\n \n \n \n \n Albert D. Horner is an award-winning fine-art photographer whose images distill the quiet beauty and intimate landscapes of New Jersey&rsquo\;s Pinelands National Reserve. Self-taught\, he brings curiosity\, patience\, and a practiced eye to his craft\, recording the oak and pine forests\, cedar swamps\, meandering waterways and native wildflowers that make the &ldquo\;Pine Barrens&rdquo\; a place like no other. &ldquo\;Although the Pinelands does not have mountain peaks or lush valleys with babbling streams\, it does have a beauty and uniqueness all its own\,&rdquo\; says Horner.
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\n Horner began taking 35mm photos as a hobby\, working first in black and white and then in Kodachrome. He visited scenic locations in the United States and abroad\, but wasn&rsquo\;t quite satisfied with the images he produced. Horner soon realized he needed a subject close at hand where he could monitor light and weather conditions in all seasons. For the Medford Lakes\, N.J.\, resident that subject was the Garden State&rsquo\;s Pinelands\, a place he had explored since childhood.
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\n Since 2005\, using digital photography\, Horner has produced more than 150 stunning images taken in the 1.1 million-acre Pinelands National Reserve. Some 80 of these fine-art photographs appear in his 2015 monograph\, &ldquo\;Pinelands: New Jersey&rsquo\;s Suburban Wilderness.&rdquo\; A Pinelands Preservation Alliance board member\, Horner uses his art to advocate on behalf of the ecologically important region\, giving presentations and exhibiting his images. | \n \n \n \n | \n \n \n \n \n  | \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  | \n \n \n \n\n \; \n | \n \n \n \n\n \; \n | \n \n \n \n \;\n\n \n \n \n  | \n \n \n \n \n \n \n | \n \n \n \n\n \; \n | \n \n \n \n \;\n\n \n \n \n  | \n \n \n \n | \n
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