We invite you to join us for an afternoon with local photographer , Rod Shepherd! Meet Rod, and view his stunning photographs of local landmarks, landscapes and wildflowers.

A Note From Rod:

“We do live in a special place here in the Shenandoah Valley. Over the past dozen years I’ve been documenting the natural beauty of Mount Jackson and the surrounding valley. My best subjects continue to be landscapes and wildflowers.

I’ve been taking photographs for almost sixty years. Yes, my first camera was one of those black cube Kodak Brownie Hawkeye cameras.

Today I shoot with a Nikon DSLR mainly, but the Cannon point & shoot and smart phone are lighter, less bulky alternatives on ski slopes or bike rides. All three cameras were used for this exhibit.

To meet my science course requirements in college, I took two semester’s of a botany class that focused on wildflowers. We live in a rich area for wildflower explores. The valley floor, mountain shoulders, and ridge lines all offer unique micro climates for wildflower colonies. So armed with old textbooks and flower manuals, I’ve spent a lot of these covid times searching out wildflowers along country roads and trails.”