Kimberley Carr Harmon a resident of Marin County. She draws inspiration from nature and an emotional and spiritual connection to the earth. Her photography grows from these moments of stillness, when nature reveals itself not as a backup, but as a presence to be felt. Her photography is a realized vision of that relationship. Some are abstract, others more traditionally composed, but all are rooted in a deep respect for the natural world and it’s ability to hold memory, mystery and calm.
She is drawn to places that feel lightly touched by time: countrysides, gardens and remote landscapes where nature grows into it’s own being. Time and age influence her work; old stone walls softened by moss, weathered wood buildings, ancient trees and quiet churches that have stood for centuries.
These elements speak to resilience, patience and belonging. Her wanderings have taken her across Peru, South Africa, Southern New Zealand, the English countryside, Scotland, Ireland, Outer Hebrides, Lofoten Islands, Faroe Islands, Martha’s Vineyard, American West, as well as closer to home in Marin County. Across these places, she is always looking for the same quiet details: how light moves through the atmosphere, how trees and plants shape themselves as they grow and how land carries the character of age.
In this world of busy-ness, I choose to wander.
I pause and see beauty that others may pass by.
– Kimberley Carr Harmon
