John Smith
Photographer
As a native of these mountains, my love of the mountains lead me to begin taking landscapes for a short time. In 1999 I began photographing the mountains again armed with a 4x5 camera. Since then I have also began using an 8x10 camera for some images.
My goal was to capture the beauty and majesty of the mountains of Western North Carolina and the Great Smokey Mountains on a printed piece of paper. I wanted to be able to share with all who saw what it is like to live in such splendor as displayed by the four distinctive seasons we enjoy here.
Photographer, John A. Smith is a resident of Hendersonville, North Carolina.
His interest in photography began when he was fourteen trying to take
pictures of the moon by placing a camera over his home telescope.
After high school a part time photography career turned into a full time
career with the General Electric Company for twelve years. Since leaving
GE he has run his own photo labs. For forty years he has been involved
in either taking or printing
images.
All prints 30" or less are printed on Fuji Crystal Archive paper on a Chromira LED printer. All Black and White are printed on inkjet with Ultrachrome inks. All prints wider than 30" are also printed on inkjet with Ultrachrome inks.