Freeman Patterson

Freeman Wilford Patterson, (born September 25, 1937) is a Canadian nature photographer and writer born at Long Reach, New Brunswick. He lives at Shamper's Bluff, New Brunswick.
He earned a B.A. from Acadia University and was granted a fellowship to study at Union Theological Seminary at Columbia University. While in New York, he studied photography and design under Dr. Helen Manzer. After completing three years there, he taught for three more years in Edmonton before finally deciding to pursue photography full-time.
Publications and instruction.
Patterson has authored several books on photographic techniques and theory, including "Photography for the Joy of It" (1977), "Photography and the Art of Seeing" (1979) and "Photography of Natural Things" (1982). These books were issued in revised formats in 2006.
Patterson has also authored books centered on his nature photography, such as "Namaqualand: Garden of the Gods" (1984), "Portraits of Earth" (1987), "In a Canadian Garden" (1989), "The Last Wilderness: Images of the Canadian Wild" (1990) and "One Planet, One Man" (1994). In 2001, Patterson and co-author Andre Gallant, produced "Photo Impressionism and The Subjective Image".
Together with photographer and friend Colla Swart, he has hosted many photographic workshops in Kamieskroon, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Awards and recognition.
Patterson has been recognized by numerous national and international groups, including: