Louisiana nature photographer C.C. Lockwood will be in Shreveport Wednesday to show highlights of his 14th book titled “Louisiana Wild: The Protected and Restored Lands of the Nature Conservancy.”
Lockwood worked mostly outside last year. He logged 54 field expeditions around the Bayou State for “Louisiana Wild.” Each trip he spent multiple days documenting the diverse habitats in 33 parishes where the Nature Conservancy of Louisiana has protected holdings.
“The best thing was why I chose this profession -- being out in the woods from the hills of north Louisiana to the marshes of south Louisiana for about 14 months, five days a week, getting to see everything all over again,” Lockwood said, from his home base in Baton Rouge.
Lockwood captured fall color in north Louisiana with special attention to Dorcheat Bayou in Webster Parish and the forested wetlands of Caddo Black Bayou Preserve.
His favorite photo was an otherwise gray day on Lake Martin. He captured a shaft of light that lasted 10 seconds at Cypress Island Preserve, a cypress-tupelo swamp covering 9,500 acres between Breaux Bridge and Lafayette.
Lockwood’s been a nature photographer for more than 40 years. He spends most days outdoors lugging his equipment in places most people won’t ever tread.
“I’m a tough boss. I have to be there for sunrise and sunset. In the summer, there are a lot of hours in-between that,” Lockwood said.
His 25-minute multimedia presentation is set to piano music. It takes place Wednesday, Dec. 2, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Marlene Yu Museum, 710 Travis St., Shreveport. Louisiana Wild is published by LSU Press. The forward is written by Keith Ouchley.
