HARRISTON – Visitors to Wild Things, an exhibit of the photography of Durham resident Jim Dillabough currently on display at the Minto Arts Gallery, can expect to see a view of nature close up.
“I like to find things that we kind of pass by, or pass over, we don’t see them because they’re maybe too small, they’re too far away. But these things are all around us,” said Dillabough at an artist’s reception at the gallery on Jan. 11.
Dillabough is a self-taught photographer who got his first quality camera around the time his children were born and began with a focus on family photography.
He moved to Durham from Brantford after retiring from his work with a gas company and began taking photos with an environmental bent.
For the photos in his Wild Things display, Dillabough used both macro and telephoto techniques. Using high resolution cameras and sometimes camouflage, he spent time exploring the fields and wetlands of Grey-Bruce region searching for subjects to obtain close-up views of the wildlife in the area.
“This requires developing an understanding of the habitats and secretive behaviors of these creatures and leads him to a feeling of kinship and respect for those with whom we share this environment,” states a gallery press release.
Wild Things – Photography by Jim Dillabough is on display until Feb. 23 at the Minto Arts Gallery located on the top floor of the Harriston Public Library at 88 Mill Street.
For gallery hours and other information on Minto Arts go to mintoartscouncil.ca.
Two of the photos in the display. Dillabough, who lives in Durham, used both macro and telephoto techniques for the photos in the exhibit.
