Discovering by chance an old country store that had been burned out more than a decade ago, Burk Uzzle rescued charred books, rag dolls, and other objects that practically crumbled to his touch. In his North Carolina studio, Burk directed his large-format view camera at these fragile objects, and with intricate lighting, proceeded to make still lifes that are brooding, yet affirmative; filled with mystery and glowing light; and intimate though presented in monumental scale.

The photographs invite a wide range of interpretations. "V Book," for example, has been compared to John Chamberlain's sculpture, Edward Weston's lettuce leaf, and to Ray Bradbury's "Farenheit 451" in which books were burned in an attempt to suppress freedom of thought.

BURNED is the latest series from Burk Uzzle, who over the past four decades has produced many classic images, including Martin Luther King's funeral, the Ercolines wrapped in a blanket for the Woodstock album cover, and the glowing Prada store outside Marfa, Texas. Original prints of these earlier classics will also be available for purchase. See below for more information about classic prints.