David LaBella

LaBella distinguishes himself from those photographers he calls printmakers, who are primarily concerned with the creative printing process. “I am an image maker, bent on rendering scenes that stand up to rigorous editing,” he explains, speaking of his images which require no enhancement, manipulation, or cropping. But the heart of LaBella’s work remains centered within his subject matter, amid those last natural vestiges he so devotedly seeks to capture. In the end, his highest goal and greatest achievement is the production of a body of work that depicts the richness and bounty of the wild landscapes that still remain.