Mountain Photography by Jack Brauer
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About Jack Brauer
I live in Ouray, Colorado, in the heart of the mighty San Juan Mountains. Though my passion for the mountains long preceded my passion for photography, I have found that photography often provides the motivation to explore places I might not usually hike to, in weather I might not usually prefer to hike in, at times of day that I might usually rather be sleeping. The result is that my photography takes me to spectacular scenes I might not witness otherwise, and I hope to share these scenes with others through the photos and prints.
I first started playing with cameras while I was in college at the University of Colorado in Boulder, where I graduated with a BA in Fine Arts Printmaking (mostly intaglio, but also lithography, woodcuts, and screenprinting).
I love traveling and seeing new places, especially in the mountains! I make most of my photographs in remote wilderness areas, usually backpacking for many miles and oftentimes bushwhacking through the woods to explore places where no trails exist. I am also an avid backcountry snowboarder.
The earth is a big place with lots of variety, but in my opinion it doesn't get much better than relaxing next to an alpine lake, surrounded by towering mountains and wide views. One goal of my photography is to record and communicate some of those moments of paradise in nature. Also more generally, I want to show the purity, grandeur and uniqueness of mountains and perhaps inspire people to appreciate and respect the remaining wilderness for themselves.
About Jack's Camera Equipment
I primarily use a Tachihara 4x5 large format wooden field camera, with fixed focal length Schneider and Nikkor lenses. You can learn more about the large format camera and see examples of its high resolution here.
On longer, more demanding backpacking trips, I use an Olympus E-420 digital SLR with a 12-60mm lens. This camera setup, along with a smaller tripod, weighs a mere 4 pounds - significantly lighter than the 20+ pounds of the 4x5 large format system.
Many of the older photos on this site (prior to 2005) were made with a Nikon D100 digital SLR.
About Jack's Fine Prints
My prints are pigment-based ink prints, sometimes referred to as "giclee" prints. These stunning, museum-quality photographs are printed on Crane Museo Silver Rag, a luxurious heavyweight semi-gloss paper, using Epson K3 Ultrachrome inks, resulting in incredibly vibrant colors and high archival ratings.
I also offer several unique archival display options, which are clean and modern-looking alternatives to traditional framing. ColorBox mounting is my most popular display option - an affordable, glass-free, wood-mounted and UV laminated style which greatly reduces glare and is easy to clean. Another option is my fine-art-grade plexi face-mounting, which offers the ultimate in image clarity and vibrancy.
Check out the prints page for more information about the prints and mounting.