JEROME DRAPER PHOTOGRAPHY

Jerome Draper discovered black and white fine art photography in the late 1960’s when he and a friend went to a Friends of Photography exhibition of prints in Carmel, California by a number of photographers including Ansel Adams, Brett Weston, Wynn Bullock, Morley Baer, Robert Byers and others.

At UC Berkeley in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s Jerome studied the craft of photography at the College of Environmental Design under the tutelage of aerial photographer William Garnett using a 35mm Nikon.

During the 1970’s Jerome continued his photographic journey using a Calumet 4x5 view camera frequently hauling it into the wilderness on a modified Kelty aluminum backpack frame.

In 1976 Jerome built a film changing tent in the back of a VW bus and took off on a photographic journey to Mexico and Guatemala with his 4x5 view camera.  While in Guatemala Jerome started using a Mamiya C330f medium format camera with a sheet film back attachment.

Upon his return to California and into the late 1970's and early 1980's Jerome attended multiple Friends of Photography events and workshops in Carmel, CA.  He continued to explore the natural world with his Mamiya C330f in and around California honing his craft and developing his vision.

In 1980 Jerome studied Studio Craft and Lighting with G. Paul Bishop in Berkeley, CA through the UC Berkeley Extension system.

Jerome continues working today with his Mamiya C330f and a Sinar 4x5 view camera finding inspiration in the natural world.