Artist Statement
Lux Natura is a multi-genre photographer based in Seattle, WA. Following a long career as a biochemist they have reframed a naturally observational, curious, and experimental identity to fine art photography. Their practice highlights the resilience of nature, humanity, and the interface between the two. Often using an infrared technique to reveal the unseen light to deliver an unconventional perspective. Adventure, exploration, and experimentation still beckon in our modern comfortable world.
Artist Bio
As a child growing up in Colorado camping and the outdoors were always a huge part of life. This gave me a lifetime of appreciation for the beauty of nature.
My first memory of taking photos was during a family vacation to Yellowstone where Dad let me play with his camera. I only manged to take a few very blurry photos of buffalo, but I loved the mechanics of the camera and experimentation with the image. I still use his Canon EF film camera.
Every time I went hiking or on a long back country expedition, including Patagonia and deep in the arctic circle in Alaska, I took my camera and tried to express the beauty of both the remote parts of the world as well as the local.
When I'm not in the back country I find cars and motorcycles to be inspiring subjects. They create opportunity to express line, curve, and color.
In 2022, after a career as a scientist I started Lux Natura Photography LLC to finally share the shots I had been keeping to myself for so many years. I hope you enjoy them and I look forward to opportunities to find the next beautiful vista around the world.
Exhibitions
2026 May
Material Work: Toil & Grace, Griffin Museum of Photography (online), Winchester MA
2026 May
Art is Not Dead, Center of Contemporary Art, Seattle WA
2026 January
11th Annual National Juried Photography Show, Sheridan Artists’ Guild (SAGE), Sheridan WY
2026 January
Collective Visions Gallery Show, Bremerton WA
2025 August
Greenwood Art Walk, Briar Webb Gallery guest artist, Seattle
2025 July
Unprecedented: The Inaugural Postmark Biennial, Postmark Center for the Arts, Auburn WA
2025 March
Denver Night Lights, Denver, CO
2025 January
Pushpin Gallery, Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA
2024 November
“Trees and Water” Group Show, Black Box Gallery, Portland OR
2003 April
Mark Udall Congressional District Student Art Show, Broomfield CO
A.I. Commitment Statement
The rapidly evolving state of generative artificial intelligence (AI) must be carefully considered by all artists and requires a nuanced conversation. It can be a powerful and valuable tool which can be misused. My images represent what is present in front of the camera.
I commit to not using AI to substantially create or modify subjects in any of my images.
Certain editing tools such as “select sky” and “denoise” existed long before the explosion of AI beginning in ~2024. Now the AI functionality is inexorably embedded into those same tools in modern processing software. Thus, it is virtually impossible to fully eliminate AI from a modern digital process. I do make significant efforts to minimize the potential influence in the final works and generally opt-out of AI tools when presented with the option.
As an example for where I draw the line: AI may assist to select the sky for me to optimize the exposure, however I will not use generative AI to wholesale change the sky from a cloudless blue to a striking sunset.
I’m happy to discuss the nuance of this perspective and transparently answer any question about how AI is used in my artwork. Please reach out if you have questions.
Updated July 2026