Little Captures An interview with photographer Clark Little ive years ago, Clark arrived home to a new piece of photography his wife had bought. He asked how much she had spent, and a much larger number rolled off her tongue than what he had expected. He looked at the picture and decided he could get her a picture just like that for a lot less money. He bought a point and shoot camera and a little waterproof housing and began photographing the shore break at the North Shore near his home in Hawaii. Clark was employed in a botanical garden for the previous 17 years, taking care of 27 acres of tropical plants from all over the world. His little snapshots turned into a career (he reluctantly quit the garden three years ago to focus on his photography), and that career landed him a gallery in Laguna Beach and a trip to the Smithsonian for an exhibit of his work. “It is funny where life will take you if allow it,” Clark told me. “I would not be sitting here with you today if my wife had not brought home that overpriced picture.”
Clark Little awarded the 2010 Oceans Photography Award at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC (May 2011) Address: 550 South Coast Hwy,Unit 4 | Laguna Beach, CA 92651 (949) 715-6897 | www.clarklittlephotography.com
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by Erik Hale Photography by sandy little