THE MAKING OF SAVANNAH SAM
SAVANNAH SAM PHOTOGRAPHY AND COASTAL ART·MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2020·
Savannah Sam is a photographer and photo artist who focuses on the nature and history of the "lowcountry" — the south coastal area of the United States — stretching from Charleston, South Carolina, through the Ace Basin and down through the "Golden Isles" to Cumberland Island, Georgia. Savannah Sam Photogra
phy, LLC offers archival framed, giclee matted and canvas gallery wrapped prints of local and regional images. His work can be found at select local retailers and at various regional art shows. Why coastal Georgia? This part of the country reminds Sam of the eastern shore, of his native state of Maryland. This area is rich with artistic photo opportunities provided by the many wonderful locations in the Ace Basin, Low Country, and among the various bluffs, hammocks and fish camps dotting the coastline of South Carolina and Georgia. The classical southern charm of the south coastal United States provides a wide palette of opportunities to express "A Unique Vision of the Coastal Lifestyle". As a very young boy in the early 60s, he was greatly influenced by an uncle who had a passion for photography. He was later enrolled in an art school which broadened his interest in oils and watercolors. This left such an impression with him when he was a young man that he wanted to continue to study art as an adult. However during that time it was frowned upon to suggest that art was a viable means to make a living. Artists were considered beyond the social mainstream. Therefore, he was encouraged to take the conventional and more acceptable route towards achieving a Liberal Arts Degree and eventually became an aerospace engineer. Until about eight years ago the “dream” was put on-hold. This is when the seeds of Savannah Sam Photography began to grow. The character of Savannah Sam was created to personify, through photography & photo-art, an"island-like state-of-mind", whose images reach into the soul, and transport us to the beach of our dreams! Now, a lifetime of technical discipline blends with a creative passion, to create a unique photographic and artistic style. He has always considered himself to be an artist first and a photographer second, using the photograph as a foundation for his creative expression. Embracing a digital style of photography, he first captures the shot and then submits the image to a limited and very specific post processing sequence that best expresses the mood of the composition. He is constantly experimenting with new digital and light applications that allow him to develop his own style of “technical creativity blended with coastal calm”. PERHAPS YOU'VE SEEN US...
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Savannah Sam's work featured at the Horton Gallery
Savannah Sam's work has been featured in local publications and displayed at various local galleries including the Horton Gallery located on the Southeast Georgia Health System (Brunswick) Campus, at the Atrium Gallery of the Merrill Lynch Building, located at The Landings in Savannah, at the Old Jail Art Center in Darien, and at the Glynn Visual Arts Main Gallery located at 106 Island Drive on St. Simons Island.
“Wild Horse on Cumberland Island”
📷📷Savannah Sam Photography was proud to have been selected as Georgia's photographic entry for the "Most Beautiful Spot in Every U.S.State" on www.PUREWOW.com with its image entitled “Wild Horse on Cumberland Island”. Dungeness Ruins
Savannah Sam's work was featured again on an internet site, this time for Georgia's Most Abandoned Places at: http://www.onlyinyourstate.com/…/ga-abandoned-places-road-…/ Check out Sam's haunting image of the the Dungeness Ruins, the ghostly remains of the one time home of the Carnegie Family on Cumberland Island.
📷In the Fall of 2018, Sam's work was featured on the cover of High Tide magazine which included a feature article about this local artist and his passion to express his experiences and emotions through photography and photo-art. Pictured in the Governors' Office are (L to R) Mrs. Deal, Leila Shrader, Steve Shrader (Savannah Sam), and Governor Deal
📷In 2018, Savannah Sam had two of his works, "Darien Reflections" (pictured left) and "Footprints of Sapelo Island" (pictured right) selected to hang in the executive offices at the State Capitol as a part of the "Art of Georgia" exhibit. Approximately 100 entries were submitted from artists throughout the South Georgia region, and these two pieces were noted by the Georgia Council for the Arts as being an exceptional representation of contemporary Georgia art work.
