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== Rodney Lough Jr. ==
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'''Rodney Lough Jr.''' (born 1960) is an American ] ] and gallery owner.
'''About the Artist'''
Although Wilderness Photographer Rodney Lough Jr. has traveled many paths through life, the theme of his journey is fearlessness. He often packs his 80 pounds of large-format 8x10 photography gear 60 miles into the American wilderness. Rodney is also the proprietor of the Wilderness Collections Gallery at .


==Early life==
'''Passion From Childhood'''
Rodney Lough Jr. was born 1960 in ]. Lough spent part of his childhood in ].<ref name="Grueling">{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=OR&p_theme=or&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_text_search-0=Grueling%20AND%20Summer%20AND%20Show%20AND%20Circuit%20AND%20Can%20AND%20Grind%20AND%20Away%20AND%20At%20AND%20Artists&s_dispstring=Grueling%20Summer%20Show%20Circuit%20Can%20Grind%20Away%20At%20Artists%20AND%20date(2001)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=2001&xcal_numdocs=50&p_perpage=25&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no|page=8 |newspaper= ] |date=June 14, 2001 |title=Grueling Summer Show Circuit Can Grind Away At Artists |author=Stephanie Basalyga |accessdate=April 5, 2018|url-access=subscription }}{{closed access}}</ref> His first camera, an Olympus OM-1,<ref>""Background of a Master</ref> was a gift from an uncle when Lough was a child. In 1988 at the age of 28, he graduated from ] with a Master of Science in Statistics degree.<ref name="New Look">William Sawalich, "", ''Outdoor Photographer.'' Accessed 2009-08-17.</ref>
Rodney has been viewing life through the lens since the age of twelve. His father’s best friend, a photographer, noted young Rodney’s eye for composition and encouraged him to photograph his world. Here are some thoughts Rodney recently shared. “My ‘Uncle Bill,’ as I called him, gave me a beat up 35 mm Olympus, showed me how to load film, and helped me set up my first darkroom in the bathroom. I was fascinated by the process. I still am,” Rodney recalls. “I initially gravitated toward photography as a means of documenting my travels, of recording the natural beauty that surrounded me in my youth. As I grew more comfortable behind the camera,” Rodney explains, “I began to view the capturing of the natural landscape as an expression of creativity and passion rather than as a chronicle of my adventures.” From an early age, Rodney encouraged others to view the natural world from a unique, celebratory perspective. “The world is a remarkable place full of beauty and splendor,” Rodney exclaims. “To witness the simple grandeur of creation, the miracle of nature, is perhaps all that we need. The peace received while viewing a leaf turned color at the height of fall is immense and divine.”


==Career==
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After graduating from Brigham Young University in 1988, Lough worked as a statistician and mathematician.<ref name="New Look"/> Seven years later in 1995, he became a full-time photographer.<ref>William Sawalich, "", ''Outdoor Photographer.'' Accessed 2009-09-22.</ref> In 1999, Lough received the ] Award for photography at Virginia's Art Explosure.<ref>{{cite news|page=E2 |newspaper= ] |date=May 15, 1999|title=Monoprints Snag Top Art Show Award |accessdate=November 12, 2012|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-68442767.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407053451/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-68442767.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 7, 2018}}</ref>
'''Making a Change'''
Although the wilderness has always fed his soul, it was the corporate world that first fed his children. Rodney began his professional life as a statistician and mathematician. After working for several years as a Director of Database and Research in New Jersey, living within the confines of cubicle walls became unbearable for the outdoorsman. “I came home from work one day,” Rodney reminisces with a smile, “And I told my wife LeeAnna that I had quit my job. She asked me what I intended to do for work, and I said that I was going to focus on my photography. She whispered in my ear, ‘It’s about time.’ That’s when I knew I had married the right woman. We’ve been sharing a life for eighteen years now.” Within a week of his liberation from all things statistical, Rodney and LeeAnna rallied their four young children and journeyed west. “I withdrew our life savings, which wasn’t much at the time, to move home to Colorado and begin a new life. I vividly remember my excitement during the first few months of our transition. This was a time of great hope and great uncertainty. I was sustained by the love of my family and by the freedom to finally pursue my passion.”


In 2000-2001, while living in ], Lough focused on landscape photography and drew his entire income from art festival circuit artwork sales.<ref name="Grueling"/> In 2000, he spent six months out of the year driving to and participated in 32 shows around the United States and spent the other six months photographing landscape scenes.<ref name="Grueling"/> In 2001, his efforts paid off and he was invited to participate in the Lake Oswego, Oregon art festival, close to where he grew up.<ref name="Grueling"/> Lough also opened his first gallery in 2001.


In 2009, Lough opened Rodney Lough Jr. Wilderness Collections to sell award-winning photography in the ],<ref>{{cite news|newspaper= ] |date=February 9, 2009 |title=Destination: Mall of America |accessdate=November 12, 2012|url=http://groups.google.com/group/ITPSnews/tree/browse_frm/month/2009-02?_done=%2Fgroup%2FITPSnews%2Fbrowse_frm%2Fmonth%2F2009-02%3F&}}</ref> one of the largest ] in the United States that is located in ], ]. Later that year, in December, Lough opened his City Center Gallery in ],<ref>{{cite news|page=1D |newspaper= ] |date=December 3, 2009 |title=Bigger, Bolder Luxury |author=Arnold M. Knightly |accessdate=November 12, 2012|url=http://www.lvrj.com/neon/everywhere-you-look-79484607.html}}</ref> a {{convert|16797000|sqft|adj=on}} mixed-use, urban complex on {{convert|76|acre}} located on the ] in ] that opened on December 16, 2009. Along with American ] and entrepreneur ] and contemporary bronze sculpture figurative artist ], Lough's works contribute to comprising a Gallery Row of Fine Art at CityCenter.<ref>{{cite news|page=6 |newspaper= ] |date=December 27, 2009 |title=Shopping: The Big Spenders' Vegas |author=Jay Jones |accessdate=November 12, 2012|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/dec/27/image/la-ig-citycenter27-2009dec27/2|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130128031026/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/dec/27/image/la-ig-citycenter27-2009dec27/2|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 28, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper= ] |date=October 21, 2010 |title=CityCenter rises despite hard times|author=Candice Shih |accessdate=November 12, 2012|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/citycenter-272327-strip-vegas.html}}</ref> By May 2010, Lough photography success had gained him a fan base of young photographers.<ref>{{citation needed|reason=See Talk Page|date=April 2018}}{{cite news|newspaper= ] |date=May 5, 2010 |title=Young photographer wins 1st place |accessdate=April 5, 2018|url=http://montgomeryadvertiser.newspapers.com/search/#ymd=2010-05-05|url-access=subscription }}{{closed access}}</ref> One commentator noted in August 2010 that, at Lough's Wilderness Collections gallery in ], "the jump-out-at-you colors of the ] of Rodney Lough Jr. recalled memories of visits to ] and ]."<ref>{{cite news|page=3H |newspaper= ] |date=August 1, 2010 |title=You'll Think You Flew The Globe To Sausalito |author= Marta Yamamoto|accessdate=November 12, 2012|url=http://www.docstoc.com/docs/104500406/Youll-think-you-flew-the-globe-to-Sausalito}}</ref>
The early years were busy ones. Rodney endured long days spent traveling to over 30 national juried art shows each year. “To make ends meet during my first few years as a self-employed fine art photographer, I entered nearly every juried art show in the country. As I accumulated awards and complements from coast to coast, I realized that although I photographed the American West, there was demand for my work everywhere, from California to Ohio to Florida. This experience inspired me to reach above and beyond the juried art show circuit.”


In August 2011, Lough's The Lough Road company received US$650, 000 in funding from ] company ] to open a ] of the Rodney Lough Jr. Wilderness Collection Gallery.<ref name="Keiretsu">{{cite news|newspaper= ] |date=August 4, 2011|title= Keiretsu Forum Angel Investors Fund New San Francisco Location for Wilderness Landscape Gallery: The Lough Road, Inc. Raises $650K Convertible Note|author= Sonja Markova|accessdate=November 12, 2012|url=http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/keiretsu-forum-angel-investors-fund-new-san-francisco-location-wilderness-landscape-1545924.htm}}</ref> Wilderness Collection Gallery San Francisco, located on One Jefferson Street in San Francisco, features Lough's wilderness landscape.<ref name="Keiretsu"/> In December 2011, the readers of ] magazine named Lough the grand prize winner in that magazine's 18th annual Readers' Photo Contest.<ref name="Happy">{{cite news|newspaper= ] |date=December 15, 2011 |title= Happy Valley photographer wins contest in national photography magazine|author=Emily Fuggetta |accessdate=November 12, 2012|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/happy-valley/index.ssf/2011/12/happy_valley_photographer_wins.html}}</ref> The natural world photo which brought him the top award over 3,500 other previously award winning submissions, "Passing Through," was taken at Nevada's ] and focused on color, texture and detail that allowed viewers to see in real life what they otherwise would never see.<ref name="Happy"/> In 2012, Lough lead several outdoor photography workshops in Arizona's ] near ].<ref>{{cite news|newspaper= Web Newswire (India) |date=September 26, 2011 |title=Master Landscape Photographer Rodney Lough Jr. Leads Workshops in Arizona's Antelope Slot Canyon in March 2012 |accessdate=November 12, 2012|url=http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/world%E2%80%99s-best-master-landscape-photographer-rodney-lough-jr-leads-workshops-arizona%E2%80%99s-antelope-slot-c}}</ref> Also in 2012, Trewin Framery and Art Gallery in ] maintained an ongoing exhibit of Lough's work.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=]|date=November 9, 2012|title=Calendar: Events in and around Modesto|accessdate=November 12, 2012|url=http://www.modbee.com/2012/11/07/2446646_p4/calendar-events-in-and-around.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129045843/http://www.modbee.com/2012/11/07/2446646_p4/calendar-events-in-and-around.html|archive-date=January 29, 2013}}</ref>


==Awards==
In a familiar leap of faith, Rodney again withdrew his life savings to open his first fine art gallery in the summer of 2002. The original Wilderness Collections Gallery is nestled along the waterfront among the quaint shops of Sausalito, California. After a successful first year in Sausalito, Rodney pooled the financial resources of several friends and collectors and signed his name to a formidable gallery lease. Measuring in at 5,500 square feet, the second Wilderness Collections Gallery occupies one of the largest retail spaces at San Francisco’s Pier 39, the most popular tourist attraction in California and the third most-visited venue in the nation.
Through his photography career, Lough or his company has won:

* 2007 ] ] International Print Awards - Best Landscape Photographer<ref>http://www.naturesbestphotography.com/gallery_2007.php and , Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.</ref>

* 2009 ] Award ("Benny" Award) - Best of Category for 'Art Books (4 or more colors)' - for ''Beyond the Trail''<ref>"". This category also had another winner.</ref>
'''The Galleries'''
* 2014 Wilderness Forever at ] National Museum of Natural History - Grand Prize <ref>Wilderness50th Organization and , Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.</ref>
As gallery sales steadily increased, fine art collectors trumpeted their newfound talent. Word of Rodney’s mastery reached Fuji Film executives, who invited Rodney to join the Fuji Film Talent Team as an expert lecturer. A jury of art critics also recognized Rodney’s talent and elected him to the ranks of Ansel Adams and Eliot Porter as a Yahoo Master Photographer. “I was standing at the foot of a mountain,” Rodney recalls, “Thinking that the face was too steep to climb. At that moment, my cell phone rang in an area that usually has no service. My friend had called to tell me that I had been added to the Yahoo Master Photographers list. I felt so surprised and honored; I didn’t even know Yahoo was aware of my work! So I hung up the phone, and without a second thought, I climbed the mountain.” Another year later saw the opening of yet another gallery - this time in the famous Mall of America. All of the Wilderness Collections Galleries continue to thrive as Rodney scouts locations for another gallery. Folks won't have to wait long though as the groundwork has already been set to open in Las Vegas in 2009.


'''The Methodology'''
When asked, Rodney thoughtfully details the formula for his success. “One fundamental key to my success is my ‘do-it-myself’ approach. I create everything in my studio, without an assistant. I photograph, I print, I mat and I frame. As a result, I’m able to guarantee excellent standards without breaking the bank. And because I’m the craftsman and the retailer, I can offer museum-quality work for honest prices.” Rodney leans back in his chair and rests his feet on the desk as he searches his mind for the secret of his prosperity. Although his thick beard cloaks the look of intensity on his face, his eyes betray his focused concentration. “I prosper because I’m willing to strike while the iron’s hot, to take a risk at the right time. Although I research all potential outcomes of any financial risk I take, the future’s always uncertain. This uncertainty fires up the same excitement I experience on the trail.”


Rodney’s responsible risk-taking applies to more than business ventures and wilderness expeditions. Rodney takes chances on people, too. “There is an overwhelming demand in the corporate world for individuals who have decades of related experience on their resumes. By contrast, I hire sales associates who have lived abroad or explored their passions, and are more interesting people as a result. Because my sales associates have already cultivated their minds and personalities, they’re easy to work with and they build a natural rapport with many types of people.” “Because I give my employees a chance to prove what they’re worth,” Rodney continues, “They go above and beyond the call of duty to earn my trust. Because I have few employees, mutual trust and respect is extremely important, and I foster that by giving individuals from unrelated fields or recent college graduates the opportunity to reach their potential years before they could elsewhere.” To nurture the delicate balance of mutual trust and respect, Rodney travels from his home in Happy Valley, Oregon to his galleries to lead Saturday morning sales meetings. Rodney is always the first to arrive bright-eyed at 8:30 a.m., bearing donuts, orange juice and his usual playful grin. “Sure, I could hire someone else to manage my employees and conduct our sales meetings,” Rodney reasons, “But that would create a sense of distance between us. It’s important to me that my employees—my friends—know that I’m a member of the team, not some distant observer.”


Despite the diversity of his roles—artist, father, husband, craftsman and employer—Lough insists that each role complements the others. The sum is greater than the parts. “The skills I have for managing employees and for parenting—patience, trust, flexibility and intuition—I learned from the wilderness. Because nature is dynamic, because no other morning will ever look like this morning, I have learned to allow the wilderness to inspire and direct my photographs. Because I have learned to give myself to the elements, I am better equipped to embrace the unpredictability of all aspects of life.”


Although Rodney typically gleans wisdom through experience, he welcomes the friendly advice of his photographic mentors. “In my first year as a professional photographer, I had the rare opportunity to meet Willard Clay at the Grand Tetons. I asked him if he had advice to offer an aspiring wilderness photographer. He simply replied, ‘Always remember that the wind is your friend.’ Anyone who’s attempted to photograph in the wind knows that the wind is not your friend. Initially, I was confused by advice. And then in a moment of enlightenment, I understood his message. I realized that if I were willing to wait out the wind, when the wind stops, I would be the only one present to capture the moment. Time and again, I’ve relied on this advice in situations that try my patience.”


Because '''Rodney strictly abstains from using color filters and digital effects''', he often waits for weeks in one location for the ideal illumination of autumn leaves or for a fleeting highlight to reveal the delicacy of a dogwood bloom. “To capture my photograph ‘Day Dreaming,’ an image of the Grand Tetons at sunrise, I returned to the same spot each day for three months. Sure, I could have easily created this photograph by digitally manipulating an inferior image, but that would undermine my goal. I want to present nature in a truthful way. I want people to appreciate the beauty of nature, not the ingenuity of the photographer.”


The ideals of purity and honesty that Rodney developed as an artist have created a compassionate businessman. “For any relationship to succeed, balance must be achieved through mutually beneficial exchange. Because I owe my good fortune to my relationship with nature, it’s my duty to give back to the wilderness. Each year I donate a portion of my profits to a national park or wildlife conservation organization. In this way I can help to protect our vanishing wilderness.” Rodney Continues, “If our wilderness is defiled, what will remind us that each moment is a gift to be cherished? I’ve stood on mountaintops that echo a pure silence, like that of a chapel, and have wept from the excellence of the experience. Each time I frame the world through my camera lens, I remember Emerson’s words: ‘standing on the bare ground a mean egotism vanishes. I am nothing; I see all. The currents of the Universal Being circulate through me. I am part or particle of God.’”

== Photography career ==
Rodney Lough Jr. is a renowned award winning Master Photographer beloved by thousands of fine art collectors worldwide. His last book “Wilderness Collections” won two prestigious Benny Awards and he was recently honored by the Smithsonian as being the worlds best landscape photographer.


Renowned for the vibrant colors and intricate textures in his wilderness landscape photography, Rodney is a purist who captures what nature creates, using no color filters or darkroom deception. More than simply documenting his travels though life, Rodney is able to bring back with him the spirit and essence of a place, enabling us all to view the natural world from a unique celebratory perspective and to share that remarkable moment when he clicked the shutter and stilled a moment in time. “The world is a remarkable place full of beauty and splendor,” Rodney exclaims. “To witness the simple grandeur of creation, the miracle of nature, is perhaps all that we need. The peace received while viewing a leaf changing color at the height of fall is immense and divine.”


You are invited to share Rodney’s works, and enthusiasm for wilderness, at one of his Wilderness Collections Galleries located at PIER 39 in San Francisco, in downtown Sausalito, at the Mall of America in Minnesota, City Center in Las Vegas, and at his original studio in Happy Valley, Oregon.


Rodney Lough Jr. lives and works in Happy Valley, with his wife LeeAnna and their four children. When not at home with his family or in his studio, you can find him searching the national landscape for overlooked treasures in America’s vast and beautiful wilderness.


== Books == == Books ==
* <br /> * {{cite book |title= Wilderness Collections|first=Rodney |last=Lough Jr. |publisher=The Lough Road |location= Wilsonville, Oregon |year=2000 |isbn=0-9704011-0-8}}
* {{cite book |title= Beyond the Trail|first=Rodney |last=Lough Jr. |publisher=The Lough Road |location= Wilsonville, Oregon |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-9704011-1-3}}
* <br />
* {{cite book |title= Stand Here|first=Rodney |last=Lough Jr. |publisher=The Lough Road |location= Wilsonville, Oregon |year=2012 |isbn=978-0-9704011-0-6}}
* {{cite book |title= Swan Song|first=Rodney |last=Lough Jr. |publisher=The Lough Road |location= Wilsonville, Oregon |year=2016 |isbn=978-0-9704011-2-0}}


== Awards == ==Exhibitions==
*"Nature's Best". ] (2007&ndash;2008)<ref>"", Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Accessed 2009-08-17.</ref>
*"Wilderness Forever". ] (2014&ndash;2015)<ref>, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.</ref>
Rodney has never been really big on entering contests, in one sense it’s a part of who he is and why he’s so good at what he does, affording him the freedom to seek out his own artistic vision of the world.


==References==
For the first time ever, in 2007, we talked him into submitting his work into the best photography contests the world could provide, just to see what would happen. We thought that if we could even get a mention, that would be amazing. We never expected the tribute that followed.
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==Further reading==
Rodney put it eloquently when, at the Smithsonian Awards, he said: “I am humbled that such a prestigious group of art critics, in a way artists themselves, have awarded me such great honors this year. That you have blessed me with such high esteem and recognition will forever fill me with joy.”
* , ], January 18, 2012
* , ], December 16, 2008
* , ], January 1, 2016


== External links ==
2007
* Official website {{URL|rodneyloughjr.com}}
<b>Professional Photographers of America
* {{Facebook|rodneyloughjr|Rodney Lough Jr.}}
International Print Competition</b>
PONDERING THE POND ............... MERIT
GOD’S GARDEN ..................... MERIT
PASSING THROUGH ................. MERIT
PONDERING THE POND ............... LOAN
PASSING THROUGH ................. LOAN
<b>WINDLAND SMITH RICE INTERNATIONAL AWARDS</b>
BEST LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHER
WORLDLY WONDER - ON DISLAY AT SMITHONIAN
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
<b>THE LUCIES - INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS</b>
PROFESSIONAL HONORABLE MENTION
<b>ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY INVITATIONAL</b>
PROFESSIONAL HONORABLE MENTION


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2006
<b>SECONDARY MARKET BEGINS TO SELL WORKS
In EUROPE</b>


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2005
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<b>UNITED NATIONS CITATION</b>
]
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
]
HOSTS UNITED NATIONS CEREMONY AT HIS SAN FRANCISCO GALLERY
]
<B>RECEIVES OFFICIAL UNITED NATIONS CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION </B>
]
FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION
]
<B>INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN</B>
“GENERATIONS” BY RODNEY LOUGH JR.

2003
<B>NAMED TO THE YAHOO’S MASTER PHOTOGRAPHERS LIST</B>
<B>DENTON ART & JAZZ</B>
BEST OF SHOW
<B>THREE RIVERS ARTS FESTIVAL</B?>
FESTIVAL AWARD

2002
<B>NAMED TO FUJI FILM TALENT TEAM</B>
<B>AUSTIN FINE ARTS FESTIVAL</B>
BEST IN MEDIUM
<B>THREE RIVERS ARTFEST</B>
ACHIEVEMENT IN PRESENTATION

2001
<b>ANN ARBOR ART FAIR</b>
AWARD OF MERIT
<b>TULSA INTERNATIONAL MAYFEST</b>
AWARD OF EXCELENCE
ART EXPO
<b>THREE RIVERS ARTFEST<b>
ACHIEVEMENT IN PRESENTATION
<b>BENNY AWARDS</b>
RECEIVES TWO (2) BENNY AWARDS OF EXCELENCE

2000
<b>PUBLISHES FIRST BOOK - WILDERNESS COLLECTIONS</b>
<b>ANN ARBOR ART FAIR</b>
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
<b>TULSA INTERNATIONAL MAYFEST</b>
AWARD OF EXCELENCE
FESTIVAL AWARD OF MERIT
<b>THREE RIVERS ARTFEST</b>
BEST OF PHOTOGRAPHY

1999
<b>ANN ARBOR ART FAIR</b>
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
<b>HOUSTON FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS</b>
BEST OF SHOW
<b>BAYOU CITY ART FESTIVAL</b>
BEST OF SHOW
<b>GHENT ART EXPLOSURE</b>
AB JACKSON AWARD

1998
<b>PORT CLINTON ART FESTIVAL</b>
FIRST PLACE PHOTOGRAPHY
<b>CHICAGO’S NEW EASTDISE ARTWORKS</b>
BEST OF SHOW

1996
<b>AMMOCO</b>
PURCHASE AWARD
<b>SIERRA CLUB</b>
FIRST PUBLICATION

1995
<b>FIRST PROFESSIONAL SHOWING</b>
EVERYTHING SELLS

1977
<b>FIRST PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST</b>
WINS BEST IN PHOTOGRAPHY AT 17

==See also==
* ]
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== More about the Artist ==


== External links ==
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American photographer and gallery owner
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Rodney Lough Jr.
Rodney Lough Jr.
Born (1960-07-22) July 22, 1960 (age 64)
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
NationalityAmerican
Known forLandscape photography
Websiterodneyloughjr.com

Rodney Lough Jr. (born 1960) is an American landscape photographer and gallery owner.

Early life

Rodney Lough Jr. was born 1960 in Jacksonville, Florida. Lough spent part of his childhood in Lake Oswego, Oregon. His first camera, an Olympus OM-1, was a gift from an uncle when Lough was a child. In 1988 at the age of 28, he graduated from Brigham Young University with a Master of Science in Statistics degree.

Career

Lough's 2011 Popular Photography grand prize winner

After graduating from Brigham Young University in 1988, Lough worked as a statistician and mathematician. Seven years later in 1995, he became a full-time photographer. In 1999, Lough received the A.B. Jackson Award for photography at Virginia's Art Explosure.

In 2000-2001, while living in Happy Valley, Oregon, Lough focused on landscape photography and drew his entire income from art festival circuit artwork sales. In 2000, he spent six months out of the year driving to and participated in 32 shows around the United States and spent the other six months photographing landscape scenes. In 2001, his efforts paid off and he was invited to participate in the Lake Oswego, Oregon art festival, close to where he grew up. Lough also opened his first gallery in 2001.

In 2009, Lough opened Rodney Lough Jr. Wilderness Collections to sell award-winning photography in the Mall of America, one of the largest shopping mall in the United States that is located in Bloomington, Minnesota. Later that year, in December, Lough opened his City Center Gallery in CityCenter Las Vegas, a 16,797,000-square-foot (1,560,500 m) mixed-use, urban complex on 76 acres (31 ha) located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada that opened on December 16, 2009. Along with American glass sculptor and entrepreneur Dale Chihuly and contemporary bronze sculpture figurative artist Richard MacDonald, Lough's works contribute to comprising a Gallery Row of Fine Art at CityCenter. By May 2010, Lough photography success had gained him a fan base of young photographers. One commentator noted in August 2010 that, at Lough's Wilderness Collections gallery in Sausalito, "the jump-out-at-you colors of the nature photography of Rodney Lough Jr. recalled memories of visits to Point Reyes and Yosemite National Park."

In August 2011, Lough's The Lough Road company received US$650, 000 in funding from angel investment company Keiretsu Forum to open a San Francisco, California of the Rodney Lough Jr. Wilderness Collection Gallery. Wilderness Collection Gallery San Francisco, located on One Jefferson Street in San Francisco, features Lough's wilderness landscape. In December 2011, the readers of Popular Photography magazine named Lough the grand prize winner in that magazine's 18th annual Readers' Photo Contest. The natural world photo which brought him the top award over 3,500 other previously award winning submissions, "Passing Through," was taken at Nevada's Black Rock Desert and focused on color, texture and detail that allowed viewers to see in real life what they otherwise would never see. In 2012, Lough lead several outdoor photography workshops in Arizona's Antelope Slot Canyon near Page, Arizona. Also in 2012, Trewin Framery and Art Gallery in Modesto, California maintained an ongoing exhibit of Lough's work.

Awards

Through his photography career, Lough or his company has won:

Books

  • Lough Jr., Rodney (2000). Wilderness Collections. Wilsonville, Oregon: The Lough Road. ISBN 0-9704011-0-8.
  • Lough Jr., Rodney (2008). Beyond the Trail. Wilsonville, Oregon: The Lough Road. ISBN 978-0-9704011-1-3.
  • Lough Jr., Rodney (2012). Stand Here. Wilsonville, Oregon: The Lough Road. ISBN 978-0-9704011-0-6.
  • Lough Jr., Rodney (2016). Swan Song. Wilsonville, Oregon: The Lough Road. ISBN 978-0-9704011-2-0.

Exhibitions

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