Anna Mia Davidson’s photographs will be exhibited in New York for the first time at Howard Greenberg Gallery from October 30 – December 6, 2014. Human Nature presents portraits of sustainable farmers working at more than ten small farms in the Pacific Northwest.

Davidson’s deep commitment to sustainable farming stems from both her personal and professional lives. While photographing in Cuba in the 1990s, she learned of the traditional, natural methods of farming employed there, and realized the parallels with practices her husband John was implementing on their own farm in Washington. The end of a photographic series on Cuba became the beginnings of her visual exploration of a local farming community in Washington committed to sustainable agriculture and animal husbandry.

As Anna Mia Davidson notes, “It is now a crucial time in history where nations must look to alternative means of food production as an answer to environmental, social, and health issues. The amount of work and dedication to be a true steward of the land is humbling to witness. As a nation, and as an interconnected world, our future depends on a new appreciation for local production and consumption, and we will need to embrace and cherish how it looks to be truly sustainable.”

An award-winning photographer, Davidson’s work on sustainable farmers in the Pacific Northwest has been supported by a grant from Fotodocument.org and selected for long-term exhibition by the city of Seattle. It was supported by and debuted on the USA Network, was featured on the Today Show and was published by Chronicle Books as part of The Character Project in 2009, a project coordinated through the Aperture Foundation.

When she is not working on her own projects, she is a freelance photographer for international news and magazine publications such as Vanity Fair, The New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Associated Press, Reader's Digest, AARP and The International Herald Tribune. She lives with her husband and two children in Seattle, where she also serves on the board of Photographic Center Northwest.

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Related images
  1. Anna Mia Davidson, Julie With Wheelhoe, 2008, Archival pigment print; printed later, Image size: 24 1/4 x 24 1/4 inches; Paper size: 28 1/2 x 28 1/2 inches
  2. Anna Mia Davidson, Eden with Golden Rods, 2012, Archival pigment print, Image size: 18 x 18 inches; Paper size: 22 x 22 inches
  3. Anna Mia Davidson, Blake Feeding Chickens, 2008, Archival pigment print; printed later, Image size: 18 x 18 inches; Paper size: 22 x 22 inches
  4. Anna Mia Davidson, John on Tractor, 2000, Archival pigment print; printed later, Image size: 18 x 18 inches; Paper size: 22 x 22 inches
  5. Anna Mia Davidson, Oliva With Chicken, 2008, Archival pigment print; printed later, Image size: 24 1/4 x 24 1/4 inches; Paper size: 28 1/2 x 28 1/2 inches
  6. Anna Mia Davidson, John With Tractor At Dusk, 2008, Archival pigment print; printed later, Image size: 24 1/4 x 24 1/4 inches; Paper size: 28 1/2 x 28 1/2 inches