Tideland: Photographs by Parker Stewart

Tideland is an exhibition of black and white photographs by Savannah-based photographer Parker Stewart (b. 1992). Taken between 2020 and 2024, these evocative photographs document the coast of Georgia by transporting the viewer into the visceral and primordial atmosphere of the barrier islands and inland waterways. The photographs show how the air hangs heavy on this ancient coastline, a place where the sea and the land entwine in an eternal embrace. Fog shrouded marshscapes, summer thunderstorms, dockhouses held up by toothpick pilings and details of old wooden shrimping trawlers are just some of the moments recorded by Stewart. These photographs depict a landscape of quiet grandeur, a place where the past whispers from the trees and the future is constantly being written on the tides.

This exhibition is part of the #art912 initiative, a platform dedicated to raising the visibility and vitality of artists living and working in Savannah. Tideland is organized by Telfair Museums and curated by Erin Dunn, curator of modern and contemporary art.

About the Artist:

Parker Stewart is a photographer based in Savannah, Georgia. A native of North Carolina, Stewart arrived in Savannah in 2011 to study photography at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Stewart’s work is focused on the notion of Place, and he uses photography as a tool to record the moments and scenes that move him the most. Currently Stewart is making photographs of the landscape and culture of the wild Georgia coastline and the rural Savannah River Basin. As well as working on extensive bodies of work in Coastal Maine, Western North Carolina, the Oregon Coast, and the Mojave Desert.

View image 1 in lightbox:

Parker Stewart; Alligator, Harris Neck, 2020; archival pigment print; courtesy of the artist.
View image 2 in lightbox:

Parker Stewart; Summer Storm, Herb Creek. Isle of Hope. 2020; archival pigment print; courtesy of the artist.
View image 3 in lightbox:

Parker Stewart; Boardwalk and Pilings, Valona, 2020; archival pigment print; courtesy of the artist.
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Parker Stewart; Limbs and Palmetto, Ossabaw Island, 2021; archival pigment print; courtesy of the artist.