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Glory Light at Cape St. Francis - Ray Fennelly
For the past five years, Altius has chosen the work of a Newfoundland and Labrador based artist to present on the cover of our annual report. We have profiled various artists including painter James Miller (2006) and one of our Province's most treasured visual artists, Gerald Squires (2007).
This year we are happy to engage a recent photographic work of award winning photographer Ray Fennelly, Glory Light at Cape St. Francis.
"Glory" or "magic hour" light is a term photographers use to describe the golden luminous qualities of light present at the beginning and at the end of a day. Its warmth saturates colour, sculpts form and reveals depths of character. It is a time of reflection and signals the cyclical nature of a day - inspiring both a sense of satisfying calm and the exhilarating thrill of anticipation.
Ray has been a long-time favourite of the Altius team and was most recently profiled on our 2004 Annual Report cover. Many of the photographs in this year's Annual Report are also of Ray's making. Ray Fennelly, was born in a lighthouse at Bear Cove Point on the southern shore of Newfoundland. At an early age, he recognized his love of photography while poring over copies of Life magazine.
Graduating with highest honours from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in 1982, he quickly launched a 35-year long career working as a photojournalist, commercial photographer and video producer. In 1992, on assignment for Canadian Geographic, he retraced the route of Sylvester Joe and William Epps Cormack by walking across Newfoundland. His personal work is inspired by the landscape of Newfoundland and the inherent qualities of its light. Presently, he maintains his freelance career as well as teaching photography and digital imaging at the College of the North Atlantic.
For more information about Ray Fennelly, please contact him at: rayfennelly@mac.com.