No. 43: DON AMENT - FAYETTE COUNTY: NATURE'S RADIANCE

Don Ament made his first photographs at the age of ten with a Polaroid Big Swinger camera, and has been photographing professionally since high school in the 1970’s. From 1995 to the present, he has worked full-time as a Fine Art photographer. He was born with cataracts in both eyes, and, beginning at age three, had several surgical operations in the early 1960’s to save his vision. However, he remains legally blind in one eye, and experiences visual challenges in his other “good” eye. He does not have normal 3-D vision. Ament has studied under, and worked with, some of America’s leading contemporary photographers, including John Shaw, Bill Fortney, Charles Cramer, and Bill Atkinson. He is a recipient of the Kentucky Al Smith Fellowship award, as well as numerous other financial grants and awards, and has led many workshops on photography and the art of seeing. His work has been collected by over 5000 patrons throughout the United States and Europe. He talks about his work and his recent commissioned installation of 12 photographs in the Lexington Senior Center titled: FAYETTE COUNTY: NATURE'S RADIANCE, a deep dive into the natural areas of Fayette County spanning a 12-month period.For more and to connect with us, visit https://www.artsconnectlex.org/art-throb-podcast.html