Amidst a historic time in our country’s history, I had the privilege to visit a beautiful private plantation in the Ace Basin, South Carolina. Standing on the ground of past congressman and the elites of the world, I came across this incredible oak. Looking at it from all angles, I felt the huge responsibility of capturing its majesty in one single image. After waiting for the afternoon light to fade, I approached an angle that turned each limb of the oak into a rung of what appeared as a staircase. In honor of those that we have lost due to COVID-19, I named this image Stairway to Heaven, hoping they will climb each rung of the ladder into the arms of God. As lives come and go, this mighty oak with its roots deep will remain to tell our story.
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Artist Andrew Branning
Andrew uses the latest in digital camera technology from Sony, Nikon & Leica to capture the highest quality digital negative for large format printing. He approaches the darkroom as if he were editing film, by utilizing minimal photoshop techniques such as dodge and burn. Uniquely to Andrew is his style and ability to go from fine art portraiture, landscape & field journalism. Andrew has been a photographer for 10 years and his work can be seen in magazines and multiple best-selling book publications.