Compelling Photographic Expression By Two Utah Artists

MOAB, UT (February 16, 2014) – Bighorn Gallery at the Deadhorse Point State Park Visitor Center presents a compelling photographic expression, Beauty of the West, an artwork display by Utah-based photographers Dustin LeFevre and Chad Dutson. The exhibit features unique perspectives of landscapes found throughout the West: desert, forest, and coastal scenes. The artwork will be on display March 1 – April 29, 2014, and includes more than twenty photographs. An open house reception will be held Saturday, March 1, from 2:00-5:00 PM.

Dustin LeFevre is an award-winning and published wilderness photographer, born with an innate desire to explore. Growing up in Utah, he has always appreciated the beauties of the diverse landscapes of the West. When he is not working at his "9 to 5" job or writing about himself in the third person, he can be found hopping in an airplane or in a car chasing "the shot." Dustin's signature style is night photography, capturing familiar landscapes under a new light. He strives to capture not just what is in front of his lens, but also the way it makes him feel, and hopes his feeling translates into the final image. Dustin says it best, "I fly a lot. I drive a lot. I take tons of pictures. Some of them are pretty."

Chad Dutson is a fine art wilderness photographer whose admiration for nature grows with each photographic adventure. He spent all but three years of his life living in the West, providing him incredible opportunities to enhance his self-taught craft. Chad has an insatiable desire to wander the wild, seeking solitude and serenity away from the bustle of city life. His deep passion for photography pushes him to extremes to capture the right shot. After each excursion he shares his experience with others, yearning they may fall in love with nature as he has. He boldly states, “Some say they lose themselves in one thing or another; however I find myself through photography, losing only the sense of time. Photography brings out the emotion I feel for both nature and humanity. Capturing a subject in a still moment is my deepest expression of self.”

Learn more about the artists at www.dustinlefevre.com and www.chaddutson.com.