Photographer shares visions of La Cloche

"Simple but very complex." "Zen photography." "Photos that invoke spirituality."  These are some of the phrases used to describe photographer Jon Butler's upcoming exhibit at the Centennial Museum & Gallery in Sheguiandah on Manitoulin Island.

Butler's exhibit  Visions of La Cloche: Ontario's Spiritual Mountains is on a provincial tour this year with stops in Temiskaming Shores, Toronto, Sheguiandah - (Sept. 7 to Oct. 13), Muskoka and Kirkland Lake.

The La Cloche photographs provide a window to the way the landscape reveals spirituality. It is a natural inborn spirituality that allows one more awareness, empathy and conscience.

Butler, a resident of Willisville, is a retired newspaper executive who changed his clothes to enjoy the passing seasons of life. He has been capturing and enjoying the light of La Cloche for more than 25 years. Concentrating on solitary, contemplative landscapes and atmospheric effects his analog photographs reflect years of meditation on the subject matter and draw viewers into the light of La Cloche.

The La Cloche area ( www.lacloche.ca ), with its white quartzite mountains, crystal clear lakes, windswept pines and abundant wildlife, is located in Northern Ontario on the north shore of Georgian Bay with Killarney Park in the east and the town of Spanish in the west.

The opening reception at the Centennial Museum & Gallery, Sheguiandah will be on Friday, Sept. 7 at 7 pm. There will be a second reception on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 2 pm.