Greg Lawson (born 1944
) is an American photographer currently based in
Sedona, Arizona
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, and
San Diego, California
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. As an avid
natural history supporter and enthusiast, Lawson focuses primarily on nature, wildlife, travel and landscape photography. Lawson's works have appeared in many newspapers across the United States, such as the ''
Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Santa Barbara News-Press'',
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The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Sedona Red Rock News
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Verde Independent
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[ and '']Honolulu Star-Bulletin
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Life and career
Lawson's interest in photography began at age 14 in New York City
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when he received a camera from his mother.[
Lawson has operated 14 art galleries in the USA, and currently operates two galleries in ]Sedona, Arizona
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, and one in La Jolla, California
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, that have become popular attractions.[ The Gallereum in West Sedona, Arizona, is a museum displaying his historic cameras and a gallery exhibiting global images.
Lawson produces his image-based art, which he describes as "paintings with light", in open editions, limited editions and artist proof editions on a variety of media.
Lawson's photography techniques include the ]aluminum
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transfer method, where images are produced on aluminum sheets.
In August 2023, Lawson was included in the Marquis Who's Who
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Top artists under the categories of Visual Artist and Publisher and Founder.
Media
Lawson’s broadcast portal, Terrestrial Public Media, historically produced a weekly talk show called ''Skylight'' broadcast in Phoenix, Arizona
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, and Seattle
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, Washington. ''Skylight'' featured arts-related interviews and also discussed the philosophy of art
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, including philosophical topics such as Lawson's "Principles Model", a social management ideal that recognizes how humanity is well-served when guided by basic inherent principles such as integrity, empathy and loyalty.
One of Lawson's publishing enterprises, Artsource Media, produces a bi-annual magazine, ''Artsource Arizona'', focusing on the arts in the state of Arizona. The first issue was selected as the winner for new magazine design in the publishing industry at the annual Folio Awards in New York City
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in October 2021.
Books
Lawson has written more than 50 books[ on natural history, geography and travel. Many of them feature landscape and wildlife photography in the ]American Southwest
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, while others focus on US national parks.
References
External links
Greg Lawson Galleries
official website
Art Source Media
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1944 births
Living people
American photojournalists
20th-century American photographers
21st-century American photographers
Photographers from California
Photographers from Arizona
Photographers from Pennsylvania