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After spending seven years of college studying classical piano, Charles Cramer visited Yosemite National Park, and soon realized he wanted out of those tiny practice rooms. Realizing the similarities between interpreting music and interpreting a negative, he soon became enamored with making prints. His prints sell in many galleries, including the Ansel Adams Gallery. In 1987 and again in 2009, Cramer was selected by the National Park Service to be an artist-in-residence in Yosemite.
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Charles Cramer is a photographer who revels in exploration and craftsmanship. A masterful artist, his career broadly parallels that of Ansel Adams: an early focus on music, finding inspiration in Yosemite National Park, and exploring the developing medium of photography. Charles has taught workshops since 1988 for the Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite.
"When venturing out into the field, I am drawn to photograph primarily by the 'light' and only secondarily by the subject. I search for that special kind of light that can transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. This brings me out at seemingly odd times---sunrise, sunset, during storms and snowstorms. The weather can be onerous. But when everything comes together for a photograph, all that is quickly forgotten. Many of my photographs are from the Southwest. The light here is unique, especially when bouncing off canyon walls and enveloping a scene in glowing, warm light. Another favorite canyon is Yosemite Valley." -
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Pines and Granite, Merced River Canyon
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Rain Forest Detail, Oahu Coast, Hawaii
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Education
Master’s Degree in piano, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, NY
B.A., Fine Arts, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 1973
Selected Exhibitions:
2023 Ansel Adams Gallery, Yosemite and Carmel, CA (Also one-person shows in 2018, 2016, 2013, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2001, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1988, 1986 and 1985).
2011 Center for Photographic Art, Camel, CA. One-person show
2010 Ordover Gallery, San Diego, CA (Also one-person shows in 2006 and 2004)
2010 Viewpoint Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2009 Sun To Moon Gallery, Dallas, TX (Also, one-person shows in 2008, 2007)
2004 John Cleary Gallery, Houston, TX (Also shows in 1996)
1998 Hill’s Aspen Gallery, Aspen, CO
1993 Vision Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1989 Yosemite Museum Gallery, Yosemite, CA Artist-in-Residence Show. (Also exhibited in 1988 and 1995).
1987 Rockwell Museum, Corning, NY “Photography and the West” group show.
1984 Susan Spiritus Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA (Also shown in 1985).
Teaching
- Ansel Adams Gallery Workshops, Yosemite, CA 1987-1992, 2000 to 2020 Instructed in Dye Transfer, Cibachrome, but mainly Digital Printing.
- John Sexton Workshops, Carmel, CA 2010 to 2020
- Charles Cramer Workshops, Santa Clara, CA 2001 to 2020
- Anderson Ranch Workshops, Aspen, CO 2005
- Palm Beach Photography Workshops, 2003
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Pines and Granite, Merced River Canyon
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Rain Forest Detail, Oahu Coast, Hawaii
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Moonrise, Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula
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Colorful Layered Striations, Paria Wilderness, Utah
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Bachelor & Three Graces, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite
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Snowstorm, Cottonwoods, Along The Merced River
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Young Pine, Upper Young Lake, Yosemite
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Spring Pool, First Light, Tenaya Lake
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Glowing Canyon Wall, Lower Antelope Canyon
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Snow-Covered Trees, El Capitan, Winter Morning
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Overhanging Branch, Merced River, Yosemite
