Photographer in black-and-white in high school, old school: film tanks, enlarger, the works.
Resurrected interest early in 2005 with the purchase of a modest CoolPix 3200.
Mid-forties father of three, the first deceased. Married almost 23 years to the one and only lover of my life.
Day job: teaching Writing Skills for the G.E.D. to adult men at Prairie du Chien Correctional Institution, Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. I live across the mighty Mississippi River from PdC, WI, in the humble hamlet of McGregor, Iowa.
Born and raised in Dubuque, as was my wife, I live within sixty minutes of that wonderful city.
Todd Ehlers has that gift that artist's treasure: to find the sublime in the mundane. A photographic explorer, a natural sense of composition and colour highlight this photographer's style. Todd looks twice, and reveals the magical in the banal. A combination of strength and solitude pervades his work.
Testimonial written by Shane Clements