~ David McKay ~

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About David McKay

Few people can multi-task better than David McKay...besides being a community leader as Mayor of Nevada City, California, McKay is also an accomplished photographer, silkscreen artist, graphic designer, art director, and teaches photography at Sierra College.

McKay's book Yuba Seasons: Images from the Wild & Scenic South Yuba River has won five national and four regional awards. "What Ansel Adams did for Yosemite, David McKay does for the Yuba River", says art collector Julia Carol. Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet Gary Snyder adds, "Best photography I've ever seen of that sweet little river."

He has been photographing Nevada City and its surroundings for over 40 years. "Photography has been the 'carrot-on-a-stick', says McKay, "that has motivated me to learn things I wouldn't have otherwise, to explore places I had never been, to communicate with people I didn't know, and to be a great observer."

David McKay does all of his own printing using archival papers, canvas, and inks. All his prints are guaranteed for life against fading.