“Nature in Pennsylvania,” the Grand Canyon Photography Club’s November display on The Gallery Wall at the Deane Center for the Performing Arts features 14 nature photographs taken by Brad Adams during the past five years. It’s free and open to the public.

Among the photos are “Monarch in the Mist” of 13 bull elk with 3 female elk taken in Elk County in 2021 and “Wise Eyes” of a Barred owl taken in Tioga County in 2022.

The Gallery Wall is located just off the Deane Center’s main lobby at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro. The lobby is open to the public from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays except holidays. 

“All of my images are taken solely in the Pennsylvania Wilds,” said Adams.

Some of his photographs are printed on canvas and others are Giclee prints. They range in size from 8- by 10-inch to 16- by 20-inch. To display his photographs, Adams creates handmade frames from rough cut wood.

“My interest in photography started in 1984 when I took a college course at Millersville University,” Adams said. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees there. Originally, I was interested in portrait photography. In the 1990s and early 2000s I photographed over 300 weddings. I started my nature photography in the early 2000s.”

“In 2020, I retired after teaching Photography and Graphics for 34 years in Lancaster County where I had grown up. I taught for 15 years at Pequea Valley High School and my last 19 years at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology,” he said.

Adams and his wife moved from Lancaster County to the cabin they had purchased in 2004, near Blossburg. “The Tioga State Forest is all around us. which provides me with endless opportunities for nature photography,” said Adams.

“In 2019, I published a coffee table style book titled ‘The Nature of Photography.’ It is focused solely on nature photography with all of the images taken in Pennsylvania.

“I pride myself on maintaining the originality of my images, including their true color and composition. I do not do any post processing manipulation. My hope is that those who view my display might find a new appreciation for the diversity of nature that Pennsylvania offers and also to respect it,” Adams said. 

“I have been a member of the Grand Canyon Photography Club for one year, since 2022. What I find important about being a member is having my photographs critiqued by fellow members and gaining knowledge from them.”