Photographer Denise Bruchman shows Wyoming images in Albany

ALBANY - A recent trip by local photographer Denise Bruchman to Yellowstone National Park and Jackson, Wyo., gave the artist a chance to both revisit old themes and to add new material to her collection.

The results of that trip will be on display at Cameron’s Gallery & Gifts at the Heritage Mall through Jan. 15.

At Yellowstone, Bruchman hoped to make it through the park and take some wildlife shots before it closed for the winter. To her delight she found all that she wanted there and more.

Bruchman reports that the highlight of the trip was seeing wolves in the wild for the first time. She had stopped beside the Yellowstone River to photograph some trumpeter swans and saw a pair of wolves loping along the opposite bank.

“I couldn’t believe my luck,” Bruchman said. “They were truly amazing to watch. I only wish I’d had a larger lens.”

Jackson provided bright blue skies, clear views of the mountains and striking old barns still standing against the cold winds. Though the aspens had already lost their autumn colors, their white trunks made for stark contrasts with the sage brush and the majestic mountains.

“The weather was awesome and I couldn’t have asked for better lighting the whole trip,” said the photographer.

Bruchman, who is known for her black-and-white photography, also returned to Bannack, Mont., to capture further images of that historic ghost town. The resulting photographs, she says, attest to the strength of our pioneering forebears and their ability to leave a lasting mark. Abandoned but still standing, Bannack’s buildings “have all the lines and textures and contrasts needed for good black-and-white photography,” Bruchman said.

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