Blacklock exhibit to open at Ridgewater College Willmar campus

Minnesota landscape photographer Craig Blacklock will work will be on display at Ridgewater College’s Willmar campus beginnng Monday, Nov. 17, through Saturday, Dec. 13. The exhibit is open to the public from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday at the campus art gallery (Building F). There's no charge to attend and the public is welcome.

Blacklock will be on campus from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, for a lecture on digital photography. The focus of his talk is capturing wildflower images. Following his lecture, there will be a book signing and reception. There's no charge to attend these events and the public is welcome.

Blacklock has photographed many of our country’s most scenic parklands, but in 1984 he made the decision to work exclusively with Lake Superior. It was a choice that has led to several books and exhibitions.
“Minnesota’s North Shore” is Blacklock’s most recent book. It showcases Lake Superior’s shores from Duluth to the Canadian border. Also included with the book is a 3-hour DVD.

The book has won an award from Independent Publishers as the Best Photography Book. It also earned two awards from the Midwest Independent Publishers Association.

For more information on the exhibit, call Marjorie Nilssen at (320) 222-5562, or e-mail Marjorie.nilssen@ridgewater.edu.

(Kay Johnson is a staff writer at the Hutchinson Leader. She can be reached at johnson@hutchinsonleader.com).