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About jonbutlerphoto

Jon Butler is a Zen practitioner, haiku poet, photographer and retired newspaper executive who changed his clothes to enjoy the passing seasons of life. He has been capturing and enjoying the natural light of La Cloche for more than 35 years. He concentrates on solitary, contemplative landscapes, natural colour and atmospheric effects. In 2015 Jon began creating a series of Photomontage prints using his original photographs. It is an opportunity to explore a sequence of dreams or dreams of a sequence. Jon and his wife Kerry summer on Charlton Lake located in the heart of the La Cloche Mountains. They are founding members of the La Cloche Mountains Preservation Society and the Willisville Mountain Project, dedicated to preserve Willisville Mountain and the beauty of La Cloche. The books ‘Visions of La Cloche, Contemplating La Cloche with Words and Photographs’ and 'La Cloche Spirit: Contemplating Beginner's Mind' are still available online at www.blurb.ca/user/lacloche. Jon’s exhibit ‘La Cloche Spirit: The Equivalent Light’ was part of the Toronto international photography show CONTACT2012 before exhibiting in Gore Bay and Sudbury in 2012. Jon’s photographs are available at Turners Gallery of Little Current, The Art Gallery of Sudbury shop and the Killarney Park Store.

Sunrise Pass-a-Grille Florida December 12 2014

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In this issue of ‘Georgian Bay Today’

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Grace Lake

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Turners of Little Current

Here are a couple of my La Cloche photographs now exhibited and for sale at Turners of Little Current, Manitoulin Island, in the upstairs Gallery. All photographs are early morning with natural light and no computer enhancement.

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Mirror Lake of Silence

  ‘Mirror Lake of Silence’, a limited edition of 10/colour photograph, is now available at Turner’s of Little Current.

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Cranberry Narrows

‘Cranberry Narrows’, a limited edition of 4/colour photograph, is now available at Turner’s of Little Current.  

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‘Purple Haze’ – from the La Cloche Spirit portfolio

Each ‘La Cloche Spirit’ package includes a signed limited edition book ‘La Cloche Spirit: Contemplating Beginner’s Mind’. This is a signed limited edition of 150. Each ‘La Cloche Spirit’ package includes a signed and matted limited edition photograph. Each photograph is a … Continue reading

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This is what I photograph!

Stopping and Seeing Wei-tse (d. 1348) “Calmness and insight develop through stilling thoughts: the mind of the buddhas manifests therein.” This saying seems to refer to cessation and observation, or stopping and seeing. The ocean of nature to which all … Continue reading

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Before sunrise – Friday, October 25, 2013

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Congratulations Kerry!!!!

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