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Chatham County Photography Workshop

David Blevins — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:56:15 +0000

What are the most loved natural wonders of Chatham County, North Carolina? What do people find beautiful, compelling, or touching about nature here? Let’s find out together, make some images, and share them in a group exhibition! I will lead … Continue reading →

The Oldest Known Longleaf Pine

David Blevins — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:35:08 +0000

A few days ago I spent an afternoon and evening with the oldest known longleaf pine. This tree is not the largest or the most symmetrical tree in the forest. Its gnarled branches and crooked trunk show the signs of … Continue reading →

Southern Environmental Law Center Installation

David Blevins — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:20:00 +0000

Yesterday, I installed eight huge canvas prints in the offices of the Southern Environmental Law Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. These are all images from my new book, Wild North Carolina. I am honored that these images were selected … Continue reading →

Dancing with Fireflies

David Blevins — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 01:56:56 +0000

This week I worked out a method for making a close-up photograph of a firefly in flight, at night, with its lantern lit. It is an almost impossible photograph to make, but that’s why it was so fun. This is … Continue reading →

Wild North Carolina Outtakes: Palamedes Swallowtail

David Blevins — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:40:30 +0000

The cover of the spring 2011 catalog of new books from UNC Press features a photograph from Wild North Carolina of a palamedes swallowtail caterpillar preparing to pupate on a red bay leaf. These are common butterflies in pocosins or … Continue reading →

Wild North Carolina Outtakes: Carolina Dark-eyed Junco

David Blevins — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 05:25:11 +0000

I’ve been very busy lately putting the finishing touches on the new book. What little time I have had for photography has all gone into improving images for the book or creating images we realized we needed as the last … Continue reading →

Nuthatch Couple

David Blevins — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 04:14:09 +0000

A few days ago I spent a morning at the top of a 20 foot ladder photographing a brown-headed nuthatch couple building a nest. I made about 200 photographs trying to catch those moments that tell their story. Clouds softened … Continue reading →

North Carolina Piedmont Prairies

David Blevins — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:06:33 +0000

I recently returned from a trip to photograph some of the remnant prairies near Charlotte, North Carolina. My sister lives in Charlotte so I got to spend some time with her as well. She has these canisters on a shelf … Continue reading →

Meditation on a Cypress Stump

David Blevins — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:48:58 +0000

A few weeks ago I visited New Lake in Hyde County North Carolina with the Carolina Vegetation Survey. We were looking for natural lake shore vegetation, a type of natural community that grows along these shallow bay lakes. No one … Continue reading →

Wedding Photography

David Blevins — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:41:01 +0000

I photographed my brother’s wedding a few weeks ago. Wedding photography requires a very different process from my usual work. You have one chance to capture a significant meaningful moment, and then it is gone. I am used to being … Continue reading →