Luke Olsen Photography

Sue Bailey at Camerawork Gallery
2019-11-30 09:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Camerawork Gallery, 301 N. Graham Street, Portland, OR, 97227, United States
Sue Bailey, Night Trees of New York
November 30, 2019 – January 4, 2020
Camerawork Gallery
301 N. Graham Street, Portland, OR 97227
Located in Lorenzen Conference Center – Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Campus.
9am – 6pm, Monday-Saturday, Sunday, 10am-4pm
Free off street parking available, Stair and elevator access, TriMet Routes 4, 24 and 44, ADA accessible
www.TheCameraworkGallery.org
www.Facebook.com/cameraworkgallery
503-701-5347
Event is free and open to the public
New York photographer Sue Bailey notes, “These photos communicate my love of nature and the city (and I now realize, my love of drama and the theater). I only shoot the trees at night when I feel most connected to the energy of the natural world and I use only available light—so rich and complex in NYC it’s a show unto itself. There is covert storytelling in the light sources. Plus, the trees become highly dramatized in the city’s artificial lighting. They exude a mystery and magic often unnoticed during the day. Oddly, they feel more alive at their most artificial. There’s undeniable soul in these trees. I see them as protectors and guardians at times. There’s one on Riverside Drive that I call “My Guy” (he’s in the show!) That approaches what I aim to reveal and communicate: the trees have spirit and their relationship with us is as co-creators and beings who deserve mutual love and respect.”
Sue Bailey is a New York-based artist who for the past few years has focused on shooting trees at night in NYC and other cities. She was raised on the coast of Oregon and in Portland, hence her deep love and appreciation of nature. She is a graduate of Cooper Union School of Art in NYC, where she studied painting and other fine arts. Her photographs have been in various group shows around the country, most recently at the Davis Orton Gallery in Hudson, NY. She was the subject of a highly unusual (for them) article in the online magazine for Nat Geo called, “The Singular Drama of New York Trees.” Before focusing solely on her photography, Sue was a Vice President at HBO, working on some of the great TV (or it’s Not TV?) shows of all time. Sue has continued her studies and work at International Center of Photography in NYC.

Bill Cunningham, New York at Studio 385
2019-11-29 18:30 - 20:00 | Studio 385, 385 West 2nd Ave at Lawrence St., Eugene, OR, 97401, United States
Photography at Oregon, Last Friday Movie Night
Film: Bill Cunningham, New York
November 29, 2019 6:30 to 8:00pm
Studio 385
385 West 2nd at Lawrence Street
Eugene, Oregon
(541) 521-9747
jon@studiomeyers.com
Free-will donation
“We all get dressed for Bill,” says Vogue editrix Anna Wintour.
The “Bill” in question is New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham. For decades, until his death in 2016, this Schwinn-riding cultural anthropologist has been obsessively and inventively chronicling fashion trends and high society charity soirées for the Times Style section in his columns “On the Street” and “Evening Hours.” Documenting uptown fixtures (Wintour, Tom Wolfe, Brooke Astor, David Rockefeller—who all appear in the film out of their love for Bill), downtown eccentrics and everyone in between, Cunningham’s enormous body of work is more reliable than any catwalk as an expression of time, place and individual flair. Snapping photos of ordinary New Yorkers he spots on the street, Bill is the quintessential street photographer with a flair for fashion and an eye for character.
“Bill Cunningham, New York” Awards:
Nantucket Film Festival—Best Storytelling In A Documentary
Melbourne Film Festival and the Sydney Film Festival—Audience Award Best Documentary
Abu Dhabi Film Festival—Best First Documentary
Film Festival New York—New Directors/New Film
Canberra Film Festival—Audience Award Best Documentary

This film is a delicate, funny and often poignant portrait of a dedicated artist whose only wealth is his own humanity and unassuming grace.

Diana H. Bloomfield at the Portland Art Museum
2019-11-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Diana H. Bloomfield, The Whys of Visual Storytelling
Portland Art Museum Photography Council’s
Brown Bag Lunch Talk Series
Wednesday, November 20h, 2019, Noon – 1pm
Portland Art Museum
The Miller Gallery, Mark Building
1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97205
www.portlandartmuseum.org
503 226 2811
Cost: Free to the public (people are welcome to bring their lunch)
In the thirty-five years that I’ve been a practicing artist, I have devoted most of that time working in “alternative” historic photographic printing processes and exploring the qualities inherent in film, specifically in tandem with pinhole and toy cameras. Given that much of this work is hand-made and revolves around unpredictability, infinite variability, inordinate amounts of time, and a definite leap of faith, the one question that consistently arises— sometimes even in my own mind— is: Why? Given the relative ease that 21st century technology offers with regard to photographing and printing, why would anyone devote themselves to ancient methods of visual storytelling? In my presentation, and through my images, I’ll talk about how my work evolved, and why. I hope you’ll join me!
An exhibiting photographer for over thirty-five years, Diana has received numerous awards for her images, including a 1985 New Jersey State Visual Arts Fellowship, and six Regional Artist Grants from the United Arts Council of Raleigh, North Carolina, most recently in 2019/20. She was named a Critical Mass Finalist in 2014, 2018, and, most recently, in 2019.
Specializing in 19th century printing techniques, Diana’s images have been included in a number of books, including Pinhole Photography: Rediscovering a Historic Technique (2004), by Eric Renner; Robert Hirsch’s Exploring Color Photography Fifth & Sixth Editions: From Film to Pixels (2011; 2015); in Jill Enfield’s Guide to Photographic Alternative Processes: Popular Historical and Contemporary Techniques; in Christopher James’ The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes (2015); and, most recently, in #NoFilter, by Natalia Price-Cabrera, published in May 2019.
She is a featured artist in Christina Z. Anderson’s Gum Printing: A Step-by-Step Manual, Highlighting Artists and their Creative Practice (2017); and in Clay Harmon’s Polymer Photogravure: A Step-by-Step Manual, Highlighting Artists & their Creative Practice (2019).
Her photographs have been featured in the Pinhole Journal; The World Journal of Post-Factory Photography; Chinese Photography; Dodho Photography Magazine, and Silvershotz (including front cover image). Her images have been included in The Sun Magazine (including front cover image) ; The HAND Magazine; and the North Carolina Literary Review.
Her art is in a number of public and private collections, including the Norton Museum of Art, located in West Palm Beach, Florida; The Fine Art Program and Collection at Montefiore Einstein, in Bronx, New York; New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors, located in Santa Fe, New Mexico; and North Carolina State University’s Gregg Museum of Art & Design, in Raleigh, North Carolina.
A native North Carolinian, Diana lives and works in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she received her MA in English Literature and Creative Writing from North Carolina State University. She teaches workshops throughout the country, and in her beautiful backyard studio.
Diana is represented by the Ryan Gallery at Art Intersection, located in Gilbert, Arizona, and by photo-eye Gallery (Photographer’s Showcase), located in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Rachel Rosenbaum, Darkroom Photography: Photos from WWII at Blue Moon Camera & Machine
2019-11-16 17:00 - 19:00 | Blue Moon Camera and Machine, 8417 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Rachel Rosenbaum, Darkroom Photography: Photos from WWII
November 1st – 31st 2019
Reception: Saturday, November 16th 5-7 PM
Blue Moon Camera & Machine
8417 N Lombard Street
Portland, OR, 97203
503-978-0333
Monday – Friday 9-6
Saturday 9-5 (except for reception date)
Sunday Closed
sales@bluecamera.com
www.bluemooncamera.com
Edward E. Rosenbaum (1915 – 2009), a medic in the U.S. Army during World War II, was deployed in the invasions of Africa, Sicily, and Normandy. Throughout his tenure in the Army, he spent time perfecting his photography skills. After the war he settled in Portland, OR to raise a family and focus on his medical practice.
His granddaughter, Rachel Rosenbaum, also found interest in photography and working in the darkroom. In addition to her own work, she has been developing prints from Edward’s negatives found in old boxes kept by his family. Throughout developing her grandfather’s photos, she was provided with insight into a part of his life that was unfamiliar to her. Although this project has been an emotional journey it has given her the opportunity to honor and preserve his memory.

Walt and Sandi T O’Brien at The O’Brien Photo Gallery
2019-11-12 13:00 - 17:00 | The O’Brien Photo Gallery, 2833 Willamette, Ste. B, Eugene, OR, 97405, United States
Photography by Walt and Sandi T O’Brien
The work will be up from November 11 through January 9
The O’Brien Photo Gallery
2833 Willamette, Ste. B
Eugene, OR 97405
541 729 3572
Open Tuesday – Friday 1-5, call to be sure we are in or to make special viewing arrangements.
Email: waltobrien1945@gmail.com
Website: https://www.waltobrien.net/the-o-brien-photo-gallery
The O’Brien Photo Gallery is taking a break and will be showing the work of the owners, Walt and Sandi T O’Brien.
Sandi will be showing infrared photographs and Walt will be showing infrared and traditional black and white landscapes.
https://www.sanditobrien.com
https://www.waltobrien.net

Dreaming in Color at LightBox Photographic Gallery
2019-11-09 17:00 - 20:00 | LightBox Photographic Gallery, 1045 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
Dreaming in Color
November 9 – December 10, 2019
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 9, 5-8pm
LightBox Photographic Gallery
1045 Marine Dr.
Astoria, OR 97103
(503) 468-0238
lightbox-photographic.com
LightBox Photographic Gallery host the artists’ opening reception for Dreaming in Color on Saturday, November 9, from 5-8 pm. Dreaming in Color is a celebration of photographic images where the color element is pivotal. Dreaming in Color was juried by one of the most talented purveyors of color in her photography, Jody Miller.
Forty-three photographers from around the country were chosen for the exhibit which includes 60 pieces. The Juror’s award was given to Steve Lease of Doylestown Pa., the second Juror’s Award to Chuck Kirchner of Tuscon, Arizona and the third Award to Dianne Yudelson of Pleasanton Ca. In addition five honorable mentions were awarded.
“Color is a very personal issue for most photographers. It’s also a completely individual experience, since not one of us sees color exactly the same way as anyone else. Our perception of color informs our choices as photographers and creates our emotional language. “Dreaming in Color” is about much more than our dreams. It is an invitation to explore your own uses of color in your photography and tell us how it influences your decisions in image making.” ~ Jody Miller
Jody Miller has been a photographer for most of her life. She has studied with Ansel Adams, Arthur Ollman and Jerry Uelsmann. Her photographs of landscape and cityscape have been featured in many publications. She has been featured in solo shows at Camerwork Gallery in Portland, the MorYork Gallery in Los Angeles, and LightBox Gallery in Astoria, with one image in the permanent collection of the Tate Gallery in London. Lens Culture named her one of “21 Great Female Photographers” in 2016 and she has won numerous awards both here in the US and internationally. She is a happy part time resident of Astoria, Oregon. Her website can be found at jodymillerphoto.com.
Congratulations to the photographers accepted into Dreaming in Color.
Steven Ballinger • Diane Cockerill • Mark Collins • Rob Dweck
Peter Friedman • Lara Gilks • Larry Gloth • George Johnson
Ken Johnson • Mark Indig • Stuart Allen Levy • James Lindley
Lori Pond • Michael Puff • John Ritchie • Bonnie Lamply
Eleanor Gorman • Christina Fontsare • Pat Rose • Ronald Butler
Patty Hankins • Angel O’Brien • Jeffrey Anderson • Liz Vaughn
Mary Hockenbery • Chuck Kirchner • John Wilmot • Steve Lease
David White • Gretchen Gallagher • Debbie Horst • Mark McVey
Shelly Curtis • Diane Yudelson • Slim Banks • M. Rouviere
Friderike Heuer • Julie Moore • Sam Blair • Brian Franczyk
Nicolas Hurlbut • Mark Dierker • Roger Dorband
Dreaming in Color will be on display in the gallery through December 10th. Please visit the gallery during the month to see the collection of work. Complete show info is on the LightBox website at http://lightbox-photographic.com/shows/. LightBox memberships are a way to become part of the community that helps to further the mission of the gallery. Contact LightBox at 503-468-0238 or info@lightboxphotographic.com. LightBox is located at 1045 Marine Drive in Astoria, hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 11 – 5:30.

Small Talk Collective Call for Entries
2019-11-08 23:30 | Disjecta Contemporary Art Center, 8371 N. Interstate Ave., Portland, OR, 97217, United States
Small Talk Collective presents – LIGHT CONVERSATION: Pop-Up Projection Series Vol.1
Call For Entry Deadline: November 8th
The call is open to all Portland area lens-based artists and the theme is open, show us your best work!
Event: November 22nd | 6:30-10pm | Free and Open to the Public!
The slideshow projection will be held at Disjecta Contemporary Art Center in North Portland.
Small Talk Collective invites you to submit to (and attend!) LIGHT CONVERSATION, a new community-focused event series that we are excited to create! We are looking forward to producing these fun pop-up projection + social gatherings that will feature talented local, national, and international photographers and artists.
The inaugural event will focus on the incredible talent that we have in the Portland area. We are inviting local Portland-area photographers to submit up to 10 images, with an entry fee of $10, by the deadline on November 8th. If selected, between 3-10 images will be shown as a set along with the artists name, bio and/or statement if one is provided.
Come right at 6:30pm for a short social hour complete with frosé and beer (available for purchase)! The official slideshow screening will begin at 7pm sharp, and will continue to run through on repeat for the remainder of the night. All exhibiting artists will receive one free drink on us!
For more details and to submit: http://www.smalltalkcollective.com/light-conversation

M.C. Reardon at Lincoln City Cultural Center
2019-11-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Highway 101, Lincoln City, OR, 97367, United States
M.C. Reardon, EXHALE: earth / FOREST
Visual artist M.C. Reardon presents a dual exhibit of mixed media, paintings and photography
November 8-December 9, 2019
Opening reception: Friday November 8 5-7pm / artist’s talk 6pm
Lincoln City Cultural Center
540 NE Highway 101
Lincoln City OR
541-994-9994
Open Thursday-Monday 9am-5pm
email: lincolncityarts@gmail.com
website: www.lincolncity-culturalcenter.org
Joanna Macy once wrote “As we work to heal the Earth, the Earth heals us.” This exhibit creates a space of Nature, inner transformation and neutral sanctuary; contemplating the idea of wild nature simply enduring, going about its daily business, living in the present moment, at peace.and yet.still influenced by our presence.
EXHALE: earth is a body of work using ancient Taoist art as both inspiration and vehicle of expression; exploring the interconnection between Nature and Humanity, as well as, considering the idea that Nature does not live in the boundaries that we do, in tiny squares on a satellite map, but within the vast landscape we have built our homes upon.
FOREST is a collection of photographs, influenced by personal memories of the quiet, lush forests of Reardon’s home state of Oregon. There are reflections of the senses and spirit; when the harmony of a forest left unaltered by humanity creates balance within, and the lessons of a forest growing into itself build foundations of collaboration, mutual sustainability and interdependence.
At the show’s opening reception, Reardon will be launching her latest art book ‘forest’, which features over 90 of her color and B+W photographs, created with digital and vintage film cameras; 25 of these images will be framed and hung throughout the Chessman Gallery. 40% of all art sales from this show will directly benefit the Lincoln City Cultural Center; a vibrant hub of artistic expression and arts education on the central Oregon coast.
New work that echoes the textures of the forest by Lincoln County ceramic artist Chasse Davidson, will be included as well.
To learn more about Reardon and her creative work please visit:
www.mcreardon.com

Blue Sky Ahead: Futures at Blue Sky Gallery
2019-11-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Blue Sky Gallery, 122 NW 8th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
Blue Sky Ahead: Futures
Featuring photography by Ebenezer Galluzzo, Emma Kisiel, Jamila Clarke, Nolan Streitberger, Sam Wrigglesworth, and Troi Anderson
November 7-December 1, 2019
First Thursday opening reception: November 7, 6:00–9:00 PM
Panel Discussion with Blue Sky Ahead: Futures Artists
moderated by Julia Dolan, Ph.D., the Minor White Curator
of Photography at the Portland Art Museum
Saturday, November 9, 3:00 PM
Blue Sky Members Appreciation Party
Open House, Saturday, November 9, 12:00—5:00 PM
pick up your new Yearbook and our current Book Level book
Blue Sky Gallery
122 NW 8th Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97209 USA
503-225-0210
Tuesday – Sunday, 12 – 5 pm
First Thursday 6 – 9 pm
bluesky@blueskygallery.org
http://www.blueskygallery.org/
All Blue Sky events and programs are free and open to the public.
To celebrate our 44th birthday, Blue Sky launched a two-part exhibition series, Blue Sky Ahead, which began with October’s exhibition of current and past photographic work by founders Ann Hughes, Christopher Rauschenberg, Craig Hickman, Robert Di Franco, and Terry Toedtemeier.
This month, Blue Sky presents the second half of the exhibition series, Blue Sky Ahead: Futures. From a statewide call to photo-based artists, Blue Sky’s founders chose six individuals to represent the next generation of Oregon photographers: Ebenezer Galluzzo, Emma Kisiel, Jamila Clarke, Nolan Streitberger, Sam Wrigglesworth, and Troi Anderson. Although these photographers work with the medium in very different ways to tell a range of stories, they are linked by their use of the camera to reframe or question our past and present cultural norms, as they expand our understanding of what has come before, what is, and what could be.
About the Artists:
Ebenezer Galluzzo is a gender nonconforming trans man, mother, husband, and witch living in Portland, Oregon. He views the craft of photography as a way to claim and redefine the lens through which he sees the world. He has participated in numerous exhibitions in the United States, including solo shows in Astoria and Portland, Oregon, and his work has been published in Diffusion and in Black & White magazine.
Emma Kisiel holds a bachelor of fine arts with an emphasis in photography from the University of Colorado Denver. Her work has been featured online in Lenscratch, Esquire Russia, F-Stop Magazine, Feature Shoot, Juxtapoz, and the Huffington Post, and in print in BLINK Magazine and Shots Magazine. Kisiel is also the author of the blog and online artist index Muybridge’s Horse. She is based in Portland, Oregon.
Jamila Clarke is a fine art photographer whose focus is conceptual portraiture. They were born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in the Pacific Northwest. They studied studio art with a focus on fine art photography/digital video at Oberlin College. Their work has been featured in various galleries and publications around the United States.
Nolan Streitberger is an artist living in Albany, Oregon. He first studied photography while attending Oregon State University’s pre-college JumpstART program. Nolan holds degrees in graphic design and digital imaging and prepress technology. Streitberger’s work has been featured online in Der Spiegel, Bento, ZEITjUNG, Flavorwire, and Edge of Humanity Magazine, and has been selected for recognition by the Smithsonian Photo Contest and the Palm Springs Photo Festival. His photographs have been exhibited in Blue Sky Gallery’s Pacific NW Drawers, PhotoPlace Gallery online, the Curated Fridge, and LoosenArt at the Millepiani Gallery in Rome, Italy.
Sam Wrigglesworth is a photographer/artist living and working in Eugene, Oregon. They recently completed their BFA in photography at the University of Oregon. Their work often deals with navigating and renegotiating their relationship to memory. They typically use large- and medium-format analog cameras, which requires them to employ a slow and intentional process in order to understand an image. In the same way, understanding oneself or one’s memories is often slow and cumulative.
Troi Anderson is a documentary photographer based in Portland, Oregon. He began his career working for Magnolia Pictures and later sailed throughout Asia and the South Pacific as a merchant marine. His work has been featured in GEO France, the Oregonian, and Black & White magazine, and on such websites as CNN Photos, TIME LightBox, and Verve Photo. Anderson’s photography has been exhibited in Blue Sky’s Pacific NW Drawers, and he has been named an emerging artist by Daniel Cooney Fine Art and Musée Magazine. His work has received awards and recognition from American Photography; Photolucida’s Critical Mass Top 50; PX3: Le Prix de la Photographie, Paris; Communication Arts; the Smithsonian Photo Contest; the Sony World Photography Awards; the Aperture Foundation; IPA – International Photography Awards; and the Palm Springs Photo Festival.

Last Saturday Photo Follies at Shabu Studios
2019-10-26 19:00 - 21:30 | Shabu Studios, 6055 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR, 97213, United States
Last Saturday Photo Follies – October Edition
Saturday October 26th 7-9:30pm
Shabu Studios
6055 NE Glisan St,
Portland, OR 97213
www.shabustudios.com
https://www.facebook.com/shabustudios/
$8 – cash at the door or
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/last-saturday-photo-follies-at-shabu-studios-tickets-74763205761?fbclid=IwAR1Xi0FRiQYyeHZBdc5oRWulix_dMId76-9XGT086RvcJvztCNUihTbTRVk
A fun-and-games photo competition.
4 photographers each get 12 minutes (1 at a time) in the studio with surprise subject matter and instruction, followed by 12 minutes of editing time.
The audience will observe the shooting, mingle and get to know each other, and then view and vote on their favorite image.
The winner get 1 free hour of studio time, and their winning picture will hang in the Great Hall of Miniatures.
It’s all about fun – any learning is strictly accidental.

Rick Wright at Camerawork Gallery
2019-10-26 16:00 - 18:00 | Camerawork Gallery, 301 N. Graham Street, Portland, OR, 97227, United States
Rick Wright, Vessels of the Late Petroleum Age: Evidence of Ancient Earth
October 26 – November 29, 2019
Artist Talk: Saturday, October 26: 4pm-5pm
Reception: Saturday, October 26: 5pm-6pm
Camerawork Gallery
301 N. Graham Street, Portland, OR 97227
Located in Lorenzen Conference Center – Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Campus.
9am – 6pm, Monday-Saturday, Sunday, 10am-4pm
Free off street parking available, Stair and elevator access, TriMet Routes 4, 24 and 44, ADA accessible
www.TheCameraworkGallery.org
www.Facebook.com/cameraworkgallery
503-701-5347
Event is free and open to the public

Philadelphia photographer Rick Wright inhabits the persona of a c. 4300 CE archaeologist: a scientist stumbling onto a cache of preserved vessels crafted out of an unknown synthetic material. This Dada series of catalogued “artifacts” explores how a future society might interpret contemporary plastic containers. The project is driven by Wright’s creative lens work; the objects taking on new form, expression, and meaning. There are 27 digital photographs (18 on display at Camerawork Gallery) in the collection—printed with tri-tone pigment ink on Hahnemühle Bamboo paper at 12” x 18”.
ABOUT THE ARTIST Rick Wright practices photography as a malleable and sculptural medium, stating “photography suffers the unfortunate condition of looking like reality and remains the first thing to transcend as a photographer.” He trained first as an oil painter at Princeton and Columbia Universities (BA and MFA), then later morphed into a photographer with studies at ICP in NY with Nan Goldin, Susan Meiselas, Dorit Cypis, and Danny Lyon. Wright is a Philadelphia-based photographer working as a fine artist, an architectural photographer, and an instructor.
The Vessels of the Late Petroleum Age are currently featured on the cover of LensWork #144 magazine (Sept.-Oct. 2019); along with a 16-page spread. The work has also appeared online in Float Magazine and garnered a Fleisher Faculty Fellowship Award. Wright is currently working on a book of the series with a professional writer.
Several of his photographs reside in permanent collections: Houston Museum of Fine Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Creon Collection, Johnson & Johnson Collection, and The University of Pennsylvania. Wright keeps his studio in Philadelphia (past 13 years) and teaches photography at Fleisher Art Memorial, Peter’s Valley School of Art & Craft, and The Halide Project.
“Photography is 93% of my life. The other 7% is occupied by typewriter repair, short story writing, and life model sketching. I chose photography over painting for its speed, joy, and unexpected bends of reality.”—Rick Wright

Street Vision at South Santiam Hall Gallery
2019-10-24 17:00 - 18:30 | Linn-Benton Community College, 6500 Pacific Blvd SW, Albany, OR, 97330, United States
Street VisionPhotographs by Blake Andrews, Lisa Gidley, George Kelly, Gary Gumanow and James Han
Sept. 30 – Nov. 15, 2019Reception and Gallery Talk, Thursday, Oct. 24, 5-6:30 pmSouth Santiam Hall GalleryLinn-Benton Community College6500 SW Pacific Blvd.Albany, OR 97321www.linnbenton.edu/current-students/involvement/art-gallery/541-917-4545Open 8-5 Weekdays
Five Oregon photographers who create art from the fleeting moments of urban life will exhibit their work at Linn-Benton Community College’s South Santiam Hall Gallery, 6500 SW Pacific Blvd., Albany, from Sept. 30 to Nov. 15, 2019.
Eugene photographer Blake Andrews will join Portland photographers Lisa Gidley, George Kelly, Gary Gumanow and James Han in an exhibit that explores the landscape of street photography in the new century.Street photography has enjoyed a global resurgence in popularity over the last two decades, according to guest curator Rich Bergeman, a Corvallis photographer and retired LBCC instructor. He said his goal with the exhibit was to bring contemporary urban photography to the mid-valley, where it’s not often seen or practiced.“Street photography can be controversial in this age of privacy and political correctness,” he said. “But it can also bring us sparkling slices of time–candid, unguarded moments that are ironic, insightful, witty and surrealistic.”
Each of the five photographers in the show gathers his and her pictures from life on the streets, but each captures their art in different ways–some in color, some in black-and-white; some with traditional film cameras, some with iPhones.
Andrews, a well-known photographer in the Eugene area, has been actively photographing for 25 years. He primarily shoots 35mm film, but for this show will be exhibiting colorful images from the Oregon State Fair shot with an iPhone 6 in pano mode.
Gidley, who says she’s been “wandering down various sidewalks with a camera since about 2002,” is showing recent work from New York City. In a break from the street photography tradition of small cameras and black-and-white film, she frequently photographs in color with a bulky medium-format camera.
Kelly also often uses color film and medium-format, but the prints he chose for this show are 35mm black-and-white images taken in Portland, Paris and Los Angeles. He is a self-taught photographer who first took up the camera in 1985.
Gumanow is a native New Yorker who first moved to Portland in 1997, then to Texas, and back to Portland in 2015, and is “happy to be home again.” The work in the LBCC show is from a series of black-and-white images he calls “Houdini Escaping San Francisco.”
Han is comparatively new to photography, having gotten serious about it in 2017, but now he carries a Leica M6 with him every day. He has lived in Portland since 1997, after moving from Seattle to become a mortician.
The South Santiam Hall Gallery is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.

Photo Club PDX and Rob Woodcox Present: 'The Power WithIn You' 3-Day Workshop
2019-10-18 18:00 - 21:00 | OR
Photo Club PDX and Rob Woodcox, The Power WithIn You
3-Day WorkshopOctober 18-20
Various Locations around Portlandhttps://www.photoclubpdx.com/workshops $300 – $450
During this three day weekend with Rob, you will indulge in inspiration, practice guided lighting and camera techniques, gain vision, master intermediate and advanced editing techniques and perfect your composites. You will have the opportunity to pair these photographic skills with business and social media tips from Rob’s years of online and real-world success. Beginning, intermediate and experienced photographers are welcomed in this course. The course work paired with the vibrant and eclectic energy of Portland, this could mark a powerful change in your journey.
Discover and LEARN.It’s Time for an Adventure! https://www.photoclubpdx.com/workshopsFor those of you on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/497579854331594/

Blake Andrews at Truckenbrod Gallery
2019-10-17 16:00 - 20:00 | Truckenbrod Gallery, 517 SW 2nd St, Corvallis, OR, 97333, United States
Blake Andrews, Darkroom Pranks
10/2/19 – 11/1/19Soft opening 4-8 pm during Corvallis Art Walk, 10/17/19 (calendar)
Truckenbrod Gallery517 SW 2nd St, Corvallis, OROpen: Wed, 10/9, 12-4 pm Mon, 10/14, 2-6 pm Thurs, 10/17, 4-8 pm Mon, 10/21, 12-4 pm Sat, 10/26, 1-5 pm And by appointmentwww.instagram/com/truckenbrodgallery541-222-0302
With his latest series Darkroom Pranks, Blake Andrews takes a turn into experimental territory. Andrews selected recent 35 mm exposures for enlargement. During the printing process, various domestic objects were used to to photogram odd shapes into the image. The interaction of photogram and photograph is deliberately ambiguous, raising age-old questions about photographic truth, representation, and pranksterism.
www.instagram/com/swerdnaekalb

Cathy Cheney at the Portland Art Museum
2019-10-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Cathy Cheney, The Art of Photojournalism
Portland Art Museum Photography Council’s
Brown Bag Lunch Talk Series
Wednesday, October 16th, 2019, Noon – 1pm
Portland Art Museum
The Miller Gallery, Mark Building
1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97205
www.portlandartmuseum.org
503 226 2811
Cost: Free to the public (people are welcome to bring their lunch)
I will be talking about developing the eye, capturing the moment, and freezing time: my 41 years as a photojournalist in Portland
Cathy Cheney is an award-winning photographer best known for her work in photojournalism and portraits of people. Born in Connecticut, she came west to attend Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California, where she earned her B.P.A. in 1978.
Cheney came to Oregon in 1979 for her first job in Photojournalism. From 1979-1985 she was the photo editor at Willamette Week Newspaper where she gained local and national recognition for her work.
She is currently the staff photographer for the Portland Business Journal, where she faces the daily challenge of finding something unusual in the ordinary.
Her work has appeared in many publications such as Spin Magazine, Pacific Northwest magazine, The Boston Globe, The Village Voice, Registered Representative, Childs publications and Sierra.
As member of National Press Photographers association, she has been involved in many organizations and galleries over the years. This year Mill Pond Gallery in New York showcased her images of migrants.
Project Day shoot July 15th,1983 was a collaboration with the Oregon Historical Society and Oregon photographers. She was one of the book editors, regional director, as well as photojournalist for the project.
Her work has appeared in many galleries over the years. Homeless in America Project in 1986, Camera Works Gallery 1989, Visual Chronicles of Portland 1990, Project Dayshoot 2013, Lunaria Gallery Guest Artist 2015, and Lake Oswego Arts Council 2018, Mill Pond Gallery 2019.
Cheney is currently on the board of the Portland Art Museum Photo Council.

Mary Virginia Swanson at the Portland Art Museum
2019-10-15 17:30 - 19:30 | Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Mary Virginia Swanson, – THE LIFE OF A PROJECT – From Concept to Audience
October 15, 5:30 – 7:30pm
Portland Art Museum – Whitsell Auditorium1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR 97205(503) 221-1156Purchase tickets here! $20 – $50students are feehttps://www.asmp.org/oregon/event/maryvirginiaswanson/
When an idea for a project crystallizes and the passion to produce new work consumes us, artists begin a journey unlike any other. Understanding your desired audience and the impact of your project are critical to achieving the expectations and results you desire.
ENSURING the SUCCESS of your next big PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT BEGINS HEREInternationally acclaimed photography consultant, Mary Virginia Swanson, will walk us through recommended steps to ensure your project has the strongest possibility of sponsorship, exhibitions and publications. Topics Include:
• Developing project concept and defining audience.• Identifying / establishing relationships with sponsors, collaborators and venues.• Researching / testing production materials appropriate to desired audience.• Defining marketing strategies to share work in production with industry professionals.• Expand presence to print, web and social media platforms through which to share the project content.
MARY VIRGINIA SWANSON is an educator, author and entrepreneur in the field of photography, and a respected advisor to artists and arts organizations. Unique in our field, her broad background includes exhibiting, collecting, licensing and marketing photographs and affords her a range of perspectives on making and marketing art. Ms. Swanson counts among her consulting clients a range of internationally respected artists and institutions.
Swanson co-authored with Darius Himes the acclaimed Publish Your Photography Book: Revised & Updated (2014) and continues to stay current on the growing market for photobooks, reflecting both the relative ease of self-publishing and the rise of the collectible photographic artists book.
Swanson received the Focus Award for Lifetime Achievement in Photography from the Griffin Museum in Boston in 2013, the 2014 Susan Carr Award for Education from the American Society for Media Photographers (ASMP) and was named 2015 Honored Educator by the Society for Photographic Education.Swanson frequently serves as a judge on contemporary photography and photobook competitions, a portfolio reviewer at industry events, presents lectures and conducts workshops on professional practices.Swanson is based in Tucson, AZ, her website is www.mvswanson.com and Instagram feed can be found at @maryvirginiaswanson

Don Jacobson at Oregon Society of Artists
2019-10-14 13:00 - 16:00 | Oregon Society of Artists, 2185 SW Park Place, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Don Jacobson
October 7th – October 24th
Oregon Society of Artists
2185 SW Park Place
Portland, Oregon 97205
503-228-0706
Monday through Saturday, 1 – 4pm
Don Jacobson, www.donjacobsonphoto.com , is one of many photographers showing at the OSA/Portland Photographers’ Forum Collaborative Exhibit. The exhibit runs from October 7 through October 24th. The hours are Monday through Saturday, 1 – 4pm.
OSA welcomes PPF for this joint exhibit. Expect to see photopraphs produced in a myraid of ways – from pinhole and toy cameras to large format view cameras. The work may be digital, traditional color, and black and white, silver, ink jet or platinum.

Blue Sky Ahead: Founders at Blue Sky Gallery
2019-10-05 13:00 - 15:00 | Blue Sky Gallery, 122 NW 8th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
Blue Sky Ahead: FoundersFeaturing photography by Ann Hughes, Christopher Rauschenberg,Craig Hickman, Robert Di Franco, and Terry Toedtemeier
October 3–November 3, 2019First Thursday opening reception: October 3, 6:00–9:00 PM
Panel discussion moderated by Lois Leveen withChristopher Rauschenberg, Craig Hickman,Prudence Roberts, and Robert Di Franco: Saturday, October 5, 1:00 PM
Blue Sky turns 44 years old in October! To celebrate this considerable legacy, Blue Sky is launching Blue Sky Ahead, a two-part exhibition series.
In October, Blue Sky will dedicate both galleries to the current and past photographic work by founders Ann Hughes, Christopher Rauschenberg, Craig Hickman, Robert Di Franco, and Terry Toedtemeier. Please join usin November for the second half of the series—Blue Sky Ahead: Futures—which will highlight the future of photography in Oregon as seen through the eyes of six emerging photographers chosen by Blue Sky’s founders: Ebenezer Galluzzo, Emma Kisiel, Jamila Clarke, Nolan Streitberger, Sam Wrigglesworth, and Troi Anderson.
Ann Hughes was born in 1948 in St. Maries, Idaho, and currently lives in Portland, Oregon, where she graduated from Portland State University with a Bachelor of Science degree. A photographer and graphic designer, Hughes co-founded Blue Sky Gallery in 1975, where she also exhibited numerous times and regularly designed the legendary exhibitions posters during the early years of the gallery. Her photography can be found in private collections and in the Portland Art Museum’s photography collection.
Christopher Rauschenberg received his BA from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. His work has been exhibited at the Griffin Museum of Photography, the Chicago Cultural Center, the International Center of Photography in New York, and the George Eastman House in Rochester, NY, among many other major institutions. An exceptionally active leader in the Northwest arts community, he taught at Marylhurst University in Lake Oswego, Oregon for many years and co-founded Nine Gallery and the photography nonprofit Photolucida in Portland, Oregon, in addition to co-founding Blue Sky Gallery in 1975.
Craig Hickman grew up in the Northwest, where he became friends with fellow Blue Sky cofounders in high school and beyond. Hickman earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Portland State University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington, Seattle. He taught photography at The Evergreen State College and later taught art courses focused on the computer as an art medium at the University of Oregon, where he is now Professor Emeritus after 31 years. He is also the creator of Kid Pix, a computer drawing program for children, which he initially developed for his son, Ben.
Robert Di Franco has been a working artist since 1973. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, Davis. In 1975 he co-founded Blue Sky Gallery. Di Franco has taught photography at Cincinnati Art Academy, the Pacific Northwest College of Art, Marylhurst University, and The Evergreen State College. His work has been exhibited at numerous venues nationally and internationally and it is housed in the collections of the French National Archives, The Portland Art Museum, The Rainier Bank Photography Collection, Oregon State Capitol Collection, the Seattle Arts Commission, Seattle Art in Public Places Program, The Washington State Arts Commission, the Portland Metropolitan Arts Commission, and the Hallie Ford Museum of Art. In 2015 his photographs were exhibited at the Portland Art Museum in the Blue Sky, The Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts at 40 retrospective exhibition.
Lifelong Oregonian Terry Toedtemeier (1947–2008) was a dedicated photographer, photography teacher, and the Portland Art Museum’s first curator of photography. A self-taught photographer who studied geology in college, Toedtemeier began experimenting with the medium during the 1970s, focusing on his friends and colleagues as subjects. By the 1980s he attracted wider critical attention through his landscape images, which were influenced by his deep understanding of both the photography traditions of the American West and the land’s underlying geology. He traveled throughout Oregon, paying particularly close attention to the Columbia River Gorge, the coastline, and the arid southeast, enthralled by the diversity of terrain contained within the state’s borders. Digital and color photographs created shortly before the end of his life demonstrate Toedtemeier’s ever-present willingness to experiment and see anew through the camera’s lens.

Pamela Chipman at Art at the Cave
2019-10-04 18:00 - 21:00 | Art at the Cave, 108 E. Evergreen Blvd, Vancouver, WA, 98660, United States
Pamela Chipman, Photography Exhibition and Video Installation
October 4-26, 2019Opening reception: Friday, October 4, 6-9pm
Art at the Cave108 E. Evergreen BlvdVancouver, WA
Artist Pamela Chipman is pleased to announce new works in Photography and, two new video installations at Art at the Cave Gallery in Vancouver, WA, October 4-26, 2019.
Utilizing multiple mediums, Pamela Chipman’s work explores personal identity and human interconnectivity to express inner states of awareness and isolation. Interweaving imagery with language, movement and sound, Inner Voices contemplates the body/mind/spirit connection and specifically how language builds, shapes and dictates memory and our sense of self.
Working in non-linear modalities, Inner Voices creates an immersive experience both intellectual and sensory. In one aspect, motion detection software triggers unique video/audio content of women photographed in silhouette compiled into animations. The silhouettes create a haunting two-dimensional profile that are at once objective and nondiscriminating, and therefore unifying, but speak to issues of domesticity, loneliness, trama, loss and ultimately, reconciled transfiguration through a synthesis of mutual experience.
The voices we hear, reveal intertwining narratives that tune us in to our inner voices and navigate how we move forward through time and backward through memory. These sound elements trigger recollections, emotion, our internal critic, or the mundane thoughts that occupy our everyday minds. While the animations move through space and time – using props to represent identity, power, and grace – the artist reminds us of our shared humanity, of our sensate and often unconscious motivations, and the outer manifestations of our inner state.
In Loose Threads, Chipman enduringly chronicles how easy a life can become unravelled. The artist captures the raw, true story of a young woman emotionally scarred by the psychological oppression of a masculine dominant culture. The story takes place in New York City in the late 1970s, but through this video Chipman illustrates how vulnerable women can be – we’re reminded of the far reaching Me Too Movement – and how little has changed culturally for women who are often left to deal with the results of trauma by themselves, struggling to find their way forward.
Chipman also presents photographs and gilded prints of the images that inspired the Inner Voices video. Each image radiates a luminosity that captures the deliberateness of women-as-subject. We see the subjects as captivating individuals demonstrating their strength, adaptability, and resistance to the adversities that often plague women throughout history. Chipman allows us to contemplate in a more resting fashion these Inner Voices and how the body/mind/spirit connection unites us.
As an interdisciplinary artist, Pamela Chipman draws on the present day cultural experiences of women grappling with sexism and gender inequality. She studied video and photography at UCLA and moved to Portland, Oregon in the late 1980s. Her work has screened across the country in film festivals, galleries, and on community television, and is held in private collections. Throughout her career, Chipman has explored the potential of the video medium through a variety of projects ranging from video-poetry, live television, installations, and documentary projects. She continues to explore new methods of integrating media into our visual world using installation, video books, and public art as tools to reach a broad artistic audience and to activate a sense of fellowship and communita

Nick Carulli at Visual Expressions Gallery
2019-09-28 18:00 - 22:00 | Visual Expressions Gallery, 2115 SE 192nd Ave. Suite 110, Camas, WA, 98607, United States
Nick Carulli
Reception: Saturday September 28th,2019 6-10 PM
Visual Expressions Gallery2115 SE 192nd Ave. Suite 110 Camas Wa,98607360-210-7393
Nick Carulli, a long time northwest photographer and gallery owner presents his new show of photographic images infused onto aluminum, sizes ranging form 8×10 inches to 40 x 60 inches. These prints are spectacular, with depth and quality of HD television.
Please bring friends and join others in viewing his latest images. Wine and light snacks will be available Please join him for an opening reception on Saturday September 28th,2019 6-10 PM

Astoria Workshops with Joni Kabana
2019-09-28 10:00 - 21:00 | OR
Two Astoria Workshops with Joni Kabana
Workshop #1 September 28, 2019Astoria Walkabout: Capturing Editorial Content: 10am – 3pmLocation: Astoria$100http://jonikabana.com/classes/astoria-walkabout-nighty-light/
This workshop will focus on the creation of editorial photography. Based upon her assignments with magazines and the travel/tourism industry, Joni will help you create photographs that appeal to these organizations. She will review each participant’s goals and set assignments accordingly, ending the workshop with a class review of the day’s work.
Workshop #2September 28, 2019Nighty Light: Nighttime Photography: 5pm – 9pm Location: Astoria$85http://jonikabana.com/classes/astoria-walkabout-nighty-light/
This workshop will focus on photographing in very low light conditions. The class (co-taught with filmmaker and photographer Jeff Daly) will be held in the Astoria Underground where we will play with light in a variety of ways (long exposure, light painting, use of blur, etc.).

Karen Klinedinst at Camerawork Gallery
2019-09-28 09:00 - 18:00 | Camerawork Gallery, 301 N. Graham Street, Portland, OR, 97227, United States
Karen Klinedinst, The Emotional Landscape
September 28 – October 25, 2019
Camerawork Gallery301 N. Graham Street, Portland, OR 97227Located in Lorenzen Conference Center – Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Campus.9am – 6pm, Monday-Saturday, Sunday, 10am-4pmFree off street parking available, Stair and elevator access, TriMet Routes 4, 24 and 44, ADA accessiblewww.TheCameraworkGallery.orgwww.Facebook.com/cameraworkgallery503-701-5347Event is free and open to the public
Baltimore, Maryland photographer, Karen Klinedinst notes, “All of us have a deep connection to certain places. We see these places not as they are but idealize them through our memories. In The Emotional Landscape series, I capture my deep connection to the natural landscape.
“I draw my inspiration from the 19th century landscape painting of The Hudson River School. Like the Hudson River School painters, I interpret the landscape and how it affects me emotionally and spiritually. My approach is not about capturing reality but creating a neo-Romantic world reflective of my memory and imagination.“Walking is an integral part of my creative process and forms my point of view. All of the landscapes in this series were captured while hiking through the natural landscape. The act of walking allows me to experience the nuances of light, weather and time. It forms my conversation and connection with the landscape. Like a painter, I manipulate these images through the layering of textures and colors to express my emotional response to a landscape that exists only in my memory.”
About the Artist Karen Klinedinst is a Baltimore-based artist using photography to explore themes of place, nature and the environment. She is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore.Her landscapes have been exhibited at Massoni Art Gallery, Fleckenstein Gallery, South x Southeast Photo Gallery, Adkins Arboretum, Maryland Art Place, Soho Photo Gallery, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Griffin Museum of Photography, and the Biggs Museum of American Art. Her work is in the collection of the National Park Service.
Klinedinst was a 2004 Platte Clove Artist-in-Residence at the Catskills Center for Conservation and Development, and a 2006 National Park Service Artist-in- Residence at Acadia National Park in Maine. In 2015 she was awarded an Individual Artist Award from the Maryland State Arts Council.
She teaches workshops at the Creative Alliance in Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University’s Odyssey Program, and at her Baltimore studio.

Marcia Connolly & Katherine Knight at Studio 385
2019-09-27 18:30 - 20:00 | Studio 385, 385 West 2nd Ave at Lawrence St., Eugene, OR, 97401, United States
Marcia Connolly & Katherine Knight, Spring & Arnaud: Art, Love, MortalityPhotography at Oregon, Last Friday Movie Night
Friday September 27thDoors open 6:30. Movie starts 7:00
Studio 385385 West 2nd Ave at Lawrence St.Eugene, Or 97401541-686-1240Admission: Open to the public and by fee-will donation
Spring & Arnaud: Art, Love, MortalityBy Marcia Connolly &Katherine Knight[67m/1h7m]
Together more than 25 years, Spring Hurlbut and Arnaud Maggs lived an artful and art-filled life until Maggs’s death at 86 last year. While Oscar Wilde may have put his talent into his art and saved his genius for the living, these two souls in communion, born 26 years apart, appear not to have stinted on either. Shot in the months leading up to Maggs’s death, the film, as its title more than suggests, is an elegiacally inflected love story between equals, the co-directors never privileging one artist’s oeuvre or sensibility over the other’s. Mostly it’s just Arnaud and Spring, looking, talking, not talking, gesturing, at their cottage in France, their home and studios in Toronto, a flea market, the National Gallery in Ottawa. Affectionate and respectful, it’s also gorgeous to look at.
REVIEW BY JAMES ADAMSPUBLISHED APRIL 22, 2013 UPDATED JUNE 19, 2017

Angel O’Brien at the Portland Art Museum
2019-09-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Angel O’Brien, Rowing to Eden
Portland Art Museum Photography Council’sBrown Bag Lunch Talk Series
Wednesday, September 18th, 2019, Noon – 1pm
Portland Art MuseumThe Miller Gallery, Mark Building1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97205www.portlandartmuseum.org503 226 2811Cost: Free to the public (people are welcome to bring their lunch)
Angel O’Brien will be talking about her recent work from Prague, Budapest, San Francisco and Portland, as well as the liberation of finally finding her voice 24 years after picking up her first camera.
Local photographer Angel O’Brien works with experimental and alternative processes to create the often surreal and layered self-portrait montages for which she is well known. Her love of photography began in 1994 when she was in high school: She spent many a day wandering Portland with her Cambo 5×7, shooting this city’s architecture, spending even more evenings in her bathroom-turned-darkroom making black-and-white contact prints. Angel’s hands haven’t been far from a camera since, and she currently works with 35mm, twin lens, pinhole, and large format cameras. Although she mainly kept to monochrome processes in the past, she experimented with cross-processing slide film and fell in love with the off kilter colors she saw in her photographs. She continues with this method today.
A few years ago, out of frustration with not being able to make the photographs that she had in her head, Angel began to experiment with photo transfers, creating a lot of crazy (and mostly bad) work. She then learned platinum-palladium printing from Ray Bidegain and gum bichromate printing from Christina Z. Anderson. She finally had the tools she needed to be able to manifest the photography that she’d always been trying to make. A solo trip to Prague and Budapest provided the time and mental space to discover how to turn her crazy life into the handmade platinum/gum (self) portraits that she is recognized for today.
Angel’s work has been exhibited on both coasts and in Europe, and is either currently or soon-to-be exhibited at the Blue Sky Gallery in Portland, the Lightbox Photographic Gallery in Astoria, and the Albatross Gallery in Gold Hill, Oregon. She’s recently been selected for the Critical Mass Top 200 for work from her series The Distance of Forgetting.
When she isn’t making photography or writing poetry, she is often making other kinds of art with her eight-year-old, Gwendolyn, or eating too many chocolate ice cream cones, pondering the chaos of her universe.

Alternative Visions Exhibit at LightBox Photographic Gallery
2019-09-14 17:00 - 20:00 | LightBox Photographic Gallery, 1045 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
Alternative Visions Exhibit
September 14 – November 5, 2019Artists’ Opening Reception: Saturday, September 14, 5-8pm
LightBox Photographic Gallery1045 Marine Dr.Astoria, OR 97103(503) 468-0238lightbox-photographic.com
LightBox Photographic Gallery opens Alternative Visions with an artists’ reception on Saturday, September 14, 2019 from 5-8pm. The prints in Alternative Visions represent a large variety of processes, ranging from cyanotype, gum, platinum/palladium, silver gelatin, Van Dyke brown, carbon transfer, photogravure, wet plate, tintype, ambrotype, lith, casein, chemigram, lumenprint, and wet plate collodion. The handmade print, taken into so many directions, is obviously alive and well.
We are honored to have Christina Z. Anderson, one of the nations’ finest photographic educators as juror for this Exhibit and keynote Speaker of the Symposium
“The alternative process “movement” which began around the 1960s was largely a return to 19th century hand coated processes as an alternative to corporately controlled gelatin silver paper. Today there has been a conflation of gelatin silver, C-prints, 19th century processes, and printmaking into the alternative process genre. Even digital means of image capture are now a part of this practice with some processes such as image transfer or palladium over ink jet which use digital printing in part. The hallmark of the field is that the end result is a hands-on, handmade print.” ~ Christina Z. Anderson
Congratulations to the photographers accepted into Alternative Visions
Michael Atha • Ray Bidegain • Per Bjesse • Diana BloomfieldJulia Bradshaw • Greg Brophy • Ronald Butler • Kimberley ChiarisMonika Danos • Leah Diament • John Dubois • Rory EarnshawChristopher Erin • Jim Fitzgerald • László Galos • Ryan GillespieAndrej Gregov • Sarah Grew • Patricia Holgate • Suzanne IzzoKaren Johanson • Barbara Justice • Sally Kim-Miller • Douglas KingTravis Lovell • Jocelyn Mathewes • Marek Matusz • Julie MooreHarini Krishnamurthy • Susie Morrill • Barbara Murray • Angel O’BrienWalt O’Brien • Ralph Rinke • Philip Schwartz • Jennifer Gioffre ToddAjuan Song • Michael Puff • Melanie Walker • Laura Alice WattTri Tran • Rebecca Zeiss • Yelena Zhavoronkova • Ryan Zoghlin
The Alternative Visions Exhibit is part of the 2019 LightBox Symposium for Alternative Process Photography,(click on link) hosted by LightBox Photographic Gallery in Astoria, Oregon on September 13, 14, 15, 2019.
Alternative Visions runs from September 14th until November 5th. LightBox offers memberships as a way of becoming part of the community of supporters that help to further the mission of the gallery. LightBox provides fine art reproduction, restorations, photographic printing, and other photographic services. LightBox is located at 1045 Marine Drive in Astoria, hours are Tuesday – Saturday 11 – 5:30. Contact LightBox at 503-468-0238 or at info@lightbox-photographic.com, and visit lightbox-photographic.com for more info and to enjoy past, current and upcoming exhibits.

The O'Brien Gallery Platinum/Palladium Students Clothesline Show at The O’Brien Photo Gallery
2019-09-14 16:00 - 18:00 | The O’Brien Photo Gallery, 2833 Willamette, Ste. B, Eugene, OR, 97405, United States
The O’Brien Gallery Platinum/Palladium Students Clothesline ShowStudents Platinum/Palladium Clothesline Show
September 14 – November 7, 2019Reception will be held on Saturday September 14 from 4-6 pm.
The O’Brien Photo Gallery2833 Willamette, Ste. BEugene, OR 97405phone: 541 729 3572Open Tuesday – Friday from 1-5 pm. Call to be sure we’re open.email: waltobrien1945@gmail.com.website: https://www.waltobrien.net/the-o-brien-photo-gallery
Walt O’Brien provided a one day introduction to the Platinum/Palladium printing process. Students made prints from their files using their own images with platinum/palladium materials.Image sources were unlimited (cell phone to large format camera).
Students learned coating emulsions, contrast control, exposure and the process for this modified 19th century printing method. The class included 2-3 digital negatives size up to 5×7 made by Walt at least three days ahead of the class. Students were involved in the creation of the negatives.
Everyone who prints platinum uses a personalized method. This is due to reactions to variables both atmospheric and chemical. Walt did not claim to be an authority on the process, since the he was relatively new to printing with this method. Instead it was a learning experience for both the students and the instructor. At the end of the day each student left with at least one or more satisfactory prints.
One side of the gallery will have a clothesline strung with loose prints hanging by clothespins. The gallery will also have a few framed prints by other professional printers and some framed prints by students.

The LightBox Alternative Process Symposium at LightBox Photographic Gallery
2019-09-13 08:00 - 17:00 | LightBox Photographic Gallery, 1045 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
The LightBox Alternative Process Symposium
September 13 – September 15, 2019
LightBox Photographic Gallery1045 Marine Dr.Astoria, OR 97103(503) 468-0238lightbox-photographic.comhttp://lightbox-photographic.com/generic/2019_lightbox_symposium_for_alternative_processSymposium fees $150 plus $25 per Demo
The LightBox Symposium for Alternative Process Photography is a celebration of the myriad of methods photographers have revived from the history of photography. In September LightBox will dedicate a weekend to celebrate these photographic arts with some of the most passionate representatives and practicing artists working with the alternative photographic processes.
LightBox will present an incredible group of Alternative Process Photographers in the LightBox Symposium for Alternative Process Photography on September 13, 14 and 15th. We welcome our keynote Speaker Christina Z. Anderson as well as Alt Process photographers Jim Fitzgerald, Karen Hymer, Denise Ross, and Michael Puff. Each will be speaking and performing detailed demonstrations of their processes. See the Webpage for all the details. We invite you to join us and be part of a very special weekend!
The participants in the audience will be what truly makes this weekend special, as the social opportunity of meeting and sharing with others is one of the lasting rewards that we hope will happen. We know the weekend will be special and hope you will make the effort to attend. We are hosting this symposium at Alderbrook Station, a historical 115 year old net shed on the banks of the Columbia River in the heart of Astoria, making for a perfect natural setting for an enjoyable and unique weekend together.
We invite you to be part of the event.http://lightbox-photographic.com/generic/2019_lightbox_symposium_for_alternative_process
The theme of this years Symposium is Alternative Visions!How does your artistic vision require use of alternative processes?This years Symposium features a juried Alt Process exhibit “Alternative Visions”:showing at LightBox from September 14 – November 5, 2019Juried by our Keynote Speaker, Christina Z. Anderson
We are very honored to bring this amazing group of artists and technicians to LightBox in Astoria for a full weekend of alternative process photography sharing, learning, networking and fun with alternative process photographers from around the nation. This symposium is for the beginner and the advanced photographer interested in learning about alternative printing processes. We have planned a full weekend of gatherings, show openings, talks, demonstrations and opportunities to share your work with others. Bring your Alternative Process prints to display and share with attendees. A great opportunity to meet, share and learn from your peers from around the country.
Sign up for the Symposium by contacting michael@lightbox-photographic.com

Rich Bergeman at Grants Pass Museum of Art
2019-09-07 13:30 - 14:30 | Grants Pass Museum of Art, 229 SW G Street, Grants Pass, OR, 97528, United States
Rich Bergeman, The Land Remembers
Aug. 2 Sept. 13, 2019Opening reception Friday, Aug. 2 from 5-9pmFirst Friday Live Reception, Sept. 6 from 5-9pmGallery Talk, Saturday, Sept. 7, at 1:30pm
Grants Pass Museum of Art229 SW G StreetGrants Pass, OR 97528https://www.gpmuseum.com/541-479-3290Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm
In “The Land Remembers,” Corvallis photographer Rich Bergeman revisits the terrain of Southern Oregon’s Rogue River Wars of 1851-56 and retells the story through a series of 35 black-and-white infrared photographs.
Despite being one of the bloodiest and longest-running of Oregon’s Indian conflicts, the Rogue River Wars are largely forgotten today. Fighting between local tribes and incoming miners and settlers festered and flared up multiple times between 1851 and 1854 before erupting into all out war involving the U.S. Army in 1855-56. It ended with the forced removal of the Rogue Valley and South Coast tribes to reservations at Siletz and Grand Ronde, in what descendants today memorialize as Oregon’s own “Trail of Tears.
Rather than document exact sites from the war years, Bergeman said his goal was “to bring the historic conflict back into our collective consciousness through a reflective study of the landscape that played host to such tragic events over 160 years ago.”
An Oregonian since 1976, Bergeman is a retired instructor of journalism and photography for Linn-Benton Community College in Albany. The 70-year-old photographer has been exhibiting his work at various venues in the Northwest and beyond since the 1980s. Over the past two decades he has focused primarily on portraying forgotten Northwest histories through photographs of what’s been left behind. His photographic portfolios can be seen at richbergeman.zenfolio.com, and in book form at blurb.com

Philip Bowser at Cafe Eleven
2019-09-07 13:00 - 15:00 | Cafe Eleven, 435 NE Rosa Parks Way, Portland, OR, 97211, United States
Philip Bowser, Mood Lighting
September 7th – September 30th, 2019Opening Reception: September 7th, 1 – 3pm
Cafe Eleven435 NE Rosa Parks WayPortland, OR 97211 (about a block East of the intersection of Rosa Parks and 99E)
Cafe Eleven, a Portland coffee shop that regularly features works by local artists, will show a series of photographs from Philip Bowser’s “Mood Lighting” series during the month of September, 2019. These photographs feature qualities of light that set a mood or induce feelings, which minimizes the importance of the object illuminated. The series was recently seen in the Portland Photographers Forum Community Drawer in the Park blocks, and portions of the series have been on display at the ASmith gallery in Johnson City, Texas, the Black Box gallery in Portland, and the Lakewood Arts Festival in Lake Oswego. An opening reception will be held from 1~3pm on 9/7/2019 at the cafe on 435 NE Rosa Parks Way, Portland, OR 97211. (It’s about a block East of the intersection of Rosa Parks and 99E.) Please stop by to chat with the artist over coffee and snacks. For more information prior to the reception, contact the artist at philbowsr@gmail.com. During the show, direct inquiries to FallInLoveWithArt@gmail.com.

Josh Smith at Blue Sky Gallery
2019-09-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Blue Sky Gallery, 122 NW 8th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
Josh Smith, The First Years
September 5–29, 2019First Thursday opening reception: September 5, 6:00–9:00 PMArtist talk with Josh Smith: Friday, September 6, 12:00 PM
Blue Sky Gallery 122 NW 8th AvenuePortland, Oregon 97209 USA503-225-0210Tuesday – Sunday, 12 – 5 pmFirst Thursday 6 – 9 pmbluesky@blueskygallery.orghttp://www.blueskygallery.org/All Blue Sky events and programs are free and open to the public.
Josh Smith documents the changes—both monumental and subtle, internal and external, and positive and negative—that come with parenthood in his series The First Years. Acting as a “family historian,” he uses photography as a tool to examine a new way of being and to explore the many contradictions that can exist within a family. Smith’s intimate black-and-white photos of his wife and two sons “serve as place markers for intangible moments of elation, fear, and confusion.”
“The unremitting demands of parenthood contained joy, tenderness, vulnerability, frustration, and fear all at once. The weight of being fully needed by our children afforded us a sense of purpose, but also denied us our autonomy and individuality. As we worked to understand our intricate new roles as parents, our relationship shifted, resulting in a new connection, but also a sense of estrangement.”
Josh Smith was born in Springfield, Missouri. He earned his MFA in photography from the San Francisco Art Institute, and has been living and working in the Bay Area since 2004. Throughout his career he has explored various photographic projects, with his most recent being a body of work exploring the dynamics of family. Smith has exhibited widely within the Bay Area and beyond, including at Stanford University, the a.Muse gallery in San Francisco, and SF Art Market. Smith is a photography instructor at Marin Academy and resides in Pacifica, California with his wife and two sons.
