Ray Crosby: Photographer
Ray Crosby lives in Utah's Wasatch Mountains.
He is a lifelong photographer. A borderline recluse. He piques the purists.
Formerly a resident of major coastal cities, Crosby is a lifelong sailor. With several years sailing the open ocean, he was never as moved by ocean sunsets as some other people. But things changed. On a chance visit to 8,000 feet elevation near Park City, Utah, he found himself captivated by the drama and the evocative power of mountain light at magic hour.
Finally switching from film to digital (something he swore would never happen), he began using techniques that help imitate the sophistication of the human eye in situations of dramatic lighting. Sunmill Studios was born. Purists will argue about his methods. He says only this: "At some point, you realize that art is not an intellectual exercise about the tools used in making it. Art is about the person who sees it and feels it in their gut. This is about crystallizing a moment. Mimicking vision. Connecting with the primal, with the WOW, with a fleeting memory of joy or awe. And it's difficult to look at these vast places at dusk or dawn and not feel awe."
His work was most recently seen at the nationally recognized Kimball Arts Festival in Park City, Utah. One client discovered his work there, and immediately put a 40 x 60-inch artist's proof of Glade Rise in her master bedroom in time for the Park City Showcase of Homes. And in a humbling case of flattery, a client in Houston recently informed the photographer that his work was now hanging in a collection with that of world-renowned Peter Lik.
Ray has a wife, a cat and a camera, of which he is willing to part with none. All else is negotiable.
He is a lifelong photographer. A borderline recluse. He piques the purists.
Formerly a resident of major coastal cities, Crosby is a lifelong sailor. With several years sailing the open ocean, he was never as moved by ocean sunsets as some other people. But things changed. On a chance visit to 8,000 feet elevation near Park City, Utah, he found himself captivated by the drama and the evocative power of mountain light at magic hour.
Finally switching from film to digital (something he swore would never happen), he began using techniques that help imitate the sophistication of the human eye in situations of dramatic lighting. Sunmill Studios was born. Purists will argue about his methods. He says only this: "At some point, you realize that art is not an intellectual exercise about the tools used in making it. Art is about the person who sees it and feels it in their gut. This is about crystallizing a moment. Mimicking vision. Connecting with the primal, with the WOW, with a fleeting memory of joy or awe. And it's difficult to look at these vast places at dusk or dawn and not feel awe."
His work was most recently seen at the nationally recognized Kimball Arts Festival in Park City, Utah. One client discovered his work there, and immediately put a 40 x 60-inch artist's proof of Glade Rise in her master bedroom in time for the Park City Showcase of Homes. And in a humbling case of flattery, a client in Houston recently informed the photographer that his work was now hanging in a collection with that of world-renowned Peter Lik.
Ray has a wife, a cat and a camera, of which he is willing to part with none. All else is negotiable.
