"Be still, and know that I am"...
Psalms 46.10
"The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera."
Dorothea Lange
Two quotes-- One, a scripture from the Holy Bible, the other from one of photography's legends, both have helped guide me in the creation of my art. With the help of my wife Mindy and the support of my family, I have been fortunate enough to travel the world for more than 20 years, photographing the miracles that God has given us.
As you view my images, stop and take a moment to consider the magnitude of our world, both natural and man made. From the grand and majestic to the small and seemingly insignificant, realize that we are not here by accident, or some sort of cosmic incident, but rather an integral part of God's creation.
May God bless you.
David Hammond
RESUME'
My photographs have appeared in national and local publications, calendars, CD album covers, newspapers and many advertising brochures, pamphlets, and flyers. Some are:
* BIRDS & BLOOMS MAGAZINE
* COUNTRY MAGAZINE
* NATURE PHOTOGRAPHER
* NANPA EXPRESSIONS
* NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BUTTERFLY CALENDAR 2011
* PHOTOGRAPHERS FORUM
* OUTDOOR ILLINOIS
* SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
* TURKEY CALL (NAT'L WILD TURKEY FEDERATION)
* MOUNTAIN LIFE
* ZEBRA CALENDARS - BACKYARD BIRDS 2011
RECOGNITION:
* SIU MUSEUM: JUNE - AUGUST 2011; SOLO EXHIBIT "MOMENTARY SKYSCRAPERS"
* AWARD OF EXCELLENCE: LOWERTOWN ART FESTIVAL 2011--Paducah, KY
* PHOTO EXHIBIT: "MOMENTARY SKYSCRAPERS": SCHMIDT ART CENTER
BELLEVILLE, IL. MAY--JULY 2010.* "3rd PLACE": 2010 HERRINFEST ART COMPETITION
* "BEST OF SHOW": 2009 CEDARHURST PHOTO COMPETITION
* "BEST OF SHOW": 2009 HERRINFEST ART COMPETITION
* "BEST OF 2D ART" AWARD--CEDARHURST CRAFT SHOW-2008
* SOLO EXHIBIT: JOHN A LOGAN MUSEUM AUG--DEC 2006
* MEMBER-SOUTHERN ILLINOIS PHOTO SOCIETY EXHIBIT AT SIU MUSEUM
* 1st & 3rd PLACES: EVANSVILLE (IN) MUSEUM PHOTO CONTEST
* 1st PLACE: PADUCAH REGIONAL ART SHOW
* 3rd & 2 HONORABLE MENTIONS: PADUCAH SUMMER FESTIVALS
* 1st, 2nd (three times), & SPONSORS AWARD AT HERRINFEST ART SHOWS
* FINALIST: NATURES BEST MAGAZINE - WINDLAND SMITH RICE AWARD
* FINALIST: PHOTOGRAPHERS FORUM MAGAZINE
* FINALIST: BRITISH MUSEUM NATURE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR CONTEST
MEMBERSHIPS:
NANPA (NORTH AMERICAN NATURE PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION) SINCE 2001
SIPS (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY) SINCE 1987 -PRESIDENT 2008
ILLINOIS ARTISIANS
ARTS COUNCIL OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
David Hammond Photography
