Biography and Artist's Statement
The ethos of my work is to bring beauty and joy to those who see it, and to use these images as a way to bring new ways of seeing the world and new truths to those who view them. I strive to capture the essence of an image, to make it look more real than reality itself, to form a direct emotional connection between the viewer and the subject in which the photographer disappears. Some images are presented essentially as they were taken; others have been extensively re-worked on the computer to achieve what the image calls for. My background as a painter still greatly informs my work.
I started out wanting to be an artist but worked for many years in research, teaching and administration in biochemistry, molecular biology, toxicology, and environmental health. I was on the faculty at Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health and recently retired from the University of Maryland School of Public Health, where I maintain an Affiliate Faculty position. I now live in Boquete, Panamá, with verdant mountains, perpetual springtime, birds, flowers, and the best coffee in the world.
For the past ten years or so I've re-discovered my love of creating art, this time in the form of digital photography. I've recently been doing some HDR (High Dynamic Range imaging), and you will see these more and more in the future on this site. At the present time I use a tried-and-true Nikon D40X 10.1 Megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera with several lenses. It is by no means the fanciest camera on the market, but I like it because it fits my hand well.
My prints and note cards have been in several shops and galleries in San Antonio, Texas and Baltimore, Maryland, and have won awards in juried shows. I was honored to have "Recife: History Unwrapped" displayed in the Baltimore Museum of Art. You can see it in the Black & White Gallery.
You can be an artist in your life, regardless of the kind of work you do. Life is like a blank canvas - it can be whatever you want it to be. May you know the satisfaction of creating a well-crafted life.
- Betty Dabney
I started out wanting to be an artist but worked for many years in research, teaching and administration in biochemistry, molecular biology, toxicology, and environmental health. I was on the faculty at Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health and recently retired from the University of Maryland School of Public Health, where I maintain an Affiliate Faculty position. I now live in Boquete, Panamá, with verdant mountains, perpetual springtime, birds, flowers, and the best coffee in the world.
For the past ten years or so I've re-discovered my love of creating art, this time in the form of digital photography. I've recently been doing some HDR (High Dynamic Range imaging), and you will see these more and more in the future on this site. At the present time I use a tried-and-true Nikon D40X 10.1 Megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera with several lenses. It is by no means the fanciest camera on the market, but I like it because it fits my hand well.
My prints and note cards have been in several shops and galleries in San Antonio, Texas and Baltimore, Maryland, and have won awards in juried shows. I was honored to have "Recife: History Unwrapped" displayed in the Baltimore Museum of Art. You can see it in the Black & White Gallery.
You can be an artist in your life, regardless of the kind of work you do. Life is like a blank canvas - it can be whatever you want it to be. May you know the satisfaction of creating a well-crafted life.
- Betty Dabney
