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Exploring The Back Country Of Malheur And Owyhee County

An Exhibition presented by,

Four Rivers Cultural Center

January 20th – March 20th, 2012

A collection of brilliant photographs depicting and demonstrating the majestic beauty in our own back yard.  The exhibit will open Friday, January 20 and run through March 20, 2012.

Grand Opening Event

Wine and Refreshments

Friday, January 20

5:00 PM

On that evening at 6:00 PM, Clint Shock will give a talk on the locations depicted in the images.

“Malheur County Landscapes”

Open Daily

Monday through Friday

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Saturday

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The photos depict fields of wild flowers, dramatic rock formations, the terrain, the wide open sky, and locations that are familiar to us.  But, they also depicts many images that we are not familiar with.  Many of the photos are taken from locations that are not accessible by road or any type of land vehicle.

Leslie Gulch, Succor Creek, the Honey Combs, Pillars of Rome are just a few examples of the locations in which these photographs were shot.  Featuring 44 images in large oversized photographs, the exhibit instantly introduces a burst of color and shape to the eye upon entrance.

Taken over the course of the last twenty years by Clinton and Candace Shock, these photos depict many locations that the pair have researched, studied and relate to Clint’s work at Oregon State University Malheur Experiment Station, and Candace’s work writing water assessments for the Owyhee Watershed Council.  “These photographs are so compelling when you realize that outside of the change in technology of photography equipment, these images would look the same whether that were shot ten days ago or 500 years ago.  These are relatively untouched landscapes here in our count,”,  says Matthew Stringer, Executive Director of Four Rivers Cultural Center,

The Four Rivers Cultural Center wanted to bring these photos to the gallery here in Ontario because while they are of general human interest, they have a greater importance to the people of Eastern Oregon and Western Idaho.   These photos depict our area, highlight its’ beauty and instill a sense of pride in the environment we live in, along with a renewed commitment to protect these natural wonders 

“The Owyhee Uplands possess natural grandeur and living wonders.  A photograph is at best an impression of a moment in time.  The photographer does not create beauty but is only a record keeper of a moment’s perspective,” says Clint Shock.