Artwork copyright Stu Levy. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Ramona Falls, 1982

Stu Levy
(American, born 1948)

Location: Elma Elementary, Elma

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Ramona Falls was taken by photographer Stu Levy near Mount Hood in Oregon. This piece is part of the artist's body of work that captures the light and movement of flowing water. He created the image using a long exposure and techniques to capture rich detail. Levy notes that the composition of this image "establishes a sense of abstraction and allows the viewer's imagination to create narrative illusions within the image."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Elma School District.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Portland, Oregon-based photographer Stu Levy creates images that explore and celebrate the natural landscape. Many of his images focus on the Columbia River Gorge region in Washington and Oregon, near his home. He notes, “The landscape, however, is only my stimulus or point of departure. I ask the question, ‘What else is the landscape,’ and it is the ‘what else’ that I try to photograph.”

Stu Levy became fascinated by photography as a child. He was a photographer for his high school and college yearbooks, and became a medical doctor. In 1979, he attended a workshop in Yosemite National Park taught by the famous photographer Ansel Adams (1902-1984). Levy went on to teach at the Ansel Adams Workshops during the 1908s. He lives in Portland, Oregon, and has led photography workshops on the Oregon Coast since the 1980s.