Robin Layton

Still A Selection of Artworks by

Robin Layton

Robin Layton’s photographs have the quiet ability to capture life; the universal places and moments often passed over. Her series have focused on the crashing of waves, the solitude of coastal and country landscapes and the familiarity of the basketball hoop. Layton masterfully forces the viewer to press pause and take breath. During her 25 years as a photojournalist, Robin Layton has produced countless notable photographs and earned a place among the world’s top photographers. By age 24, she was honored by LIFE magazine as one of the top eight most talented photographers in America. Among her numerous awards as a photojournalist, Layton is also a Pulitzer Prize nominee and Nikon Ambassador.

Opposite: China, 2010

Above: Giverny, Monet’s Garden, 2010

China, 2010

Tokyo, Japan, 2011

Seattle, 2010

China, 2010

Giverny, Monet’s Garden, 2010

Yellowstone Park, WY, 2011

Mount Vernon, Washington, 2009

Yakima, Washington, 2011

Inverness, California, 2007

Yellowstone Park, WY, 2011

12 “Everything about the Northwest and Seattle inspires me and my work. I am home here. I found my spot in the world. I love this beautiful city of ours.

It is magic. When I first moved here, it felt like the city was pulling art out of me that I didn’t even know I had. e connection I have with Seattle started not long after I was here. I had the privilege of taking the iconic photo of Ken Griffey Jr. at the bottom of the pile of Mariners at home plate when the Mariners won the AL West Championship in 1995. My love for the Seahawks and love for Seattle, gave me my perfect subject matter. I wanted to capture the energy and spirit of the 12 fans and elevate this passion to high art. When thinking about it more, I realized that the Seahawk blue and green colors represent the unstoppable shimmering power of the water and the trees that surrounds us. Our Seahawks also represent the essence of the passion and spirit of this beautiful and magical city of ours. We are 12!”

Sundays With Dad, 2014, metallic photographic print, various sizes

Top: Anticipation, 2014 Bottom: 12 Priode, 2014 metallic photographic print, various sizes

Got Your Back, 2014, metallic photographic print, various sizes

î Že 206, 2014, metallic photographic print, various sizes

Capturing Engergy Layton is drawn to the idea of energy. As she states, “I have always worked to move away from the literal and static place of photographic art and bring forth in my work the kinetic energy inherent in how I see it in my mind’s eye, life itself. Everything has it’s own power and it’s right to be seen.”

Top: Blue Curl, 2013 Bottom: Into î Že Blue, 2013 metallic photographic print, various sizes

Maui, Hawaii, 2011

Seattle, Washington, 2013

Inverness, California, 2007

hoop the american dream “My images in my book, hoop the american dream, are a loving look at America’s own beautiful game at its most elemental level: the basketball hoop. It started out as a crazy vision and ended up as a dream come true.

I jumped into a van and traveled to all the corners and everywhere in between of this beautiful country of ours. Places that people told me were so tough and dangerous that they wouldn’t go to in the middle of day. Instead, I found individuals there who were gentle of spirit and speech and marveled when I asked to photograph their “beautiful” old hoop. ey would cackle and reply, “at old thing?” I learned that we are made up of a country of kind and generous folk. What you see in the pages of this book, are all the hoop dreams of every kid that played under this simple altar, the basketball hoop. e images reveal the weathered dreams, fading memories and future glories hanging from solitary backboards around the country. Some photos are of the childhood hoops of celebrated players. e altars upon which they layed their dreams, honed their skills and made a first splash in the game. e photographs and accompanying players’ commentary illuminates their often-lowly origins and the rugged hours they spent making dreams come true.

Basketball is deeply ingrained in our childhood, our play, in our culture and dreams. Rich or poor, unknown or famous, rent or own, we all love the game of basketball.

From urban playgrounds to small-town alleyways and windswept barnyards, basketball has become a universal American experience and a worldwide cultural touchstone. ese photos show that shared community, as well as the diversity and and astonishing beauty surrounding this simple iron ring.”

LBJ, 2013, metallic photographic print, various sizes

Walden, Colorado, 2013, metallic photographic print, various sizes

Calabasas, California, 2013, metallic photographic print, various sizes

Top: Ivy, SheďŹƒeld, Massachusetts Bottom: Gary Indiana, 2013 metallic photographic print, various sizes

West Hollywood, California, 2013, metallic photographic print, various sizes

Robin Layton Born 1963

Richmond, VA

Education 1985 B.A. Visual Communications, Ohio University, OH Solo Exhibitions 2015 12, Winston Wächter Fine Art, Seattle, WA 2014 Capturing Energy, Winston Wächter Fine Art, Seattle, WA 2010 Robertson & Melrose, West Hollywood, CA 2009 Robin Layton Works. Engine Room, Seattle, WA Caboom Design Show, Los Angeles, CA 2004 J. Catania Gallery, Frenchtown, NJ 2002 G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA Artemis Gallery, Seattle, WA Selected Bibliography Hoop: the American dream. Powerhouse Books/Random House. 2013.

A Letter to My Dog. Chronicle. 2012.

House Beautiful. July/August. 2012.

“Why we love dogs”. Cesar’s Way. December 2012. “e Oprah House Tour with Nate Berkus”. e Nate Berkus Show. July 2011. http://www.shelterpop.com/2011/05/03/oprah-house-nate-berkus “Exclusive: Parker’s first photo with newborn twins”. e Seattle Times. June 2009.

Douglas, Tom. I Love Crabcakes. 2005.

Buchanan, Rosemarie. “Fall Home Design 2005”. Pacific Northwest: Seattle Time Sunday Magazine. October 2005.

Douglas, Tom. Tom’s Big Dinners. 2003 “How Seattle’s ‘Children of the Shadows’ helped turn bad news into better news”. Editor & Publisher.April 27 1996. “e Year in Pictures”. LIFE: magazine. January 1991.

Awards and Residencies Nikon Ambassador for the United States Pulitzer Prize nominee 1996 Life Magazine named one of top eight photographers in country 1987 National Press Photographers Association 2nd place Photographer of the Year

Cover: 12, 2014, metallic photographic print, various sizes

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