Reflections in Photography Launches at 19 Drips

For 50 years, Jim Ludwig (b. 1956) has made compelling, provocative, and highly influential photographs that show the wonder and fragility of the American landscape, its inherent beauty, and the inadequacy of our response to it. Reflections in Photography: The Photographs of Jim Ludwig celebrates the art of this seminal American photographer and explores the reverential way he looks at the world around him and the almost palpable silence of his work. Organized in cooperation with the artist, the exhibition, Reflections in Photography: The Photographs of Jim Ludwig is on view from February 3rd through April 28th, 2023, in 19 Drips Gallery.

Capturing the sense of peace and harmony created through what Ludwig calls "the silence of light" that can be seen in the West Ann Arbor Neighborhood, Reflections in Photography features some dozen pictures from 2021 to 2023.

"The photographs in this exhibition encourage us to experience the sense of silence that the beauty of nature can inspire while asking us to question our own silent complicity in the face of its desecration," said Saeed Ebrahim, director of the 19 Drips Gallery.

In 1973, Jim had his first photo exhibit at the Holly District Library when disaster struck and the building burned down with his photography. February 3rd also marks the 50th anniversary of Jim Ludwig’s accident at Schuss Mountain. Jim continues to inspire and create at 19 Drips with his Reflections in Photography: The Photographs of Jim Ludwig, Opening reception at 12 noon on February 3, 2023 at 19 Drips Gallery 2891 Jackson Rd, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103