EVAN MCGLINN (American b.1962 -)Photographer Evan’s most recent fine artwork took him to Cape Disappointment on the Oregon coast to document the treacherous ocean waters there. “I was inspired to make these images after seeing a large oil painting of an ominous, open ocean that hangs in the dining room of Le Bernardin, in New York. The key was to arrive on the coast during a King Tide, which I did, but the wind was also gusting up to 60 miles an hour which made for great imagery,” says Evan. “I used a 500mm telephoto lens to capture the intense energy. This unique body of water, where the Columbia River drains into the Pacific, is one of the most treacherous river bars in the world. The water is so treacherous, in fact, that the Coast Guard trains there in special vessels that can capsize and right themselves. I think these images are a reminder that the ocean - whether it be in Maine or Oregon or Cape Horn - never rests. As Joseph Conrad said: “The sea has no favorites. It swallows the arrogant and the careless with equal appetite.” Evan's additional photographs at Carver Hill belong to a series of haunting images of New England - a land that shaped the American identity. "I am obsessed with decay and ghosts from the past," says Evan, "and New England has plenty of it. My goal is to invite the viewer to dig deeply into the images by examining every little detail in the hopes that it will trigger an emotional response to the past." In his architectural landscapes, Evan pushes the boundaries of photography by using various technological tools and other mediums, such as watercolor ink and gouache, to free the image from the rigid confines of a photograph. He uses a medium format, 102-megapixel camera to capture incredible detail. He intentionally does not frame his photos behind glass. Instead, he prefers to print on matte photo paper mounted on Dibond or dye sublimation on aluminum. "As soon as you remove any sort of glass, the image reads more like a painting - which is what I am going for." Evan McGlinn is an artist, writer, photojournalist and creative director whose work has appeared in Forbes, Rolling Stone, Departures, Town & Country, Men's Journal, The New York Times, The Boston Globe and other national publications. He is a contributing editor at Luxury magazine. He has also held marketing management positions at Ralph Lauren and Lands' End. Currently, Evan is focusing on fine art photography but he continues to photograph for both The New York Times and The Gates Foundation. Evan is a graduate of Suffield Academy and Bennington College and he currently lives in Seattle with his wife and two sons.