July 28 - September 16, 2007

In 2003 the City of Tampa, Public Art Program developed “The Big Picture Photographer Laureate Program.” Each year the Public Art Program commissions a photojournalist, documentary photographer, or fine art photographer to explore and photograph life and the crucial issues and events within the city of Tampa for one year. Each photographer chosen for the project adds his or her own chapter to this multi-year documentation. Steven S. Gregory served as the 2006 Photographer Laureate, and constructed digital images capturing Tampa’s unique details.

Gregory’s artistic process is as interesting as the resulting images. Working early in the morning and just before sunset, the artist searches for shifting light and its transforming effect on textures, shadows, and colors. He then supplements this already beautiful lighting with artificial light, dramatically altering the scene. Then, using a computer, he scans and combines the dramatic skies and unusual objects he originally captured with a digital camera into unique images that invoke the feeling and emotion of the subjects. Gregory’s stunning chapter to “The Big Picture” project can be viewed as a group for the first time in this special exhibition, which is organized by the Tampa Museum of Art in conjunction with the City of Tampa Public Art Program.

Learn more about the artist at www.stevensgregory.com or view Steven Gregory 2006 Laureate Gallery.