Craig Blacklock

Minnesotan, Craig Blacklock began his career as a landscape photographer in 1976, specializing in Lake Superior. He has produced 19 books, winning many awards, including 3 gold IPPYs. His work has been shown in over 35 exhibitions, including the museum at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre, and the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. Features about Blacklock have appeared in American Photo, Outdoor Photographer, The New Nude, Model Society, and many other publications. Blacklock’s current abstract work is at the nexus of art, science, and environmentalism. It warns of the ramifications of our burgeoning population on even the most remote parts of our planet. The green and blue areas of the compositions represent our remaining natural forest and waters, which have been fragmented and compromised by human encroachment, climate change, and other impacts. Each image in his Encroachment series is titled with the estimated human population at the time the image was saved.