John Villinski grew up in Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson in the early 1980s. He bought his first camera in 1984 and fell in love. He left the University of Arizona to travel around the U.S and ended up returning to college five years later . John was unable to print or develop black and white film so in the 1990's he decided to start using color photography. He felt that it was the best medium for the images he wanted to capture. He recently was awarded 1st Place Photography: Southwest Arts Festival, Indio, CA, 2008. "After 24 years in Arizona, I cannot imagine moving back. The views, the canyons, the mountains, the desert, the sunsets; the sheer variety of the Southwestern US boggles my mind. This large-scale beauty is most noticeable first. But it was not until I looked closer, at the subtle aspects, or inner beauty, that the relationship really began to take hold."
Represented by Gallery M
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