BIOGRAPHY: WADE LAWRENCE Wade Lawrence grew up in New Orleans and Memphis and as a teenager discovered his passion for photography. He studied photography and printmaking at the University of Tennessee and the University of Florida and in the late 1970s began to exhibit his fine art photography in Minnesota, receiving critical acclaim. Wade has a bachelor of arts in art history and a master of arts in early American culture. He is currently assistant director at Drayton Hall, a National Trust historic site in Charleston, and is an adjunct faculty member in the Graduate Preservation Program of Clemson University. Wade’s photos have been published in Winterthur Portfolio, America’s City Halls, Preservation Magazine, and others. His photos have been exhibited at the Tweed Art Museum, Plains Art Museum, the Roarke Gallery, and the Brooks Memorial Art Gallery. In 2003, he was invited to participate in “Who Among Us,” a photo exhibition to raise awareness of homelessness in Charleston, South Carolina. For many years, Wade has used a variety of small-, medium-, and large-format film cameras, but he recently turned to high-end digital photography, exploring the differences between the two media and the opportunities those differences provide for fine art photography.