As if from nothing all is born at once—
7.25 x 7.25 inches, gelatin silver print on Ilford Multigrade RC Deluxe Pearl, artist proof. March 20, 2026. Home studio in Boise, Idaho. Printed at Lenses & Brushes darkroom March 21, 2026. Mamiya RB67, Sekor C 180mm, Ilford HP5 Plus 400, 1/30 sec, f/32. Negative developed at 1.3 times to maintain shadow depth and subtly bring out highlights.
...and feel again the salt soft sound of the waves.
"Every one that sleeps is beautiful"
There's a hum we feel but can not see but sometimes
It only takes a little light to see that this is not the end—
We are in a dark space, facing the only source of light which illuminates a wall about fifty feet away—we can not see out, but can see how to get out of the darkness—which speaks to the title of this contemporary fine art photograph made by Jeffery Oliver: It only takes a little light to see that this is not the end.
Birch and aspen trees along a warm springs. Oct. 2025
A brightly colored photograph of birch and aspen trees with sunlight glistening off white bark in Central Idaho made by contemporary fine art photographer Jeffery Oliver.
We once would chop wood before breakfast—
Black and white archival pigment photograph of an abandoned farm in Central Idaho made by contemporary fine art photographer Jeffery Oliver.
From a series on the apparent energy of light in atmospheres.
Muted color photograph of moody clouds on a fall day in Idaho made by contemporary fine art photographer Jeffery Oliver.
Self portrait on a bicycle early in the morning along a favorite wall. September 2024.
An abstract self portrait while riding a bicycle showing only a light trail in front of a wall at a shopping center in west Boise, Idaho made by contemporary fine art photographer Jeffery Oliver.
If the future casts a shadow can we catch up to its light?
This color photograph shows a bicycle leaned against a concrete block wall with some light source from slightly behind which casts a shadow in front of the bicycle on the wall—made by contemporary fine art photographer Jeffery Oliver in September of 2024.
All things being as is now—