Ancora, Venice, Italy, 2010. © David Burdeny. All rights reserved.

Ancora is the Italian word for “still” and it is the word chosen by photographer David Burdeny as the title for this series of photographs made during the fall of 2010 and the winter of 2011. Burdeny uses his photography to explore the relationship between the landscape, the photographer and the viewer. Seeking out the best vantage point to capture a cohesive composition that may include a very complex city view, a single building (as in Ancora, Venice, Italy 2010) or a vast exotic landscape, Burdeny strives to create a sense of calm and stillness in each of his images. Most of these photographs are made on overcast days, often before dusk or dawn, to capture the soft quality of light which, along with the extended exposure times, helps to create a feeling of tranquility that is so dominant in his photographs. By using filters on the camera and by making adjustments in the printing process, he is able to continue to enhance his vision.



David Burdeny started making pictures at the age of 12. He began photographing the landscapes around his home in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and as a self-taught photographer he began developing black and white prints in his own primitive darkroom. He studied architecture and interior design extensively, both of which gave him the formal visual language that he consistently uses to produce his large-scale photographic images. He has created striking memories of locations from around the world. His global interest keeps him constantly traveling so that it is possible for us to see, though his eyes, these extraordinary locations. His classical compositions and peaceful images have been made in a variety of countries including China, Egypt, Japan, France, Italy, Canada, and most recently Thailand and Vietnam.

- Richard Gadd

Richard Gadd has been the Director of Weston Gallery in Carmel, California for the past seven years. He has curated numerous exhibitions on 19th, 20th, & 21st century fine art photography. His expertise includes extensive knowledge of installation and exhibition design as well as archival preservation methods, the care and handling of rare prints, and collection management. As Photography Curator and Executive Director of the Monterey Museum of Art, he organized many contemporary and historical photographic exhibits including: Photographic Views of Meiji: A Portrait of Old Japan; Passion and Precision: Photographs from the Collection of Margaret W. Weston; and Brett Weston: In Pursuit of Form.

Gadd began making photographs in 1975 and has been involved in fine art photography for more than 30 years. He earned a degree in photography at the University of Dayton, Ohio. He began his career at the Dayton Art Institute and later worked for two different art galleries in San Francisco, California before moving to the Monterey Pennisula.

David Burdeny - Ancora
This soft-cover catalog includes all 25 images from the September 8 – October 20, 2012 exhibition, along with statements from Burdeny and the curator, Richard Gadd. Artist-signed copies of the book, which was designed for CPA by Takigawa Design, will be available at the CPA gallery for $20.00. The catalog may also be previewed and purchased, online, from our publisher: MagCloud.

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