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John McWilliams
John McWilliams, along with a photographer, is a print-maker. His photographs are very similar to the prints, both black and white with attention to detail. In print making, each line carved out shows the artist intent. Each detail is meaningful and develops the print, which he sees as giving his life structure. In his images, the details all give meaning to the photo. His photos are black and white with high contrast to show detail. His photos show the American South and focus on the land and the changes in architecture with the environment. He often worked with a view camera, but of different sizes: 5x7 and 8x10. He was very inspired by a student he had when he taught at Georgia State. Greg Day would often talk to him about his research on basket-making in the south. His conversations with him about the culture, diversity, and history led to his interest of photographing the south. The title of his book, "Land of Deepest Shade," was inspired my the hymn "The Sacred Harp." He thought that the shade was imagery for the potential for things to be revealed by the light.
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/john-mcwilliams-3252

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