Ben Greenberg is a lifetime resident of central Virginia who has lived in Richmond and Charlottesville. He has devoted more than half of his 55 year love affair with photography to capturing landscape and wildlife images from throughout virginia’s natural world. In addition to photographing his home state, Ben has also photographed the natural world of twenty other states, including twenty-one national parks. Ben has committed his work to supporting the conservation and preservation of the natural environment, especially our natural public lands that benefit all Virginians.

As the featured artist at the Nelson Gallery beginning on Wednesday, April 2nd, Ben will be exhibiting his standard and panoramic color and black and white photographs captured throughout the Commonwealth. From the Eastern Shore to the Blue Ridge Mountains, from the Potomac River to the southern border of the state, Ben’s favorite natural Virginia photographs will include panoramic images from his popular coffee table book, Natural Virginia, as well as standard images from Ben’s current project of photographing Virginia’s scenic natural national, state, regional, and local public lands.

The exhibit will also feature Ben’s detailed descriptions of the stories behind the capture of each of the photographs in the show.  Ben’s stories of his image captures help the viewers understand what he experiences in the field, the encounters that test his equipment and his knowledge and expertise, and  how he plans and reacts to those events. Viewers are inspired by his stories and often find helpful tips for those who share Ben’s interest in photography.