JON H. DAVIS - Artist & Photographer

 

Jon H. Davis on a photo shoot in Japan

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ARTIST STATEMENT:


“The life of a travel photographer is an adventure filled with the unexpected. Things can happen quickly, so having the camera ready to capture the moment is essential. A hippo that emerges off the bow of a Tanzanian riverboat will not wait and it’s challenging, and rare, to get the perfect shot.


Sometimes, when I feel everything is running smoothly, the weather suddenly changes and delays a shoot. I keep moving forward. Then slowly, the storm passes, the clouds part and the landscape is painted with an incredible light, accented by a gorgeous rainbow. This happened in Alaska’s Denali National Park. The beauty of it is, you never know, as nature reveals itself in so many mysterious ways. I am never at a loss to find even some small treasure through the lens. Many of those often overlooked gems become  the source material for my original process of “digital alchemy” and the creation of new mandalas.”

Jon H. Davis

                            Photo by Iris Brooks

Jon H. Davis in the remote Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan, while creating the documentary, Exploring Bhutan: Land of the Thunder Dragon.              

JHD in New Mexico

JHD sailing on the Hudson River

TOTEMS                                                  © JON H. DAVIS

NORTHERN LIGHTS STUDIO was established in 1980 by Jon H. Davis in Glenburnie-on-Lake-George, which lies within the Adirondack State Park, in upstate New York. Located in an area with an abundance of natural resources, beautiful landscapes and crystal clear waters, which has drawn many well known artists to the region to record their impressions through painting, sculpture, photography and crafts. Living in the Adirondacks has been an inspiration for a diversity of creative art forms Davis continues to explore.



NORTHERN LIGHTS STUDIO has extended its reach and is currently based in Warwick, New York.

ISLAND IN THE MIST                                  ©  JON H. DAVIS

HUDSON SUNRISE                                 ©  JON H. DAVIS

GALLERY LINKS:




Alaska





Portugal





Germany



  Newport

                      

 

New Britain, Connecticut

New Mexico

New York

Newport, Rhode Island

Norway

Okinawa

Oregon

Palau, Micronesia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Portugal

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Richmond, Virginia

Sakurajima

Sante Fe, New Mexico

Scottsdale, Arizona

South Africa

Spain

Tahiti

Taha’a

Tanzania

Tenerife

Tucson, Arizona

Vancouver, Canada

Vermont

Washington

Yakushima

Yucatan, Mexico

Zanzibar

Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico

Adirondacks, New York

Alaska

Arizona

Ashland, Oregon

Azores

Bangkok, Thailand

Berkshires, Mass.

Bhutan

Big Island, Hawaii

Bora Bora

Borneo

California

Canada

Canary Islands

Cancun, Mexico

Colorado

Ecuador

Florida

Fuerteventura

Gran Canaria

Germany

Hong Kong

Honolulu, Hawaii

Hudson Valley, New York

India

Italy

Jamaica

Japan

Kumejima

Kyushu

La Gomera

Lake Placid, New York

Lake Powell, Arizona / Utah

Lanzarote

Laurentians, Canada

Madeira

Malaysia

Malawi

Maine

Malta

Mont Tremblant, Canada

Moorea

Morocco

TRAVEL DESTINATIONS

BIO:

Jon H. Davis embraces digital media, expressing his vision of people and places while reflecting his love of the natural world, ancient arts, and global adventures. He has been an avid photographer since his youth and after studies at the Brooks Institute of Fine Art and Photography, went on a two-year long sojourn taking volumes of photographs. While driving across Europe and Asia in his VW van, his adventures included kayaking in the deep fjords of Norway, skiing throughout the Alps, and elephant-riding on the island of Sri Lanka. His photographs—including ships from the Indian Ocean, robots from Japan, cuisine from Thailand, and totem poles from Canada—have been published in many magazines including The Robb Report, Body & Soul, The Hook, Spa Life, Global Rhythm, and North American Inns.


In addition to his video docs and vast inventory of photographs from around the world, Davis creates colorful, contemporary artworks inspired by the Tibetan mandalas (cosmic maps of the universe). Working with a process he calls “digital alchemy,” he transforms some of his photographs and paintings into contemporary art  mandalas, incorporating elements, textures, and patterns from the natural world. These works are available in archival prints as well as on canvas, metal, or in digital installations.