David Grant Best-
Best is a native Washingtonian and graduate of the University
of Washington, residing in Anacortes. Known primarily as a fine
art photographer illustrating the landscape, Best has also turned his
lens toward documenting small towns and rural communities. Best has exhibited
at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport along with painter Alfred
Currier and sculptor Leo Osborne with work inspired by the Skagit River,
entitled Spirit of the Skagit.
Best's work has been published in ViewCamera Magazine as well
as Lenswork Magazine. In 1992 his first book, Portrait of a Racetrack,
documented the the era of horseracing at Longacres racetrack, just prior
to their closure.
His photography has been exhibited or is included in collections
at the Portland Art Museum, Tacoma Art Museum, Whatcom Museum of History
and Art, Museum of Northwest Art, University of Oregon Special Collections
Library, Washington State Arts Commission (nine locations), among several
other collections.
