Spears McAllester Biography
Award winning landscape and nature photographer Spears McAllester is a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee. He grew up hiking the beautiful trails of Lookout Mountain, TN and developed a deep appreciation for nature.
An engineer by training, Spears has always had an eye for detail. He decided to pursue fine art digital landscape photography in 2010, after a trip to Torres del Paine in Chile. A February 2011 “Winter Light” workshop in Yosemite Valley taught by professional photographer Keith Walklet led to a new appreciation of the subtleties and beauty of light, and a passion to capture and share images of our wonderful natural world with others. Spears is proud to give voice to the beauty of nature through his photography.
Spears was accepted as a member of Chattanooga’s In-Town Gallery, one of the oldest cooperative art galleries in the United States, in April, 2012, and continues as a member and gallery officer.
Spears’ photography has been included in numerous juried regional art shows including the Wilderness Photography Foundation Natures’s Generosity Traveling Exhibition (2023-2024), 4 Bridges Art Show (Chattanooga), the Webb School Artxtravaganza (Knoxville, TN), the Wesleyan School Artist Market (Atlanta, GA), the Arts Alive Gallery Show (Florence, AL), and the University School of Nashville Artclectic show (Nashville, TN). His work is exhibited in academic, corporate, healthcare, and private collections.
Website: http://www.photographybyspears.com
Email: Spears@photographybyspears.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/s.mcallester/
Phone: (423) 667-6992 (cell)
