About
Burns Photography is the work of Gil Burns — photographs of the land in its best light, and of the historic places that give a city its character.
The work
Most of these photographs begin with waiting: for the fog to lift off the lake, for the last light to reach the Capitol dome, for the sun to drop behind a Door County point. Each image is composed in the field and finished by hand, with the aim of showing a place the way it felt to stand there.
The Landscapes collection follows water, weather, and seasons. Wildlife is birds and animals, from the north woods to the Oregon tide pools, met on their own terms. Madison, Wisconsin follows the Capitol, the UW campus, and the lakes through all four seasons.
Copyrights
Every photograph on this site is copyrighted by Gil Burns. The images are shown with a watermark at screen size.
For prints, licensing, or commissions, please get in touch with the photograph's title and the gallery it appears in.
Contact
Questions about a print, licensing an image, or a commission? Send a message and I'll reply by email.
Explore the galleries
- LandscapesDoor County shores, northwoods lakes, and the Pacific Northwest — land and water in their best light.
- WildlifeLoons and eagles, tide-pool dwellers, and the small lives of garden and shore.
- Madison WisconsinThe Capitol, the UW campus, and the lakes — Madison through all four seasons.
- Zoology Photo Lab - Madison WisconsinThe darkrooms, enlargers, and print washers of the Zoology Photo Lab in the '70s and '80s.
- Hilldale Card and Camera - Madison WisconsinThe counter, the people, and the cameras and film of Madison's Hilldale camera shop.