Lyda Rose Art Gallery

Originally from southern Indiana, my photographic roots lie in photojournalism. I am a self-taught photographer/artist, and have contributed in several venues (such as ‘The Saturday Evening Post’ and NBC’s Today Show) during a time long before the existence of the internet. In my work, I attempt to prime the sensory memories of the viewers by presenting images that enable the viewer to relive fond and significant experience; much in the way that the smell of a pre-autumnal morning can take us back to our first-ever day of school. Most of my work is fine art by nature, but some pieces employ a style ‘somewhat left of traditional,’ where the images take on a hint of surrealism and added drama. My photo art is well represented in private collections throughout the U.S. and was chosen as the inaugural exhibit in the reopening of the Tutwiler Gallery. James Nelson of the Birmingham News described the exhibit as “a lovely collection of studies that reach beyond mere representation…as seen through a unique lens.” You can visit his site here.