The autumn leaves of Maine, the blue waters of the Caribbean and the rugged terrain of Colorado are now visible in Hollywood thanks to landscape photographer Tim Kiusalaas, who recently held the grand-opening of his gallery in Downtown Hollywood.
The Tim Kiusalaas Gallery showcases his latest work entitled “The American Landscape Collection” and features his photographs from all corners of the country.
Kiusalaas, a Pennsylvania native, first developed a passion for photography as a child. He grew up with a camera in his hand and a dark room in his basement, snapping and developing black and white pictures of his dogs on walks and geese at the lake where he worked as a lifeguard. And after honing his skills at Penn State, where he majored in Fine Arts, he became an advertising photographer. While traveling on assignment, Kiusalaas found landscape photography and it soon dominated his work.
“I love the process of taking landscape pictures,” he said. “I love the solitude; I love watching the sun rise and the sun set and seeing it change the entire landscape with its bright-orange color. That’s how you get the dramatic landscape pictures.”
Kiusalaas said he travels for hours in search of the prime locations to capture his photographs and said he wants to do more than take a picture. He wants to capture a feeling, making people feel like they were there when they look at his images.
And to help capture the vivid colors of his photographs and make people feel like they were there, Kiusalaas develops his photographs on archival silver halide paper – which give the photo incredible depth and dimension, he said.
In addition, Kiusalaas said he tries to have something for everyone at his gallery. People can purchase small photographs or larger limited-edition pieces, which he will not print more than 450 copies – perfect, he said, for collectors looking for an investment that will increase over time.
And as for the reason Kiusalaas decided to open his gallery in Downtown Hollywood, he said it was because he thinks Hollywood is up and coming.
“Hollywood is kind of a hidden secret to me,” he said. “A lot of people either don’t know about Downtown Hollywood or love it. Once they go, they love it because there are so many things to do.”
The gallery, located at 2029 Harrison St., is open Tuesday through Saturday from 4 to 9:30 p.m. For more information about the Tim Kiusalaas Gallery, visit www.americaslandscapes.com.
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