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Bruce Percy
December 1st, 2008
It’s not often I look at a landscape photographer’s work and am possessed by an immediate desire to see all of it, travel with him, learn from him, but yesterday I watched a podcast by Bruce Percy on his travels in Patagonia and I’ve been able to think of nothing else. He does a workshop in Patagonia that dovetails with a workshop on Easter Island and I’m trying desperately to put it out of my mind, to no avail.
This is going to sound strange, but I don’t look at a great many portfolios by other photographers. I discovered long ago that, far from inspiring me, it often makes it harder for me to be creative about my own work. If I see work I love, I’m saddled with the burden of trying not to copy it. If I see work I do not like, I’m saddled with the equally unpleasant task of keeping my mouth shut. Hey, I’m not proud of it. Anyways, after seeing the podcast on Patagonia I literally had to, was compelled to, sit and look through Bruce’s work. It’s breathtaking, inspiring, luminous, and – dammit! – it makes me green with envy over some of the places he’s captured so beautifully.
If you have time today – hey, this is a short post, go now – spend some time on Bruce Percy’s site. Be sure to watch one of his podcasts too, he’s got one of those fantastic exotic accents we Canadians desperately wish we had.
I saw his work before I went to Cuba. I loved his pictures from Cuba.
Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I have been subscribed to Bruce’s site for some time but had not realized his change in domain names causing my feed reader to stop updating.
It’s no surprise that the last blog post Google Reader has was the one immediately before announcing his podcast.
I know Bruce since 2003 I think via his website and blog. A wonderful artist and is always ready to help, very approachable person.
David, this is terrific stuff. Thanks for passing along the links.
*gasp* why does everyone have better Iceland photos than me!
I have never seen so many blue sunsets. This is very special.
He does incredible podcasts. So pleased others are finding him equally amazing.
I’ve seen Bruce’s work in Outdoor Photography but never been to his site. Thanks for the link!
Hi guys. I went on the first workshop Bruce ran in Patagonia in November 07. It was a great trip with basically non-stop photo opportunities. If you like this kind of photography, you may well love one of his workshops.
I have my photos from the trip up at http://www.patagonianreflections.com. They’re not as good as Bruce’s, but they’ll at least give you an idea of what you might get on a workshop if, like me, you’re a photographer, but not a great photographer
Cheers,
Niall