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Local photographers’ work on display at the Sikeston Depot
SIKESTON – Local photographers Larry Braun and Clay Guthrie collaborated to create a cooperative photography display with a fall theme at the Sikeston Depot Museum.
Sikeston Depot Museum Administrator Shelia Bohannon said the exhibit, which is open through Nov. 1, is centered on rural and fall/autumn photography and features a large number of local shots.
Braun resides in Benton, Missouri, and works as a streetscape and landscape photographer. According to Bohannon, Braun focuses his work on the outdoors in historic districts, state parks and small towns in Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas and Kentucky. Braun’s photographs have been highly successful; they are shown in the Southeast and St. Francis hospitals, and one of them was even chosen to be featured on a U.S. postage stamp.
Guthrie is a photographer and an East Prairie, Missouri, native. Although landscapes are the main subject of his photography, he also frequently includes wildlife, cityscapes and even extreme weather. Bohannon said Guthrie’s photos have appeared in magazines and are displayed on the walls of homes and businesses.
This is their first joint solo exhibition, and according to Bohannon, Guthrie has greatly benefited from Braun.
Braun said he has known Guthrie for a long time and has helped Guthrie in his photographic ventures over the years.
Braun said Bohannon got in touch with him and expressed her desire for an autumn scene display. Braun said he then gathered about 30 of his own pictures, framed them, and put them on display at the Depot.
According to Braun, the majority of his photographs are from local areas in Southeast Missouri.
“I have some of Sikeston, Charleston, Benton, a lot of Scott County, and Cape Girardeau County,” Braun said. “It’s a nice collection of autumn scenes from our community.”
Photos of Tywappity Lake near Chaffee, Missouri; streets in Benton; the Mississippi River; the Castor River shut-ins; and many other locations may also be found in Braun’s display.
According to Guthrie, he has about eight pieces in the exhibit, and all of them have a fall theme. The majority of his work is set in rural and countryside settings.
Guthrie said he met Braun in a local photography group when he first started getting into nature photography a few years ago.
“We were both at the time members of the River Region Photography Association, which is a camera club in Cape Girardeau,” Guthrie said. “I saw a lot of his work, asked questions and talked to him quite a bit about stuff. He’s been definitely an inspiration with a lot of his work and a very big help.”
Guthrie and Braun both said they have received excellent comments from people who have visited the photography exhibit, and they encourage the community to go and see the exhibit.
The Sikeston Depot Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 pm. Monday through Saturday.