He was one of the least known — but most influential — photographers ever to work in Oregon. Trained as a scientist — he earned a bachelor’s degree in earth sciences at Oregon State University in 1969 — Toedtemeier picked up a camera instead of a test tube and became fascinated with photography during the wild and wooly artistic experimentation of the 1970s. A small selection of his work is on display through Aug 11 at the UO’s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.
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