My New Newsletter

Dear Friends,

I’ve decided to use this format to share my work with you, where I can go beyond the brevity of social media and give you a little more.  I’ll share a favorite photo and the story behind it, and keep you up to date on my major projects.  So welcome and thanks for following along on my journey.

Over the past two years, I’ve worked on a unique project that has recently come to fruition: “The Birds of Sunnylands”.  In 2016, I received a unique commission from the Annenberg Foundation.  The mission was to document the birdlife of the Sunnylands Center and Gardens, their sanctuary in the Coachella Valley, California, to create a gallery exhibit for their visitor center.  So in 2017 and 2018, I made eight trips in different seasons photograph birds there.  I really enjoyed this project.  While very different from my remote editorial work on subjects like Birds-of-Paradise or Orangutans, it allowed me to focus on the artistic aspects of my photography, and as always, to try to create images that share the beauty of the natural world and inspire people to care about leaving space on this planet for wildlife.

Dining By Moonlight - Anna's Hummingbird

It was early October in the Coachella Valley, and as usual, I was out before sunrise.  As I passed a row of honeysuckle bushes where I had often photographed hummingbirds, I noticed the full moon beginning to set behind them just as glow of dawn cast a little light on the flowers.  I knew the hummingbirds would be starting to forage, and I had an idea -  a hummingbird silhouette against the moon.  The trick was to get a hummingbird in the right spot before the moon disappeared.  I found some flowers that lined up with the moon, got ready to shoot, and as the hummingbirds began their foraging rounds, I gambled that one would come to that cluster of flowers.  My efforts were rewarded, and I captured this unique shot. 

The above image, along with fifty other images from this project, are now on exhibit at the Sunnylands Center through next spring.  They are printed in large format on recycled aluminum that I have to say looks pretty stunning.  So I hope if you are in the Palm Springs area at all this winter, you will take the opportunity to check out the exhibit. 

I’d also like to take this chance to announce that in order to allow people to purchase the same beautiful metal prints that are on exhibit at the Sunnylands Center this winter, we have set up a new online store called “Tim Laman Fine Art”.  Please have a look, if for no other reason than to see a broader selection of this work.

Tim Laman Fine Art

Finally, I’ve taken the liberty of adding you to my email list because we have met or corresponded in the past, but of course, you are free to unsubscribe below if you wish. 

Thanks for reading and all the best,  Tim