JT Ravizé
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I visited Lake Tahoe as a child and learned to ski here. Fond memories of summer adventures are etched in my mind, as well. However, it wasn't until I moved to the area full time in my early twenties that I truly began my apprenticeship into the alchemy of light and weather, of texture and color, and rhythm and pattern that made Lake Tahoe the singular and significant site that it is.

Almost twenty years later, I feel that I have barely scratched the surface of the complexity of Lake Tahoe, and I look forward to manifesting ever more quintessential and exquisite photographs of the region as my own ability to perceive matures and improves.

"Treasure hunting for light," and sharing the insights that appear on film has become my life work. I would like my images to inspire and teach others to love Lake Tahoe as I do, and I hope that each new connection of vision to advocacy will make yet another friend for this magnificent place.

West Coast Imaging has had the pleasure of printing many of his photographs using our Exhibition Print Service. We also scanned all of the images used in his book, Hearts of Light: Impressions of Lake Tahoe, which helped pass a $300 million bill, providing Lake Tahoe with unprecedented funds for its preservation.