By
Jim Riche
Piece description from the artist
“There is something about the expanse of Patagonia, a kind of haunting soulfulness, that affects you physically. Few places grab you like this and hold on so tightly and for so long.”
My experience with Patagonia began on the Argentinian side of the Andes. It started in El Calafate in Los Glaciares National Park, home of the third largest grouping of glaciers in the world after Antarctica and Iceland. These first images are of still-growing Perito Moreno Glacier. We also cruised to the receding Upsala and Spegazzini Glaciers as seen from Lago Argentino. The face of these glaciers soars to 300 ft above the water, and a staggering 500 ft below the surface in places. As you approach the glacier the chill of the blue ice is caught by the wind, dropping the temperature and making your eyes water. These glaciers are tremendous in size and scale, you can feel their age, although most of them are emblems of climate change, receding at a tremendous rate.
After graduating from R.I.T. with a degree in Photography as a Fine Art Jim went to Washington DC and began a career as a freelance photographer. He was a part time teaching assistant at the Corcoran College of Art & Design. Soon thereafter he was invited to be a Director of Photography on a stop motion film. From there he started a 40 year career in the film/visual effects business. Jim has worked with many of the best VFX shops in the country, Digital Domain, Blur, Ntropic and many more.
For the last 6 years he has been developing his photography once again and as of December 2018 it is a full time career in the Photography as a Fine Art world. He and his wife Melissa recently had their book published, “Mod Mirage- Mid Century Architecture of Rancho Mirage” that Jim did all the contemporary photography for.
Jim’s interest in photography as a design tool has led to many shows, awards and assignments. The work is about design, composition, abstract shapes and space. Light is primary, especially in black & white. Travels have taken him from Patagoinia to Los Angeles, Barcelona, Valencia, New York and many other places.
Mod Mirage, a book showing Mid Century Architecture in Rancho Mirage published by Gibbs Smith in August 2018 www.modmirage.com
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