Colby Chester Art

Colby Chester involves himself actively in environmental issues both locally and internationally. His photographs are his voice through which he communicates to the world. He uses his photography as an instrument for advocacy of environmental conservation whenever possible. He has been a passionate photographer for more than fifty years and still continues to explore the world through the lens of his cameras. His passion for the environment was inherited from his great-grandfather who was a long-time contributor to the National Geographic Magazine and was among its founding members. Many of Chester’s work have been published in some of the leading art magazines and literary journals at home and abroad. Since his childhood, he has always loved things with artistic flare. He liked to read art books and attend art shows and exhibitions. The photographer has been recognized in Photographers Forum for his outstanding works .He was so much inspired by the works of other artists especially those who were leaning towards environmental conservation. Chester believed that it is through art that he could strongly defend what nature provides. He is mainly interested in travel and landscape photography. This interest was initially galvanized by the gripping photography in National Geographic Magazine, and also by a publication titled “In Wildness Is The Preservation of the World”, the Sierra Club publication of the seminal work of Eliot Porter. He has exhibited his work at Photo Center Northwest in Seattle, WA, and also at Benham Gallery. His art is also on display in South Lake Union at Portage Bay Cafe (ongoing). The framed Colby Chester art are much sought after by many collectors. A selection of his work is featured in COLOR magazine.