J.D. Marston

Artist Biography

The photographic art, prints and posters of J.D. Marston capture an essence of the American landscape that is rapidly vanishing. The viewer is taken into a remarkable outdoor place and time that is available to all, but visited by few. Each of his photographs create a compelling intimacy, bringing the viewer into a very private experience with the intriguing beauty that exists around us. The result is a sense of direct involvement with the healing magic of nature.

Marston has walked many miles before coming full circle to a simplified and child-like perception of his subject matter in his art, prints and posters. Starting his life in Stamford, Connecticut, J.D. began photographing microscope samples with a box camera at age ten. He went on to study photography in high school, photojournalism at Boston University, and finally graduated from Emerson College with a degree in communication. After graduation, Marston was immediately drawn to the Canadian Rocky Mountain wilderness. He spent eight months alone in the mountains, searching for his higher calling and pondering life's great secret. After his encounter with the wilderness, he returned to civilization to work in the stress management field utilizing acupuncture, body/mind techniques and natural foods.

He became aware of his unique ability to capture mystical moments that appear regularly in nature with his large format camera. His black and white master printing techniques and eye for color and attention to detail result in art, prints and posters portraying the pure and playful perception of a child. Marston's desire to communicate the spiritually therapeutic presence of "the eternal” in nature is the primary motivation for his art. The photographs are messages, quietly calling for people to get in touch with the wonder and healing presence that is constantly available to them.

J.D. Marston Art, Prints and Posters Collection