Karl Wolfgang’s father, Richard, is a fine-art painter who also kept a darkroom in the family home. Karl started his training in photography as a sixth-grader in that darkroom. But after studying liberal arts at Michigan State, still photography became more of a serious hobby, while he earned his living from motion photography. Since arriving in the valley – and eventually settling in Basalt, Wolfgang has made still photography his occupation. He has done editorial work and fashion shoots. He has also worked on a coffee-table book of images he made several years ago on Michigan’s Mackinac Island, a project that has eased his transformation from moving to static photography.