WICHITA — Renowned aviation photographer Paul Bowen has long been known for his corporate work, but few would argue that his pictures aren’t also works of art.
Now, at the urging of his wife, Gail, they’re going to market them as such through a new fine art business within their Paul Bowen Photography.
“It’s something I’ve wanted to do for many years,” Gail Bowen says. “I’ve been begging Paul to do this.”
The main division of their company is aviation photography, mostly for aircraft manufacturers and some individuals who might have air-to-air shots of their planes on their bucket lists.
The company also has a publishing division, with books, posters, note cards and calendars, and a stock photography division.
They’ve always sold what Gail Bowen calls wall decor photos, but she says now customers can have much more.
“The mediums have changed,” she says. “There’s more options of fun things to do.”
That could be textured layers or photos on metal and canvas.
“Just the different mediums really got him excited,” Bowen says of her husband.
“It’s not just a 16-by-20 on photo paper,” Bowen says. “It’s more fine art than that.”