“Timeless and sublime, like an elegantly orchestrated piece of music being performed by a maestro, one might hear in a moment when the wind shifts, while standing in a garden or woods, or remembering the moment when one’s thoughts swiftly evaporate, and you become one within the landscape being framed by Birgit Maddox within her viewfinder. Sharing this special project has been a long awaited event, but I know you will fall in love with the emotion and energy she fuses effortlessly with this beautiful collection of landscapes.”
Image by Michelle Magdalen Maddox
About
Birgit Maddox was born in Bietigheim/Baden in 1963 in Southern Germany. Trained in Traditional Printing and Design she developed a keen eye for spatial relations. She was first introduced to photography through a relative who worked at Leica in Wetzlar, East Germany. Starting out with 35 mm, she now works mostly with Medium Format mainly Hasselblad.
Birgit returns to her European roots every summer, continuously working on her project “Endangered” capturing the ways of old, simplicity, raw and pristine land and what is in danger of getting lost. Upcoming projects are "Moments", where she captures decisive, lucid and passing moments and "Mystery" where the lines between art and life blur, where the expression of mystery meets the mystery of expression.
She returns to her home in Pacific Grove, California, where she does most of her printing. Her work can be found at Photography West, Carmel and the Levin Gallery, Monterey California.
“Communication with nature is the oldest, deepest form of spiritual practice, connecting us to our ancient ancestral knowledge. My continuous quest is to tap into the power of the elements, the mystery and what connects humanity with the natural world. ”