Douglas Butler Author and Global Travel Photographer
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American Images: State Summits and Points Between
Gannett Peak Wyoming; 13,804 feet 2nd Place: Blue Ridge Overview, 2003	High Camp Mt. McKinley (Denali), Alaska 3rd Place: 26th Blue Ridge Overview, 2006
The View From Atop America Mt. McKinley (Denali), Alaska; 20,320 feet	Mt. Katahdin Baxter State Park, Maine; 5,267 feet
High Point State Park New Jersey	The Ancient Ones Anasazi Ruins; Gila, New Mexico
River of Fog Olympic National Park, Washington Published: The New England Journal of Medicine, 2006	High Plains Sentinels Havre, Montana Exhibited: Hubbard Museum of the American West; Ruidoso, New Mexico, 2006
International Journeys
Songhai Villager Mali, West Africa Best in Show: Associated Artists (Winston-Salem), 2004 First Place: 25th Northwest Artists League, 2004	African Trader Ubari Lakes, Libya Best in Show: Images 2007
Painting a Decorative Wall Burkina Faso, West Africa	Sahara Dunes Idehan Ubari, Libya Best in Show: Alleghany Photo Exhibit, 2006
A New View of Timbuktu Timbuktu, Mali, West Africa 3rd Place: Associated Artists (Winston-Salem), 2004	Schoolboys with Koranic Tablet Mali, West Africa First Place: Clifford Morrison Memorial Competition, 2003 Best in Show: 26th Northwest Artists League, 2005
Courtyard Ghadames, Libya	Laya Beauty Laya Province, Bhutan
About the Photographer Douglas Butler has traveled the world for more than twenty years, photographing remote regions and native cultures. A kayaker, trekker and mountain climber, he uses 35-mm cameras and fine-grained slide film to capture scenes from sea kayaks, steep trails and lofty summits, images spanning five continents. His photos are not digitally manipulated and filters are rarely used. “I wish to photograph native cultures, wildlife and landscapes in a sensitive, realistic style,” he states, “trying to show the beauty, wonder and essence of the scene.” Butler’s photographs have won many awards and have appeared numerous times in regional and national publications. He has written two books that include his photography, Ashe County—Discovering the Lost Province (1992), a guide to the North Carolina mountain region he calls home, and A Walk Atop America—Fifty State Summits and a Dream to Reach Them All (Parkway Publishers, 2007), a description of his quest to reach the highest geographical point in each of the fifty United States. An emergency and family medicine physician, Dr. Butler continues to work with underserved populations on American Indian reservations.
Appearances and Events Solo Photography Exhibit: Into the Light: Trekking on Three Continents The Hawthorne Gallery 1281 W. Fourth St. Winston-Salem, NC 27101 336-724-1022 March 13-May 7,2008 Small Group Show: Reality and Myth Davidson County Community College Mendenhall Administration Building PO Box 1287 Lexington, NC 336-249-8186 January 22-May 18, 2008 Exhibitor/First Place Award: Second Annual Art of Aging Juried Competition Ashe Services For Aging 180 Chatty Rob Lane West Jefferson, NC 28694 336-246-2461 May 16-August 15, 2008 Photo Exhibition and Book Signing: R. T. Morgan Art Gallery 120 N. Jefferson Ave. West Jefferson, NC 28694 336-246-3328 Friday, June 13, 2008; 5:00-8:00 p.m. Slide Presentation and Book Reading: New River State Park 358 U.S. 221 North Access Road Laurel Springs, NC 28644 336-982-2587 Friday, June 20, 2008; 7:00 p.m. Solo Photography Exhibit: Libya-Crossroad of Cultures Alleghany Public Library 122 N. Main St. Sparta, NC 336-372-5573 July 1-July 31, 2008 Slide Presentation and Lecture: Libya: Ancient Crossroads Alleghany Public Library 122 N. Main St. Sparta, NC 336-372-5573 Monday, July 21, 2008; 6:30 p.m. Slide Presentation and Lecture: Libya-Crossroad of Cultures Ashe County Public Library West Jefferson, NC 28694 336-846-2041 Wednesday, July 23, 2008; 11:00 a.m.
Galleries / Affiliations Ashe County Arts Council West Jefferson, North Carolina Associated Artists of Winston-Salem Winston-Salem, North Carolina Foothills Arts Council Elkin, North Carolina R.T. Morgan Gallery West Jefferson, North Carolina Yadkin Valley Craft Guild Elkin, North Carolina Hawthorne Gallery Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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