| “Images of the Southwest” At Lost City Museum In May | |||
| Moapa Valley Progress Published April 29, 2009 The Lost City Museum is proud to exhibit the photography of Ann Carter on display in the month of May. On Saturday, May 16, Carter will meet and greet visitors to the museum from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and sign items purchased during that time. This shutter bug expert was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay area but spent most of her adult life in New York City. After retiring from the reinsurance business, Carter moved to the Las Vegas area in 1997. Doing so allowed quick field excursions on limited vacation time thus quenching her passion for photography. |
 The photographs of Ann Carter will be on display throughout May at the Lost City Museum in Overton. |
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| “Capturing breath taking photos of the southwest I began to realize flowers are a favorite, close behind are landscapes and Native American rock art,” said Carter. “For me it is all about the light. I can stand in one place for many minutes waiting for the light to shift before making any photograph.”
Carter’s patience has paid off. Driving aimlessly and suddenly seeing beautiful rays of light hitting the weathered shingles of an old barn, she has pulled her vehicle to the side of the road, jumped out and taken a single shot before the magical light disappeared. Ansel Adams once said, “Sometimes I do get to places just when God’s ready to have somebody click the shutter.” Sometimes that lucky person is Ann. Carter’s first camera was a Brownie Hawkeye, a Christmas present from her grandmother when she was about twelve. Later, the Canon 35 MM was her equipment of choice. Today almost completely digital, Canon, Carter has instant gratification and complete control over her work from the release of the shutter to the final print. Carter is a member of the Boulder City Art Guild, the Nevada Camera Club, the Nevada Rock Art Foundation, the Southern Nevada Rock Art Association (SNRAA), the American Rock Art Research Association (ARARA) and the Utah Rock Art Research Association (URARA). In 2005 Carter received the Oliver Award for photography from ARARA and was named Photographer of the Year by the Nevada Camera Club. The Lost City Museum is open daily, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Regular admission charge is $3.00 for adults age 18 and over, $2.00 for anyone over 65. Children and members enter free. For more information, call the museum at (702)397-2193. |
