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  June Feature: Chris Main   

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June Feature: Chris Main

  • Location: Illinois Artisans, Chicago, Chicago
  • Date: Sunday, June 01, 2014 through Monday, June 30, 2014 , 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

 A longtime resident of Southern Illinois, Chris Main is a conservationist and photographer who focuses on the beauty found right here in Illinois.  

I hope to motivate others to visit some of these treasures. I believe it is only by immersing oneself in the landscape that one comes to love the land and care about it’s preservation. Short of this, people have difficulty comprehending the awe-factor that the natural world offers. This is part of the power and purpose of landscape photography: to cause people to want to experience and save what is left of our native landscape.”

Main is drawn to the Illinois State Park network: the wetlands, waterfalls, forests and ravines. Trained on film and then switching to digital, Main’s highly detailed work is the result of technical training. That coupled with patience. Main will visits a site over and over again, in order to be there during just the right light, wind conditions and season.

Browse the selection of Main's work all month at Illinois Artisans, Chicago.
See a gallery of images from her feature here.

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