Greg Lawson

Greg Lawson (born 1944) is an American photographer currently based in Sedona, Arizona, and San Diego, California. As an avid natural history supporter and enthusiast, Lawson focuses primarily on nature, wildlife, travel and landscape photography. Lawson's works have appeared in many newspapers across the United States, such as the Santa Cruz Sentinel, Santa Barbara News-Press, The San Diego Union-Tribune, Sedona Red Rock News, Verde Independent and Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Life and career Lawson's interest in photography began at age 14 in New York City when he received a camera from his mother. His interest in the medium never waned and evolved into an image-based art career spanning more than five decades. Lawson's image collection includes work from all 50 United States and all seven continents, and has been produced using camera formats ranging from large format film to modern digital. Lawson has operated 14 art galleries in the USA, and currently operates two galleries in Sedona, Arizona, and one in La Jolla, California, that have become popular attractions. In 2022, La Jolla Light recognized Greg Lawson Galleries as the area's top art gallery as voted by that publication's readers. The Gallereum in West Sedona, Arizona, is a museum displaying his historic cameras and a gallery exhibiting global images. Lawson produces his image-based art, which he describes as "paintings with light", in open editions, limited editions and artist proof editions on a variety of media.