
Gregory Colbert uses photography to build both an idea and a feeling.

His work, a vast collection of pictures and video called Ashes and Snow, offers imagery that is compelling for its artistry as well as its subjects.
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By isolating two figures, animal and human, he forces the viewer to confront his ideas without any distractions.


His photographs use simplicity and light to indicate peaceful well-being, and by using children as models he creates a common bond of innocence between them and the animals.