Artist of the Month
Ida Little, photographer
Visitors to the Cataumet Arts Center Gallery can see Ida's image Snowy Egret on view. The artist's wildlife and nature photography can be seen at the art center year-round, and in other Cape Cod galleries.
See Ida's summer exhibition “Natural Beauty: Birds, Color, Light” at the Maser Gallery, at Falmouth Community Television, 310 Dillingham Avenue, Falmouth, MA. www.fctv.org 508-457-0800
Opening reception: 3-5 pm. Sunday, August 5th. On view through August 30, 2012.
Order her book: Beachcruising and Coastal Camping at Amazon.com or from your local book store
Ida Little — Nature Photographer, Author
Ida Little’s favorite place to be is outdoors. This love of the outdoors has shaped her career and led her on some extraordinary adventures. Ida Little is a freelance photographer and writer. She has written and photographed for many travel and nature magazines as well as published the book Beachcruising and Coastal Camping with her husband Michael Walsh.
Snowy Egret - Photograph by Ida Little
Throughout her career, Ida has explored countless beaches and loves to spend time in isolated places. She spent 10 years living most of the year in a tent in the Bahamas with her husband. Then during the summers, they would manage a fly-in fishing camp in Canada. Throughout these experiences Ida was writing about and photographing her journey.
Some of Ida’s most notable photographs are of birds. Her visually striking pictures of the native birds of Florida have been featured in several galleries on Cape Cod, including a feature exhibit at the Cataumet Arts Center. Her inspiration for her bird pictures came to her while visiting Antarctica. There Ida and her husband rented a shack in the middle of a penguin mating ground. She would spend her days photographing the penguins with their mates and their babies. She derives great satisfaction in capturing the unique character, humor, and beauty of these moving targets.
Currently, Ida and her husband spend their summers on Cape Cod, and live the rest of the year in Florida. Ida continues to draw inspiration from the natural envioment and to seek outdoor adventures and experiences. All the while, she is photographing and documenting the natural beauty and the wildlife she encounters.