If it can be photographed, Karl Sutphin has probably tried taking a photo of it along his life journey with a camera. If it can’t be photographed, he has probably tried it anyway. Karl’s photography is not easy to classify in theme, style, age, context, gender… or any other fancy art/photo terms that come to mind. Karl’s dad, a great nature and landscape photographer, gave him his first camera when he was five. As he grew up, he shot tons of rolls of film and progressed through many more cameras. During Karl’s undergraduate studies, he flourished in photojournalism classes in between his psychology and education curricula. While there, he learned how to capture decisive moments involving people, events, complex stories, and narratives. Karl also learned how to develop and print black and white film and photos in the darkroom, which he still does on occasion today. In 2003, Karl’s wife gave him a birthday gift of a private tutorial with Kim Weston at Edward’s, Kim’s grandfather, home outside of Carmel, CA. With his new Hasselblad in hand, Karl learned from Kim the basics of fine-art nude photography. Since those early workshops, Karl continues to refine his craft, art, vision, and […] Read More