About Greta Starrett Photography
For more than two decades, Greta Starrett has sought the extraordinary in the natural world, creating fine art photography that evokes wonder, stillness, and a profound sense of place. From soaring mountain ranges to intimate woodland scenes, each image is an invitation to pause—to reconnect with the beauty, mystery, and quiet grandeur of the living world.
Photography has become less a profession than a way of moving through the world.
When she was nine years old, her father—an avid photographer himself—placed a small point-and-shoot camera in her hands before a family trip to Mesa Verde National Park. After the film was developed, he looked through the prints and quietly remarked that she had "a good eye." More than two decades later, that same sense of curiosity continues to guide her work.
Her photographic foundation was built in the darkroom, studying black-and-white film on her father's Olympus 35mm SLR before experimenting with everything from twin-lens reflex cameras and infrared photography to specialty lenses and alternative techniques. She later embraced the digital medium and Adobe Photoshop, where she discovered that thoughtful post-processing could become an extension of artistic expression rather than simply a technical exercise. Her early work was exhibited in student shows, including an exhibition sponsored by the Art Institute of Chicago.
Today, Greta's photographs have appeared in galleries, publications, and commercial campaigns.
Whether standing before an ancient forest, watching wildlife disappear into morning mist, or tracing the contours of a distant mountain range, she is drawn to places that inspire reverence. Her work is less about documenting a landscape than revealing its atmosphere—those fleeting moments when light, weather, and silence transform the familiar into something timeless.
When she isn't exploring with a camera, Greta can usually be found with her two dogs, River and Denali, who are enthusiastic companions on many of her adventures.
