Bart Aldrich Photography: About Bart Aldrich

Bart Aldrich takes inspiration from a wide range of visual sources and creates lasting images noted for their vibrant colors and intimate details.

A dedicated film shooter for many years he now prefers shooting digital for the efficiency it brings to his workflow and the flexibility he gains in doing his own postproduction work.

Bart, who grew up in southern California lived in Hawaii for 15 years before relocating to Hong Kong in the early 90's. It was during the four years that he lived in Asia and while visiting more than a dozen southeast Asian countries that his passion for photography was rekindled. Working exclusively with film for over a decade he honed his eye for the heart of a location and it's native peoples.

Bart has since relocated to the scenic desert near Palm Springs California. Here he exhibits his work in 10-12 art shows a year and is within reach of a myriad of scenic locales around California and the great Southwest.

Today, in addition to landscapes and nature, Bart explores aspects of his own acrylic paintings done on canvas for nuances of inspiration to create what he calls 'photo-painting'. Don't miss his dynamic new look that is cropping up in the homes of discerning collectors not only in the Palm Springs area, but in fine homes from Beverly Hills and La Jolla to Sedona, Scottsdale and beyond!

Photo-Painting
Bart's New Technique in Abstract Photography

By combining photography with the creativity of abstract paintings, Bart is able to venture into a whole new frontier of abstract art photography.

It all began one morning when Bart was struck by how a portion of his own original abstract paintings (that he painted himself) glistened and danced in the light and shadow of the morning sun. The effect was so captivating, he photographed it.

Later, a sudden inspiration led him to combine it with equally inspiring segment(s) from his own paintings which resulted in a strikingly unique and beautiful new composition. The first and original photo-painting "Red Shadows" is pictured above.

Bart calls this technique Photo-Painting, It gives him an added dimension to capture and create an ever more imaginative landscape of color, shape, form, depth, texture and emotion.

Purchase
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Collection: Bart Aldrich Photography
This book is a collection of some of Bart's most noted images and creations in abstract, landscape and Asia travel photography.

Through My Lens: A Visual Journey Across Asia
Join me in this colorful travelogue across a good portion of many of southern and central Asia's most scenic regions. From colorful Rajasthan in India, the beaches and hill-tribes of Thailand and dancers and rice paddies of Bali, to glimpses of Bhutan and Tibet in the Himalayas, to rarely seen peeks inside Myanmar and remote provinces of China. Including the contrasts of traditional villages and temples that have stood unchanged for generations and the vibrant nightscapes of Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor.

2010 Revised 80-page softcover edition in standard landscape format. Includes updated and revised images from across Asia and recent trips to China and Hong Kong.

Original 80-page hardcover (with dust jacket) edition in large landscape format.