Douglas Butler

Author and Global Travel Photographer

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American Images: State Summits and Points Between
Douglas Butler - Author and Global Travel Photographer
Douglas Butler - Author and Global Travel Photographer
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
Douglas Butler - Author and Global Travel Photographer
Douglas Butler - Author and Global Travel Photographer
The View From Atop America
Mt. McKinley (Denali), Alaska; 20,320 feet
Mt. Katahdin
Baxter State Park, Maine; 5,267 feet
Douglas Butler - Author and Global Travel Photographer
Douglas Butler - Author and Global Travel Photographer
High Point State Park
New Jersey
The Ancient Ones
Anasazi Ruins; Gila, New Mexico
Douglas Butler - Author and Global Travel Photographer
Douglas Butler - Author and Global Travel Photographer
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
Douglas Butler - Author and Global Travel Photographer
Douglas Butler - Author and Global Travel Photographer
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
Douglas Butler - Author and Global Travel Photographer
Douglas Butler - Author and Global Travel Photographer
Painting a Decorative Wall
Burkina Faso, West Africa
Sahara Dunes
Idehan Ubari, Libya
Best in Show: Alleghany Photo Exhibit, 2006
Douglas Butler - Author and Global Travel Photographer
Douglas Butler - Author and Global Travel Photographer
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
Douglas Butler - Author and Global Travel Photographer
Douglas Butler - Author and Global Travel Photographer
Courtyard
Ghadames, Libya
Laya Beauty
Laya Province, Bhutan
A Walk Atop America - Fifty State Summits and a Dream to Reach Them All - Mountaineering Books - Hiking Books - Climbing Books - Douglas Butler

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

Douglas Butler

Author and Global Travel Photographer

5754 US Highway 221 N
Crumpler, NC 28617-9403

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