Spare, contemplative images dominate much of Keith Lazelle's work. Incredible colors seem to expand beyond their frames, yet seem wholly contained, inviting further contemplation of the natural world. It should be no surprise, therefore, that Lazelle's pictures evoke Japanese haiku poetry. As with haiku, his images explore both the subtleties and grandeur of nature's presence. "It was a book of photographic translations of Basho's haiku that led me into photography," Lazelle says. “I was fascinated with the images and the photographer’s awareness of color and light and every millimeter of composition within the frame.”

Today, Lazelle and his wife, Jane Hall (who acts as his agent), live near Quilcene, Washington on the Olympic Peninsula. Some of his clients include: Audubon, Eddie Bauer, Merrill Lynch, Microsoft, Outside Magazine, Safeco Insurance, Seattle Space Needle, and the Nature Conservancy.

Text courtesy of Alaska Airlines Magazine.

Keith Lazelle's images will be featured at the Burke Museum April 24 through June 8, 2008, in the exhibit titled Fast Moving Water: The Hoh River Story.