by Christian Heeb"You are going to the South? Are you crazy?" said my friends from America’s west coast, while sipping Chardonnay in chilled glasses on their manicured lawn. First there was consternation, followed by jokes and then, finally, some serious concern. "There are snakes" they said, “Cottonmouth, Diamondback, Copperhead, Coral snakes and a timber rattlesnake with … [Read more...] about Cypress Swamps of Louisiana
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China with my lucky charm
Photographing China was never my first priority. Once, a long time ago, when I was looking for places to put on my photo bucket list, I saw an image of some fog shrouded mountains, studded with gnarly Bonsai-like trees. Those early black and white photos and some of the classic Chinese ink drawings of the same mountains made me want to go to China and photograph … [Read more...] about China with my lucky charm
My Obsession with Photographing the US
America has occupied my mind since my early childhood. I did not imagine then that I would get to live on a large plot of land in the state of Oregon or that I would become known as a photographer of American landscapes and Native people.Growing up in a Swiss family in post-war Switzerland, my mother was hooked on America after she saw a US military band play Dixieland … [Read more...] about My Obsession with Photographing the US
Best time to visit Central Oregon for Nature Photography
Cascade Center of Photography's Christian Heeb writes and shows images when he likes to photograph the scenic beauty around Bend, Central Oregon.JANUARY Ponderosa Pines in the Deschutes National Forest. If you like winter, snow and ice this season certainly has its appeal. The higher elevations in the mountains are bound to have snow. You may want to bring your snow … [Read more...] about Best time to visit Central Oregon for Nature Photography
An ode to Indian Country by Christian Heeb
by awlimages | Posted on May 5, 2020On a craggy volcanic peak high above the sage-studded plains of Oregon’s high desert, an Indian woman dressed in buckskin poses for my camera. Acosia Red Elk is a beautiful American native with a personality as complex and ambiguous as my role as a photographer of Indians.Acosia is a member of the Umatilla Tribe and a descendant from the … [Read more...] about An ode to Indian Country by Christian Heeb
