EVONNE ELLIS Original Work and An Artist’s Statement

EVONNE ELLIS | AN ARTIST’S STATEMENT

Evonne Ellis seeks to share light and the story of place in her photos “Under the Bridge” and “Lookout Mountain.” She works as a fire lookout in Oregon. The last two fire seasons have burned millions of acres of forests across the state. Ellis has encountered days when she can’t see more than five miles out from the lookout’s location; meanwhile, her viewshed was filled with smoke. This has helped her appreciate what she can see. There is no light without darkness. The duality of light and darkness generates radiance and reflection. This is what Ellis looks for behind the lens of her camera as well as beyond it. Her work is driven by depictions of hope in the landscape.

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN

Evonne Ellis

UNDER THE BRIDGE

Evonne Ellis