The photography of Carl Battreall
For the past fifteen years Carl Battreall has straddled the line between fine art photographer and adventure photographer. Carl frequently creates work for galleries, museums and corporate art
collections while at the same time creating dynamic images for editorial and stock clients.
Carl spent most of his twenties dedicated to the West Coast Tradition, photographing in black and white with his 8x10 view camera. He quickly befriended and earned the respect of many west coast masters. He was granted his first solo exhibit at the age of twenty four and was featured in the leading fine art photography magazine, Lenswork, that same year.
About Carl
In 2001, Carl moved to Alaska where he fell in love with the glaciated landscape of the north. He was awarded the 2007 Daniel Housberg Wilderness Image Award for his extensive work photographing Alaska’s unprotected mountain regions. In 2008, The Rasmuson Foundation granted Carl an Artist Fellowship, allowing him to complete Blue,
a project that explores the ever-
Carl’s work has been published in magazines, books and calendars throughout the world. His photography has been published in Lenswork (featured photographer), Nature’s Best (featured photographer), Climbing (featured photographer), Alaska Magazine (featured photographer), Mountain Bike, Photo Media, Outdoor Photographer, Alaska Airlines Magazine. His stock photography is represented by Alaska Stock.
In 2009, Carl started indie AK films, a independent film production company dedicated to documentary filmmaking in Alaska.
Carl lives in Anchorage with his wife Pam and son Walker.
