Photo of Doug Plummer, Self-Portrait

Doug brings an ethic of hard work, engagement and intensity to his photographic life. He is passionate about the medium, and this energy is infectious among his clients and subjects. At the same time, he brings skills of subtlety and tact to his assignments. His sensitivity to a situation allows a deep immersion into the heart of an environment, whether the job is an annual report, an editorial assignment, a college marketing book, a foreign travel piece, or a wedding.

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Biography

Born: 1955 Chambersburg, PA. Fled to the West Coast at the earliest opportunity.

Education

Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH 1973 to 1975, studies in Education and Photography
Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Photography Program, Sun Valley, ID 1976 and 1979, Photography and Printmaking
The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA 1978-1980, Education, Art History, B.A. 1980

College clients

Barnard College
College of Wooster
George Washington Law School
Illinois Institute of Technology
Luther College
Mt. St. Mary University
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Randolph College
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
St. Vincent College
Stanford University
University of Chicago
University of Washington
Washington & Lee University
Whitman College
Williams College
Yeshiva University

Other Clients

Boeing
Bon Appetit
Discover Magazine
Federal Home Loan Bank
KVO
Meridith Publishing
Raychem Corp
Seattle Foundation
Smithsonian Magazine
Sony Corporation

Honors

  • 2006 Honorable Mention International Color Awards
  • 2005 Honorable Mention International Photography Awards Book Cover and Landscape
  • 2004 Honorable Mention International Photography Awards Fine Art Division
  • 2003 First Place, International Photography Awards Fine Art Landscape Division
  • 1991 Communication Arts award

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2004 Southern Light Gallery, Amarillo, TX “Ireland Panoramics”
  • 2004 Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle, WA “Roses in Winter,: Washington Old Time Fiddlers Project
  • 2004 White Sturgeon Gallery, Vancouver, WA “Stick Pictures”
  • 2003 Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle “Contra Dancing in the Northwest”
  • 2002 The Edward Carter Gallery, New York “Mystical Panoramic Landscapes from Around the World”
  • 1999 Cuckoo Fleadh, Kinvara, Co. Clare, Ireland

Group Exhibitions

  • 2004 Museum of Anthropology, Chico, CA “The Rhythm of Culture”
  • 2004 Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle “Visual Proof”, Roy Flukinger, jurer
  • 2004 Center for Fine Art Photography, Ft. Collins, CO International
  • 2004 Soho Photo, New York Soho Photo 2004 Competition, June 2004
  • 2003 Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver Two man exhibit, Ireland
  • 2002 The Edward Carter Gallery, Lewes, DE “We’re All A Little Irish” group exhibit
  • 2001 Photographic Center NW, Seattle “Beneath The Surface”, Chien-Chi Chang juror
  • 1997 Benham Gallery, Seattle Photonica Photographers group show
  • 1995 Benham Gallery, Seattle “Worth a Thousand Words”, Duane Michals, juror
  • 1982 Stone Press Gallery, Seattle Seattle Printmakers group show
  • 1977 University of Minnesota, Mpls, MN Two man exhibit