the First Place honor. Two other photographs by Dave Hammaker, Slot Cayon Kaleidoscope and Dawn at Cades Cove, are also included in this juried show of 62 photographs.
April 29, 2005 to June 26, 2005 Four Photogapher Exhibit featuring 12 Photographs by Dave Hammaker Activity Center at Bohrer Park, Gaithersburg, MD.
May 21-22, 2005 Blair County Arts Festival Juried Art Exhibition, Altoona, PA. Dave Hammaker awarded Second Place Photography for his photograph Sensuous Sandstone. The jured show also included two other photographs by Dave Hammaker, Hielo Azul and Slot Canyon Kaleidoscope.
March/April 2005 Photography Exhibit by Dave Hammaker S. Gerald Weaver Art Gallery, Martinsburg, PA
2005 Juried Photography as Fine Art, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA
2005 12 th Annual Tri-State Juried Photographic Exhibit, Saville Gallery Cumberland, MD, Best of Show was awarded to Slot Canyon Kaleidoscope and First Place Black & White Photography was awarded to The Wave
Biennial 2004, Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art , Loretto, PA, Best of Photography Merit Award awarded to Canyon Light Show
2004 Winter Print Competition, Altoona Blair County Photo Society, Overall Winner, First & Third Places Abstracts, Third Place Landscapes
2004 Roaring Spring Juried Art Show , Roaring Spring, PA, First Place Photography
2004 Northeast Regional Juried Exhibition , Susquehanna Art Society, Selinsgrove,PA Best of Show
Images 2004 Juried Fine Art Exhibition , Robeson Gallery, University Park, PA
2004 Blair County Arts Festival Juried Exhibition, Altoona, PA Third Place Photography
2003 Roaring Spring Art Show, Roaring Spring, PA Best of Show, First and Third Place Photography
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