Buckley photographer’s work on display

Buckley photographer Roger Young’s Gallery 2012 exhibit at Enumclaw City Hall features regional landscapes showing the drama and excitement of Northwest landscapes.

Buckley photographer Roger Young’s Gallery 2012 exhibit at Enumclaw City Hall features regional landscapes showing the drama and excitement of Northwest landscapes.

The exhibit opened Feb. 1 and continues through March 6 weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Enumclaw City Hall is closed on national holidays and Tuesdays for municipal court proceedings.

Young opened Foothill Photography Studio in 2010 to take his hobby experience to the next level. He took up photography as a hobby in 1975, sold his first photo in 1978 and shot his first wedding in 1983. He has taken photography courses at Green River Community College, University of Great Falls and Montana State University.

He won several awards in photography at the Western Washington Fair. This year he had six photographs accepted into the Northwest International Exhibition of Photography at the Western Washington Fair, and four photos accepted into the 2011 Washington Photographers Exhibition including being awarded a Judges Choice.

Young specializes in landscape, nature, architectural, portrait and wedding photography. He will be teaching photography at the Green River Community College Enumclaw branch this spring.

For information, call the Cultural Programs office at 360-802-0239.