Brooks Geenen’s black and white photos are dramatic and stark. His large-scale frames invite us to look at agricultural land – and how man’s shaped it – through his high-resolution lens.
In this day and age of smartphone selfies and Instagram immediacy, Geenen uses large 5-inch by 5-inch exposures taken through old bellows-camera technology. His approach and equipment requires a deep understanding light, photo exposure, depth of field, exposure, composition, image development, and a great deal of patience and planning. It is anything but point-and-shoot.
I hope you enjoy this Deep Roots Radio chat with Geenen. His exhibit, called Continuum of Will, is on display from Dec. 7, 2018 to February 1, 2019 in the Farm Table Foundation gallery space in downtown Amery, Wisconsin. This exhibit is free and open to the public.
Brooks Geenen and his exhibit, Farm Table Foundation, Amery, WI
For a sampling of Geenen’s work, visit his website, www.brooksgeenen.com.