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Wildlife
and nature photographer Ivan J. Eberle landed on the Big
Sur Coast more than 18 years ago, immediately claiming it and all of the Ventana Wilderness as his spiritual home. Shortly thereafter, he discovered a local abundance of
wild cats, the calling-in and photographic capture of which became a
grand and glorious obsession. From an early age, Ivan was intrigued with capturing and preserving fleeting moments on film; he still chooses to work within this medium. He has been custom color printing out of his Upper Carmel Valley darkroom for the past eight years, often reviving old-school techniques like pin-registered unsharp silver masking to coax out all the shadow detail possible from an Ilfochrome print. But he is no mere living artifact. While raised in the school of straight nature documentarianism and burdened by conscience, Eberle now avails himself of digital image-processing tools-though only to the extent that he may more accurately depict the original scene. All his images, whether traditionally or digitally corrected, begin with film and are printed out on archival materials. Because he believes in preserving the integrity of the photo-journalistic record, he strongly adheres to the principle that all images labelled "wildlife" must truly be wild denizens. Ivan has exhibited at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History and in fine art galleries. His photographs have appeared in calendars, and have been featured in Popular Photography, Outdoor Photographer, Monterey Bay, and Pacific magazines. Selected prints are currently on display at MIRA's Oliver Observing Station in Carmel Valley, and the Christopher Bell Gallery in Monterey. |
