Blue Ridge Mountains Photos

About the Photographer

Marty Hulsebos has been photographing landscapes since 1987. After receiving a business degree from Arizona State University and working in business for several years, he pursued photography, learning the craft through years of passionate practice and self-study. He now combines his photography with graphic design. He has photographed the Blue Ridge Mountains extensively starting in 1994. He has also made the American southwest a primary photographic subject. See his other web site, which displays his American southwest photos.

“What makes the Blue Ridge Mountains such a great place to photograph is its diversity—grand long range views, misty sunrises, awsome waterfalls, and spectacular autumn color.”

The Process

For 20 years Marty photographed with film, starting with 35mm and progressing to 6x7 medium format.

As the digital era developed, Marty combined digital technology with that of film. During this transition period, he photographed with his film camera, scanned the film, and then created digital prints. Digital technology has now fully caught up to film and Marty has left film behind.

“There are things I can do with digital that I couldn't do with film. And digital is making me more productive—I can print photos the same day I shoot it. By contrast, I still have film-based images that I have yet to scan and print.”

Marty’s photos are printed with archival-quality materials that are rated to last over 70 years before noticeable fading.

The Subjective Side

As he progressed with his craft, Marty found his subject of focus expanded to include not just the scenes he was photographing, but his own relationship to his environment.

“I find there are two sides to photography— subjective and objective. The more I photographed, the more the process—the objective side—became second nature. This has allowed my attention to be mainly on the subjective side. And as a result, I find myself seeing not just light and object, but profound silence and beauty. I have increasingly felt a oneness with what I photograph. In this way, photography has become a process of expansion of awareness. I hope you enjoy the result in these images.”