Fine art photographer Al Horner will share stunning images and his message of conservation of the New Jersey Pinelands in this program. Albert D. Horner is an award-winning photographer whose images distill the quiet beauty and intimate landscapes of New Jersey’s Pinelands National Reserve. Self-taught, he brings curiosity, patience and a practiced eye to his craft, recording the oak and pine forests, cedar swamps, meandering waterways and native wildflowers that make the “Pine Barrens” a place like no other. “Although the Pinelands does not have mountain peaks or lush valleys with babbling streams, it does have a beauty and uniqueness all its own,” says Horner.

Since 2005, using digital photography, Horner has produced more than 150 stunning images taken in the 1.1 million-acre Pinelands National Reserve. Some 80 of these fine-art photographs appear in his 2015 monograph, “Pinelands: New Jersey’s Suburban Wilderness.” A Pinelands Preservation Alliance board member, Horner uses his art to advocate on behalf of the ecologically important region, giving presentations and exhibiting his images.

Albert Horner’s images of the Pinelands are currently on exhibit at the New Jersey State Museum. Al Horner will be sharing his Pinelands images and his preservation message at the February 12, 2020 meeting of Monmouth County Audubon Society. The event is free. Members and non-members are welcome.