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.
