“I have been passionate about photography from a very young age,” Jeannine Henebry explains. “A pivotal point was meeting Minor White while I was in high school. I completely resonated with Minor’s famous quote “To See, To React, To Create” and it is always in the back of my mind when I’m out in the field taking photographs.”
Her formal art studies included Arizona State University, University of Colorado BS, and a fully immersive 2-½ year BA photography program at the Pasadena Art Center College of Design.
“I came to California to study at the Art Center in Pasadena” says Jeannine, “where Ansel Adams once taught.” Adam’s enduring influence radiates through Jeannine Henebry’s work. “In these years of intense and concentrated work at Art Center, I further developed my eye and solidified my love of photography”.
With her brother John, she developed a professional photography company known as “The Henebrys”. For over 30 years they have been recognized internationally as the premier photographers of golf course landscapes.
“In the genre of Ansel Adams, I based my golf course landscape career on capturing images with a view camera on 4” x 5″velvia film.”
Moving beyond the golf landscape, Jeannine is now photographing in the wild and beautiful landscapes of California.
“My photograph, “Winter Clearing,” of Cook’s Meadow in Yosemite, represents the culmination of the many years studying my craft, Yosemite Valley and the light and weather conditions that make an unforgettable image”
Using the finest technology available she now captures her images with a medium format PhaseOne IQ3100 100 megapixel camera, excited to push the limits with long exposure and high dynamic range files.
“Recently, I have also been chasing the Milky Way, exploring astro landscapes. It is super fun and challenging concentrating in the middle of the night in total darkness. I am amazed how you can stay up all night when your adrenaline kicks in. And the image files are unreal with details and colors you cannot see with the naked eye”