A travel, hospitality, and art photographer, Dennis' photographs are widely
published in the international press. Dennis Anderson's fine art photography
is in the permanent collection of the New York Museum of Modern Art and San
Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Environmental themes have been important in Dennis' work for years. His
under-water photography and articles chronciled the development of a conservation
movement on Grand Cayman. This work was published by Oceans magazine in September
1984 under the title, "Conservation in Grand Cayman - One Island's Chance to Make
it Work." Recently, Maritime Life and Traditions, published Anderson's photo essay
on Tigre, the the little known Delta region north of Buenos Aires, titled "The
Wooden Lanchas of Tiger Island."
Over the last several years, Anderson has focused on photographing the San
Francisco Bay. 131 prints from this collection are now being shown at the San
Francisco Airport Museums. Another exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences,
titled "Hidden Treasures of San Francisco Bay," will open in the fall of 2002. It
is scheduled for an 8 month run and a color catalog is in the works.
A native of New Jersey, Dennis studied photography at Antioch College where he
received his BA in Art. He worked for the Poloraid Corporation, and the La Jolla
Museum of Art and later studied with Imogen Cunningham at the San Francisco Art
Institute.
Dennis has made his living in photography for three decades and has traveled to
Asia to publish books on Oriental carpets and Sung Dynasty porcelain. He is the
principal photographer of the Ehrenfeld Collections of Indian Art and their
associated catalogues. His photos illustrated Fred Rohe's The Zen of Running,
which subsequently sold over 65,000 copies. He has shot extensive theater
photography for the American Conservatory theater (ACT) and KQED television,
received a grant from CETA to photograph California workers, and was commisioned
for the visit of Pope John Paul II to Northern California. Over the last few
years, Dennis has worked in China, Brazil, and Argentina, making photographs for
Islands Publishing, Starwood, Resorts and Great Hotels, Wooden Boat and Maritime
Life and Traditions.
Anderson's portfolios have appeared in the Swiss Camera magazine, Popular and
Modern Photography, Camera 35, and Photo District News. He has photographed and/or
written articles for Australia's Vogue Living, Tribal Art, Hospitality Design,
Interiors, Designers West and Island Home; his work has also appeared in Rolling
Stone, Print magazine, Travel and Leisure, Country Inn, and Architectural Digest.
This year the Ehrenfeld Collection has purchased 75 prints from the "Hidden Treasures
of San Francisco Bay" series.
Anderson currently lives aboard his historic wooden boat, a classic 45 ft. Sardine
Lighter built in the Bay area in 1926 by Seeno Brothers of Pittsburg. His boat is
moored at the Loch Lomond Marina where he also maintains a studio.
