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It was clear early on that Jerry
Dodrill was not cut out for a desk job. His career as an adventure
and landscape photographer has fostered a lifestyle that the
average person might call unconventional. An avid climber of
twenty years, he feels equally at home in a rocky bivouac or
a soft bed. In college he dropped pre-med classes in favor of
fine art and spent weekends scaling Yosemite's granite walls.
Photography was at first a by-product of many adventures, but
quickly became a goal of its own as he captured each experience
with a concise aesthetic and spiritual light quality that reveals
a sense of inspiration and captures the imagination.
Jerry's adventures have led around the globe. He has climbed all the major walls in Yosemite Valley, at crags across the West, close to a hundred summits in the Sierra, and peaks in Bolivia, Argentina and China. Full embrace of the many disciplines of climbing have led to many adventures and tales best told late at night around a raging campfire.
In 1997 Jerry achieved degrees
in both fine art and photography at Pacific Union College (Napa
Valley) then worked under acclaimed photographer
Galen Rowell in Berkeley. He was soon managing Galen's gallery
and workshops, an amazing experience (akin to a photographers
bootcamp), but spending way too much time in the office. After
several years he left to pursue his own projects.
Jerry's dedication has not gone unnoticed. He has won several international
awards and has been exhibited in fine galleries such as the
Ansel Adams, Mountain Light, Mumm Napa Valley, and Banff Center
for Mountain Culture. His clients include The North
Face, Vanity Fair, Sunset, Men's Journal, Outside, Alpinist,
Rock & Ice, and Climbing magazines. His work has been featured
in many ad campaigns, books, and publications and is represented by Aurora Photos. After running a gallery on California's North Coast for the past five years, he now resides in the Sonoma County town of Sebastopol, California. |
