Spread Your Wings
Telephoto closeup of weathered wood bird house with small entry hole; brown wren perched at entry facing in; wings spread to take off backwards; background is out-of-focus greenery.
6” x 9” Print (1800px x 2700px 300dpi)
The World in a Mason Jar
Close-up of clear Mason jar containing pink/purple flowers in water; jar sits on brown wood table; background is out-of-focus view of fields, farm buildings, horizon and sky; view through water in lower part of jar turns background upside-down.
6” x 9” Print (1800px x 2700px 300dpi)
Adirondack Gardener
Portrait of seated older man with straw hat, glasses, white beard, and blue work shirt; looking slightly up and right; background of dark brown wood and a row of bright red bee balm flowers at top.
8” x 10” Print (2400px x 3000px 300dpi)
Artist's Bio
"My dream career was to be a magazine or newspaper photographer," recounts Ryck Lent. However, on a day in 1980, just before turning 30, he received a life-altering diagnosis: retinitis pigmentosa (RP). "After that, I knew my life was headed down a different path."
The initial prognosis—total vision loss by age 50—over time proved to be less dire than first thought. In 2021, 41 years later, he retains a narrow tunnel of useful vision. And continues to make photographs.
"These three photographs were made over the last 14 months, during the pandemic," Ryck explains. "I found myself looking more closely at things around me. Looking longer; being patient; discovering beauty right in front of me. And then, working through the constraints of low vision to create beautiful images. For this exhibit, I looked for images that were very different from each other, yet seemed to fit together. I hope you enjoy them."
Email: ryckblent@gmail.som
