Rob Tilley

I bought my first single lens reflex camera more than 35 years ago when I traveled to Japan at the age of 15. Since then I have always been fascinated by photography and travel. During college I photographed for our college yearbook and spent many long hours in the darkroom developing black and white prints. After graduating, however, I decided to be practical and pursue a career in financial services. While I did not completely give up my photography, I was only able to photograph intermittently for many years. In 1992, I came to realize that my photographic technique was not adequate to produce the images in my mind’s eye, so I decided to take a photography course at Northeastern University since I lived in Boston at the time. In addition to the basics, I also studied color printing, which has been instrumental in improving my image making as well.

In addition to photography, I have always loved getting out into the wilderness. There is nothing I enjoy more than hiking in the mountains and exploring backcountry trails. Photographing nature and wildlife is the perfect combination of my dual passions for photography and the outdoors. In 2003, I decided to quit my day job so I could focus exclusively on photography.

While most graphic arts start with a blank canvas, photography is the exact opposite. A photographer’s greatest challenge is to create order out of chaos. I strive to create images that are graphically bold and simple, as well as emotionally moving, creating a bond between the subject and the viewer. I also enjoy using the visual impact of color in relation to all of our senses. My photography encompasses a wide variety of subjects to create images that convey the magic and beauty of the natural world and enable the viewer to feel the wonder and awe that I experience while photographing it.


Credits
Rob’s photographs have been displayed at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC, the International Photography Hall of Fame in Tulsa, as well as Pentax Forum and Nikon Salon in Tokyo. Rob is a recipient of the 2002 Nature’s Best International Photography Awards. Publication credits include Nature’s Best, Nature Photographer and Japan Photo Contest. Rob is represented by Danita Delimont Stock Photography in Bellevue, WA and Q Photo International in Tokyo.

One Man Photography Exhibits
1995 Massachusetts Wild, Broadmoor Audubon Sanctuary, South Natick, MA
1996 Color and Form, Tokyo American Club, Tokyo
2002 God’s Country – Images of the North American West,
Ginza Nikon Salon, Tokyo
2003 Nature’s Bounty, Landscapes, Flora & Fauna, Pentax Forum, Tokyo