A. J. Meek is an American photographer, teacher, and writer.
Meek is known for his selenium toned silver gelatin contact
prints made with an 8 x 20 banquet camera of landscapes in Louisiana and the
American West and for images that are a balance between the documentary
tradition and the fine arts.
The core of Meek's work was photographing the landscape in
his adopted State of Louisiana. People, gardens, churches, sugar cane mills,
rural landscapes, and heavy industry in the Louisiana were many of his
subjects. He used large format cameras (8 x 20 banquet, 8 x 10 field, and 4 x 5
field). Other projects included the Highlands of Scotland, American West, the
central valley of California, and the Boboli Gardens in Florence.
Selected to serve on the Board of Advisors to the former
Civil War Center at Louisiana State University inspired his ten-year study
photographing the major battlefield parks. His work has been exhibited in
national and international museums, galleries, and included in many public and
private collections. Prints and negatives from his archives before 1996 have
been acquired by The Historic New Orleans Collection.
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