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"Young Blood" Photography Exhibit to Open in New York
1/15/08
Columbus, Georgia – Realtree Inc. photographer Erika Larsen spent a year traveling across the United States looking for its next generation of hunters. With an open mind and a curious eye, her photography exhibit "Young Blood" puts a fresh face on an ancient practice.
Setting out from New Mexico, Larsen traveled through Wyoming, Illinois, New York, Maryland, North Carolina, and Georgia. Along the way she joined many hunting expeditions as she sought the perspective of child hunters.
"In Larsen's images the natural light is her paintbrush," Amy Berkley, photo editor at Field & Stream magazine, said. "This light is cast on the faces of young hunters who seem wise beyond their years."
These faces show America's youth connecting to hunting's storied past.
Many children today waste away their time with video games, television and movies. Larsen's subjects take a different path. For them, the thrill is learning to follow their instincts and being immersed in nature.
"All these children have something in common, they are at home in nature," Berkley said. "This natural, beautiful environment is fully realized in Larsen's images."
As children learn to hunt, they not only carry on a sacred tradition, but also learn to embrace the environment. They experience up close the lessons of life and death and become part of that cycle. No longer just observers, these children are working parts of nature.
Hunting is a tradition that has been passed down through families for centuries. In some places it is a means of survival, in others a sacred sport. For everyone, learning to hunt is a coming of age.
Hunters often consider what they do to be a privilege, even a ritual, which outsiders do not fully understand. From the vantage point of the young hunter, Erika Larsen takes us inside that world.
Young Blood will open in New York City at Redux Gallery In January.
The exhibition is being presented by Realtree® and originally appeared in the December/ January issue of Field & Stream.
Erika Larsen is a freelance photographer based in New York City. Her work appears regularly in magazines including Field & Stream, Time and Newsweek. She has been photographing the world of hunting since 2003.
Her previous project "The Hunt" garnered her a National Magazine Award nomination and a 2007 Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
Young Blood
Opening Exhibition
Redux Gallery
116 east 16th Street
12th floor
NY, NY 10003
Opening Reception
January 17, 2008
6:30-8:30
The show will run through February 1, 2008
Media Contact:
Dodd Clifton (706) 562-7233 or dclifton@realtree.com
1/15/08
Columbus, Georgia – Realtree Inc. photographer Erika Larsen spent a year traveling across the United States looking for its next generation of hunters. With an open mind and a curious eye, her photography exhibit "Young Blood" puts a fresh face on an ancient practice.
Setting out from New Mexico, Larsen traveled through Wyoming, Illinois, New York, Maryland, North Carolina, and Georgia. Along the way she joined many hunting expeditions as she sought the perspective of child hunters.
"In Larsen's images the natural light is her paintbrush," Amy Berkley, photo editor at Field & Stream magazine, said. "This light is cast on the faces of young hunters who seem wise beyond their years."
These faces show America's youth connecting to hunting's storied past.
Many children today waste away their time with video games, television and movies. Larsen's subjects take a different path. For them, the thrill is learning to follow their instincts and being immersed in nature.
"All these children have something in common, they are at home in nature," Berkley said. "This natural, beautiful environment is fully realized in Larsen's images."
As children learn to hunt, they not only carry on a sacred tradition, but also learn to embrace the environment. They experience up close the lessons of life and death and become part of that cycle. No longer just observers, these children are working parts of nature.
Hunting is a tradition that has been passed down through families for centuries. In some places it is a means of survival, in others a sacred sport. For everyone, learning to hunt is a coming of age.
Hunters often consider what they do to be a privilege, even a ritual, which outsiders do not fully understand. From the vantage point of the young hunter, Erika Larsen takes us inside that world.
Young Blood will open in New York City at Redux Gallery In January.
The exhibition is being presented by Realtree® and originally appeared in the December/ January issue of Field & Stream.
Erika Larsen is a freelance photographer based in New York City. Her work appears regularly in magazines including Field & Stream, Time and Newsweek. She has been photographing the world of hunting since 2003.
Her previous project "The Hunt" garnered her a National Magazine Award nomination and a 2007 Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
Young Blood
Opening Exhibition
Redux Gallery
116 east 16th Street
12th floor
NY, NY 10003
Opening Reception
January 17, 2008
6:30-8:30
The show will run through February 1, 2008
Media Contact:
Dodd Clifton (706) 562-7233 or dclifton@realtree.com
