ABOUT MY CADDO LAKE PHOTOGRAPHY

I will never forget the first time I went to Caddo Lake specifically to take photographs. It was overwhelming. It had rained the previous night and the lake had a magic, mystical, other worldly feeling and I was hooked from that point forward. Caddo Lake is one of the best examples in the southern United States of a mature Bald Cypress forest. The area is known for its exceptional wildlife, fish and bird diversity and is designated under the Ramsar Convention as a "Wetland of International Importance." This incredible natural wonder, Texas's only natural lake, is located just 2 hours away from my art studio in East Texas.

My work with Caddo Lake is important because I like to bring attention to it for the purpose of projecting it as a vital body of water. There are many people dedicated to the preservation of Caddo Lake and no one works harder than Don Henley. Don has made such a significant difference with his support of many programs and organizations. To learn how you can help preserve Caddo Lake, please visit The Caddo Lake Institute.

My responsibility as a photographer is to tell its' story as honestly as possible, but in that process is revealed a very beautiful part of nature in East Texas. It is like peering back in primordial time to know life as it existed thousands of years ago. It is eerie, calming, soothing, and mystical. It is nature at it’s full potential.

CADDO LAKE, PLACE OF DREAMS
Arlington Museum of Art
201 W. Main, Arlington, TX
Date TBA

"Caddo Lake, Place of Dreams" is an exhibition of Original Paintings, Drawings and Fine Art Photography by Bruce Tinch. The exhibit celebrates the contribution of Mrs. Lady Bird Johnson and her life-time of work dedicated to natural conservation and beautification programs using wildflowers, as well as her work for wetland conservation and anti-litter campaigns. Viewers will be emerged in a unique total experience of the senses including natural swamp sounds playing through the museum, tanks of live water lilies in the main museum lobby, and tree limbs covered with Spanish moss.

The exhibition was launched at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas in September 2008 and was claimed by the Center as the best exhibition they ever housed, attracting a large attendance from all over the U.S.