About Us  
  Dean and Lee photographing bears. Photo © 2002 by Susanna RolandWe offer Dean's images as fine art prints of exceptional quality in addition to making them available for publication and other uses. The business is owned and operated by Dean along with his wife, business manager, and aspiring photographer, Lee Chuah. It is a consequence of their passion and enthusiasm for the natural world combined with a desire to share and learn about that world through the medium of photography.  
   
  Dean's Biography  
  Dean M. Chriss - Photo © 2004 by Paik Hua Chuah.

Dean’s relationship with the natural world began as a child, long before he ever picked up a camera. In the early 1970s he developed an interest in nature photography that grew stronger with time. A long term commitment to landscape photography developed when he first traveled to the deserts of the Southwestern United States in the early 1980s. In the 1990s Dean's photographic interests grew to include wildlife inhabiting the places he had come to know and love.
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Dean has printed all of his own work since 1997. This allows him to maintain a consistent visual interpretation from the first eyewitness view in the field all the way to the finished print. Some of the most advanced materials, tools and processes available are used to create Dean's prints, and countless hours are spent perfecting them.
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Dean's work was first published in the United States in 1986. His images have since been published in more than twenty-five countries distributed across Europe, North America, and South Asia.

 
   
  Photographer's Statement  
  My relationship with the natural world is among my greatest treasures. I learned photography in an attempt to share my view of that world, and photography has in turn helped me to see my subjects in a much more intimate way. Respect and concern for my subjects drives my photography, and I believe that personal involvement with one’s subjects is a prerequisite for the creation of any compelling image.
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Photographic images realize their maximum potential in printed form. Everything from the techniques used to optimize an image to the paper the image is printed on has an influence on the result. Fine art printmaking is the ultimate expression of my work. I always hope my prints convey to others the joy and wonder that existed when the images were captured.
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Client Satisfaction

  
 

Client satisfaction is extremely important to us on both a business and personal level. From long hours spent in the field, to sourcing the best papers and supplies, to perfecting the color balance of a print, we put a great deal of time, effort, and ourselves, into each image we offer. We want and need each of our clients to be satisfied with their purchases, now and into the future. This is the only way our endeavor can be successful and worthwhile. To that end, we will do all we can to assure your satisfaction.

  
   
 

Partial Client, Credit, and Venue List

Lee resting at the remote "Proboscis Beach", Borneo, after an extreme hike through the jungle. Photo © 2002 by Dean M. Chriss.
Allegheny College, Pennsylvania
Asian Photography Magazine
Audubon Society
Beautyway Publications
Brecksville Center for the Arts, Brecksville, Ohio
Cain Park Arts Festival, Cleveland Hts., Ohio
Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Art by the Falls
Cleveland Metroparks System, Ohio
College Club of Cleveland
Cuyahoga Valley Photographic Society
Cuyahoga Valley Trails Association
Death Valley Natural History Association
  Digital Photographer Magazine  
  East Shore Invitational Art Show, Kirtland, Ohio  
Glacier National Park, Montana
  Heights Arts, Cleveland Heights, Ohio  
  Holden Arboretum, Kirtland, Ohio  
Lake County Metroparks System, Ohio
Lakewood Photographic Society, Ohio
Lorain County Metroparks System, Ohio
Mildred Wardlaw Nature Trails,
British Columbia, Canada
Pilgrimage Magazine
Science Illustrated Magazine, Denmark
Shambhala Publications
Sierra Club
  South Wing Gallery, Cleveland Heights, Ohio  
Susan G. Komen Foundation
Summit County Metroparks, Ohio
  The Art Gallery, Willoughby, Ohio  
  The Choral Project, San Jose, California  
  The West Woods Nature Arts Festival, Novelty, Ohio  
  United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland  
  Valley Art Center, Chagrin Falls, Ohio  
  Waterloo 7 Gallery, Willoughby Hills, Ohio  
Willoughby ArtsFest, Willoughby, Ohio
 
   
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