Luke Olsen Photography

Kris Davidson, American Timescapes
2024-10-04 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Pushdot Studio, 2505 SE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97202, United States
Kris Davidson, American Timescapes

Open/Close: October 4th, 2024 – November 27th, 2024
Opening Reception l Artist Talk: October 4th, 2024 6-8pm
PUSHDOT STUDIO
2505 SE 11th Avenue, Suite 104
Portland, OR 97202
503.224.5925
Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri. 8:30am to 5:00pm, free admission
Kris Davidson | AMERICAN TIMESCAPES
Stories are the pillars of the self, revealing who we have been, who we are, and who we are becoming — yet they remain intangible, sliding across time and shapeshifting between fact and fiction. In my work, I am primarily concerned with the translation of stories across time, an investigation that draws me toward the concept of deep time. Through my photographic collages — slicing and reorganizing slivers of frozen time — I explore how our stories might inhabit the past, present, and future simultaneously.
In “American Timescapes,” I address the ephemerality of the American experience across deep time. Each piece in this series is constructed from three separate photographs of a landscape or region, taken minutes, hours, days, or even years apart. These images are then cut, folded, and combined to form 3-dimensional photo sculptures that visualize a compressing of time.
As we confront the realities of climate change and accelerate toward numerous technological breakthroughs — from gene editing to advances in AI and expanded space exploration — the narratives we create will shape who we are becoming. “American Timescapes” is an invitation to reflect on our relationship with all of time — the past, the present, and the deep future — and to reconsider how we are crafting the story of our existence.
Kris Davidson, a native of Sweden, spent her childhood between the Scandinavian subarctic and Texas. She spent 15 years as an editorial photographer before transitioning to an artistic practice that explores how stories are translated across the past, present, and future. Using collage and mixed media on photographic prints, Kris delves into storytelling and memory across deep time.
Her photography has been featured in National Geographic Traveler, Lonely Planet Traveler, and other major publications. Prior to her photography career, Kris worked as a branding professional in the San Francisco Bay Area for eight years. She is also an experienced educator, having collaborated with the National Geographic Society and the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
Kris holds a BA from Loyola University in New Orleans and is currently pursuing an MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, expected in 2025. She is based in Seattle, Washington.
www.krisdavidson.com

Palouse 3-day workshop on Long Exposure with Thibault Roland
2024-10-05 - 2024-10-07 | OR
Palouse 3-day workshop on Long Exposure with Thibault Roland
October 05-07 2024
Palouse region (Eastern Washington)
$1550
Group size: 6 participants maximum
Find more details or register here: https://www.thibaultroland.com…
Thibault Roland is a recognized fine art photographer who specializes in seascapes, landscapes and architecture. He is a master of long exposure, infrared, tilt/shift and black and white photography.
Join him in the Palouse for a 3-day workshop October 05-07 to capture gorgeous rolling hills, the vibrant greens and yellows of wheat and canola fields, and elegant wind turbines. Last but not least, he will bring you to secret locations where you’ll get to shoot spooky abandoned houses!
If you want to learn long exposure or fine art photography, sharpen your photographic and visualization skills in a small group setting, this photo adventure will be perfect for you! Cherry on the cake, Thibault will also share some of his best editing tricks during the classroom session planned on Sunday and provide feedback on how to improve your images.
https://www.thibaultroland.com

Ron Dobrowski, Silver Gelatin Retro
2024-10-05 13:00 - 17:00 | The O’Brien Photo Gallery, 2833 Willamette, Ste. B, Eugene, OR, 97405, United States
Ron Dobrowski, Silver Gelatin Retro
October 4 – October 30, 2024
Artist reception on Saturday October 5 from 1-5 pm (calendar)
The O’Brien Photo Gallery
2833 Willamette, Ste. B
Eugene, OR 97405
(541) 729-3572
Open Monday through Friday from 1-5 pm.
Call to be sure we are open
https://www.waltobrien.net/the…

Montana is where my photographic journey began. My early years were spent on a farm in the rural eastern edge of the state. I went on to study and earn a degree in photography at Montana State University. It was there that I was convinced of photography’s enormous importance as a medium for communication and self expression. I was also drawn to the combination of technical knowledge and aesthetic considerations needed to achieve any level of competence in the media.
My technical approach to black & white photography follows traditional, film based techniques. Medium format film cameras are used as well as a traditional darkroom where I develop the film and print the photographs. Selenium toning is used on all but the smallest prints to enhance the final appearance and to increase the archival qualities of the image. These are methods that I have employed since studying photography at MSU.
My photographs are produced in numbered, limited editions and are matted and framed using archival materials. Although my technical approach is ‘old school’, I strive to produce contemporary artworks that show a unique vision, emphasizes content and evoke a response on various levels.
I work out of my home and studio in Springfield, Oregon.
Silver Gelatin – what is it?
Silver Gelatin photography methods were developed in the 19th century and became the standard way of producing black & white photographs for much of the 20th century. It has a rich tradition of journalistic as well creative fine art photography that spans several decades. Well known mid century artists such as Edward Weston, Dorothea Lange, Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, and countless others produced a lifetime’s work using silver gelatin as their primary photographic process.
The term ‘silver gelatin’ refers to the coating on the photographic paper which consists of light sensitive silver halides suspended in a flexible gelatin emulsion. It is this coating that enables the paper to reveal an image when exposed to light, usually passed through a black & white negative, and then processed in chemistry consisting of a developer, stop bath and fixer. It’s science and chemistry but it seems like magic.

Thalia by Robert Adams
2024-10-12 12:00 - 19:00 | LightBox Photographic Gallery, 1045 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
Thalia by Robert Adams
October 12th – December 7th, 2024
Opening: Saturday, October 12th
LightBox Photographic Gallery opens Thalia by Robert Adams on Saturday, October 12th.
LightBox invites you to the opening day of this monumental exhibit and book release celebration. The exhibit runs through December 7, 2024. This exhibit will not be seen on the website, it is in person only.
Years ago, Robert and Kerstin Adams bought from the Metropolitan Museum a reproduction of a Roman portrait of the Greek goddess Thalia, a muse for pastoral poets. They kept it on top of a bookcase as a reminder of the classical inheritance that we all share. Recently, they moved it temporarily to a spot next to the front window in their living room, and discovered in the brighter light qualities that inspired them. Robert photographed the sculpture for two days at various hours. What most impressed them was the portrait’s serenity.
Thalia by Robert Adams has been released as a hard cover book by Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco. It is the honor of LightBox Photographic Gallery to host the exhibit Thalia by Robert Adams with the original Silver Gelatin prints created from the negatives. It is also the honor of Gallery director Michael Granger to have assisted Robert with this project by printing the original work at Robert’s request and direction. The exhibit Thalia opens at LightBox Photographic Gallery on Saturday, October 12th and exhibits through December 7th.
Robert Adams (b.1937) has been a photographer for sixty years. His work has been supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the MacArthur Foundation, and has resulted in more than fifty publications. Retrospective exhibitions of his photographs have been held at the Yale University Art Gallery, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and, most recently, at the National Gallery of Art.

Loren Nelson - Found Subject(s) Matter
2024-10-12 16:00 - 19:00 | LightBox Photographic Gallery, 1045 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
Loren Nelson – Found Subject(s) Matter

October 12th – November 6th, 2024
Opening: Saturday, October 12th 4-7pm
LightBox Photographic Gallery & Fine Printing
1045 Marine Drive
Astoria, Oregon 97103
(503) 468-0238
Hours: Wednesday – Saturday 12 pm to 5 pm
LightBox Photographic Gallery opens Loren Nelson • Found Subject(s) Matter from 4-7pm on Saturday, October 12th. LightBox invites you to share the night with LightBox Guild member Loren Nelson who exhibits a masterful collection of work in the LightBox Upper Gallery. The exhibit runs through November 6, 2024.
“Walking with a friend down an alleyway on our way to lunch, I stumbled upon a patch of sunlight reflected from a parked van onto the pavement in the shadow of a neighboring building. While exploring the visual possibilities of a pile of fishing nets on a dock in Astoria, I encountered the rusty hull of a vessel under repair. During a stay at my son’s flat in London, I became fascinated by the constantly shifting reflections inside a lampshade. These moments of discovery are always unexpected and delightfully surprising.
In my photography, I don’t actively search for images. Such an approach often leads to disappointment when visual opportunities don’t appear. Instead, I prefer to immerse myself in environments where I am more likely to be invited by Spirit to photograph. I remain open and receptive, grateful when these visual gifts present themselves. Often, though, I am greeted by something entirely random and unexpected, which catches me off guard and inspires a response. The images in this show are some of my favorite examples of these serendipitous encounters.”
~ Loren Nelson
For over 45 years Loren Nelson has photographed with a Deardorff 4X5 view camera and film, and used a traditional darkroom to produce selenium-toned silver gelatin prints. Recently, he has also incorporated a digital workflow, using 35mm digital cameras and an iPhone to respond more spontaneously to his surroundings. Along with his darkroom work, he prints his images on fine-art papers, using archival pigment inks. Ongoing bodies of work include Pacific Northwest landscapes, seascapes, driftwood studies, botanicals, and Wasteland, a series on plastic-wrapped landscapes. Loren Nelson’s photographs are in numerous public and private collections, including the Portland Art Museum; the Hallie Ford Museum of Art; Salem, Oregon; and the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts; Tampa, FL. He is represented by the Portland Art Museum/Rental Sales Gallery in Portland, OR, and LightBox Photographic Gallery in Astoria, OR. His work has been published in View Camera, LensWork, B&W, Shots, and Analog Forever Magazines. Loren is a member of the LightBox Photographic Guild.

Pro Photo Supply - Prints and Pints
2024-10-23 18:30 - 20:30 | Wayfinder Beer, 304 SE 2nd Ave, Portland, OR, 97214, United States
Pro Photo Supply – Prints and Pints
Wednesday, October 23rd 6:30pm-8:30pm
Wayfinder Beer
304 SE 2nd Ave, Portland, OR 97214
(503) 718-2337
$10
For this meetup, we will meet at Wayfinder Beer to hang out, enjoy some food and drinks, and connect with other Portland photographic and creative community members. Each attendee’s image will be visible for discussion focused on positive feedback, critiques, and questions about each photographer’s work.
Towards the end of this event, each attendee will be randomly assigned the extra print of another attendee’s work to take home. Food and drink is not provided by the Pro Photo Supply and must be purchased separately by each attendee.
Prints & Pints Tickets, Wed, Oct 23, 2024 at 6:30 PM | Eventbrite

Pro Photo Supply - Capturing Panther Creek Falls with Sigma
2024-10-23 19:00 - 21:00 | OR
Pro Photo Supply – Capturing Panther Creek Falls with Sigma

Start and finish run dates for the offering: Oct 23rd, 26th, and 30th
Virtual Meeting on the 23rd, Panther Creek Falls on the 26th, and Virtual again on the 30th
Panther Creek Falls
NF-65
Carson, WA 98610
$15
Capturing Panther Creek Falls with Sigma Tickets, Sat, Oct 26, 2024 at 8:00 AM | Eventbrite
Are you interested in making better images out in nature, but not sure where to start? Do you like hanging out with other photographers in nature to create images and learn together? Join Pro Photo Supply and Aaron Norberg, the northwest Sigma Tech Rep, for an introduction to the wide world of waterfall and forest photography at this group meetup at Panther Creek Falls!
For this event, we will hold a short virtual meeting on Google Meet in the evening on Wednesday, October 23rd at 7:00 pm where we’ll answer any questions about driving to and parking at Panther Creek Falls, cover what gear you’ll want to be sure you have, and answer any other questions. Aaron will talk about which lenses Sigma will have available for attendees to try in the field. On the day of the meet-up, we’ll meet on-site at Panther Creek Falls to cover the basics and give you tips on exposure settings to help you capture scenes you’ll be happy to share, print, and post! Lastly, Aaron will loan out Sigma lenses to attendees before we head down to the falls.
There are two observation points at Panther Creek Falls, the upper area is a short 5-minute walk from the trailhead and the lower observation point is about 10 minutes from the trailhead. Attendees will be able to capture images from both observation points as well as lush forest scenes, and colorful detail shots along the trail.
PLEASE NOTE: The trails are relatively steep and in parts of the lower trail quite narrow. Appropriate footwear, and comfortability on a moderately challenging, albeit very short, trail are needed for this event. If you are unsure, please refer to the video below to watch a sped-up phone recording of a Pro Photo Staff member traversing the trail earlier in September.
THIS EVENT WILL HAPPEN RAIN OR SHINE!
Recommended Gear to Bring:
Camera
One or more charged batteries
Memory card(s)
Lens(es)
Tripod
Filters – Circular Polarizer and ND Filter’s are recommended
Other Recommended Items
Water/Snacks
Comfortable, waterproof trail walking shoes
Weather-appropriate attire
Basic medical kit and any medication you may need
Miscellaneous Details
Walk difficulty: The trail is in great condition and includes some gradual elevation changes.
Information and Park Rules: Can be found HERE
Pro Photo Supply will host a virtual image review session following this outing on Wednesday, October 30th from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
** *Don’t forget to check out our RENTAL department for any other gear you’re missing or would like to try out! Attendees of this event will receive 25% off a rental placed for this event. Details for utilizing this discount will be sent in your order confirmation email.***
Capturing Panther Creek Falls with Sigma Tickets, Sat, Oct 26, 2024 at 8:00 AM | Eventbrite

Carbon Transfer Workshop with Jim Fitzgerald
2024-10-25 08:00 - 2024-10-27 17:00 | LightBox Photographic Gallery, 1045 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
Carbon Transfer Workshop with Jim Fitzgerald
October 25, 26 and 27, 2024
LightBox Photographic Gallery
1045 Marine Dr.
Astoria, OR 97103
(503) 468-0238
lightbox-photographic.com
Wednesday – Saturday, 12 – 5:00pm
Cost: $499 including all materials
We have scheduled our next Carbon Transfer Workshop with Jim Fitzgerald. The workshop is completely hands on and intensive in learning and practicing all the steps required to make beautiful Carbon Transfer Prints. Please join us!
Carbon Transfer prints display an incredible tonal range, the emulsion forms a relief in the surface of the print which creates a feeling of dimension, and the carbon pigmented emulsion is stable and will not fade for 10000 years. They are produced as contact prints from in camera and or digital negs.
“In this workshop we will cover the fundamentals of the process of carbon transfer printing and you will learn about the materials needed, how to make the pigmented gelatin called “glop”, how to pour the warm gelatin onto the temporary support which is called tissue, sensitize the tissue with Ammonium Dichromate, expose the tissue to a UV light source, transfer the tissue to the final support paper, develop the image in the hot water bath and techniques for finishing the print. This sounds like a daunting task with many steps but do not worry. With my guidance I will take you through these steps and explain how everything is in balance with each other. It sounds harder than it is, trust me! Most of all we will have a great deal of fun! I absolutely love what I do and love to pass on my knowledge to future carbon printers or even satisfy the curiosity of “how is it done?” The process is a contact printing process and we will be using 8×10 negatives. I use 8×10 film negatives and I will bring some to print. All of the materials will be provided. All I ask is to bring your enthusiasm, curiosity and willingness to learn one of the finest printing process I have ever discovered.
The cost for the workshop is $499, with all materials provided!

To register or for more information, contact Michael Granger at LightBox (503) 468-0238, or email michael@lightbox-photographic.com

Sandy Brown Jensen's Gold Leaf Photography Exhibition - Ravenscapes: Oregon Dreams in Gold
2024-11-02 13:00 - 16:00 | The O’Brien Photo Gallery, 2833 Willamette, Ste. B, Eugene, OR, 97405, United States
Sandy Brown Jensen’s Gold Leaf Photography Exhibition – Ravenscapes: Oregon Dreams in Gold

Saturday, November 2 – January 2, 2025.
Reception on Saturday, November 2 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm.
The O’Brien Photo Gallery
2833 Willamette, Ste. B
Eugene, Oregon, 97405
(541) 729-3572
Open Weekdays from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
https://www.waltobrien.net/the…

Eugene, OR Local artist Sandy Brown Jensen is proud to present her solo exhibition, “Ravenscapes: Oregon Dreams in Gold,” featuring a stunning collection of gold leaf photographs that capture the essence of Oregon’s landscapes and the mystical presence of ravens.
Step into a world where nature’s beauty meets artistic vision. Each image tells a unique story, illuminated by the ethereal glow of 24K gold.
Join us for an unforgettable journey through Oregon’s golden dreams. Experience the magic where photography and alchemy merge, revealing the spirit of Oregon’s wild places and their watchful guardians. From coastal sunsets to forest depths, witness familiar scenes transformed into timeless treasures.
Gilded Photography is Photography Églomisé“Verre Églomisé” is a pre-Roman art form where the image is painted in reverse on glass, then the surface gilded or silvered. “Photography Églomisé” uses a transparency film instead of glass and uses a photograph instead of a painting, but otherwise, the process is the same–gold or silver leaf is applied to the back. My frames are gold or silver Italian Roma wood frames of the highest quality and all framing is done to museum standards. The result is an elegant and unique work of art.
Sandy lives in Eugene, Oregon. She is happily married to her Shakespeare scholar husband, Peter, and they are ruled by two cats in a house not too far from the Willamette River. She is an avid hiker and backpacker as well as a passionate home cook. Her favorite city is Paris.
“I am interested in photographing those dreamlike moments between worlds; the hour before dark, windows that open into mysterious or suggestive interiors; the shore between sea and land—moments where one world somehow comes to an end and flows into something new.
In my photography, I attempt to make things look as if they were imbued with a dramatic underlying force. I photograph to discover traces of the luminous fingerprints of the divine.
Photography takes me out of my head and into the world of light and shadow, form and composition.
I seek source imagery–those images that for me are emerging from some fresh well of dreams. To seek source imagery is to surface my most forgotten images and to express them in my art. I use blur, double exposure, tintype, gilded vellum, brushed aluminum and other methods that suggest memory, dream, and reflection. To surface and express source imagery is my challenge, and that is my journey now.”
https://mindonfire.us/about-wr…

Franka M. Gabler - Whispers of Nature
2024-11-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Emerald Art Center, 500 Main St., Springfield, OR, 97477, United States
Franka M. Gabler – Whispers of Nature
Nov. 5th-27th
Opening Reception during the Second Friday Art Walk, Nov. 8th from 5-7:30pm.
Artist’s Talk is on the following Saturday, Nov. 9th starting at 1pm at the Emerald Art Center
Emerald Art Center
500 Main St, Springfield, OR 97477
Phone: (541) 726-8595
11 a.m. – 4 – p.m. Tuesday – Saturday (closed Thanksgiving and black Friday)
www.emeraldartcenter.org
Free and open to the public
For many years the photographer, Franka M. Gabler has been drawing inspiration from subtle, moody, often intimate landscapes. Her compositions are somewhere between detail or abstract, and the wider view, beyond mere documentation of a particular location. Such compositions allow her to isolate unique scenes that speak to her, from otherwise well-known places.
When in nature, Franka follows her intuition to see what entices her and draws her attention, hoping to recognize a simple story to capture the essence of the place. She’s inherently drawn to smaller, more intimate scenes that capture the spirit of a place, particularly to quiet and moody scenes. Snow, mist, fog, and even haze are her favorite conditions to photograph since they add a little extra to the composition – a bit of atmosphere and mood. To her, the composition is more than just a choice of subject and distribution of key elements of the scene. It also includes exposure decisions, and choice of light, color, contrast, and weather – all these elements are particularly helpful in depicting mood and capturing the essence.
The exhibit “Whispers of Nature” includes photographs of smaller, evocative scenes from California – primarily Yosemite and Eastern Sierra – the places she knows well and with which she has developed an emotional connection. Sometimes it’s about capturing subtle light, colors, and contrast. Other times it’s about capturing her experience in nature when making the images: the softness and silence of the falling snow, or a quiet time in a forest, observing nature that is preparing for rest.
Franka will be giving a presentation “Conveying Mood and Emotion” on November 9, 2024, at 1 pm at the Emerald Arty Center, Springfield, OR. The event is open to the public.
Award-winning photographer and scientist, Franka M. Gabler, developed a fascination, admiration, and respect for nature early in her lifetime. Franka strives to convey mood and capture the essence of the scenes she photographs. Her photographs are ethereal and often evoke sentimental feelings.
Franka’s photographs have been recognized internationally. In 2022 she was the overall winner of the Landscape Photography World Awards. In 2021 she received the 2021 First Place award for the ‘Intimate and Abstract category of the Natural Landscape Photography Awards, and in 2023 she was recognized as a Highly Commended Photographer of the Year. Her photographs have been published in several books and publications. Her black & white portfolio “Expressive Yosemite” is published in Issue No. 159 of the LensWork Photography Magazine. Her work has been featured in numerous exhibits and is represented in private collections throughout the United States and abroad. She’s a photography instructor for Out of Chicago Photography Conferences.
Franka lives in the Sierra foothills, in the small mountain town of Coarsegold, not far from Yosemite National Park. You can learn more about her work at: www.frankagabler.com.

Julie Moore - Connected at LightBox Photographic Gallery
2024-11-09 16:00 - 19:00 | LightBox Photographic Gallery, 1045 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
Julie Moore – Connected at LightBox Photographic Gallery
November 9th – December 11th, 2024
Opening: Saturday, November 9th 4-7pm
LightBox Photographic Gallery & Fine Printing
1045 Marine Drive
Astoria, Oregon 97103
(503) 468-0238
Hours: Wednesday – Saturday 12 pm to 5 pm

LightBox Photographic Gallery opens Julie Moore • Connected from 4-7pm on Saturday, November 9th.
LightBox invites you to share the night with LightBox Guild member Julie Moore who exhibits a unique collection of work in the LightBox Upper Gallery. The exhibit runs through December 11, 2024.
“In this work, I explore the intricate tapestry of connection through the symbolism of red threads and the intimate gestures we share with one another. Each element serves as a metaphor for the unseen bonds that link us, weaving together our experiences, emotions, and vulnerabilities within and across species.
The red thread, often associated with protection and connection, symbolizes the ties that bind us to one another, even across distances. It speaks to the idea that our relationships, though sometimes fragile, are woven with strength and resilience, reminding us that our shared experiences can create profound ties that transcend time and space.
Through this work, I invite viewers to consider their own threads of connection—what binds them to others, how they navigate their relationships, and the protective layers they create. The interplay of color, form, and gesture in my work serves as a reminder of the beauty found in our interconnected lives.
“Connected” seeks to illuminate the power of these invisible ties and to celebrate the shared experience that unites us all. May we honor the red threads that connect us, the lifelines that sustain us, and the promises we make that echo through our hearts.”
~ Julie Moore
Julie Moore has been creating her evocative style of art for just shy of a decade. Though she has no formal training in photography, Julie has felt captivated by the visual arts throughout her life. She was first inspired to pick up a camera many years ago while visiting Ireland in the company of a shaman, and she has been photographing the beauty of her world ever since. Perhaps surprisingly, she creates her captivating art primarily with her iPhone, visualizing, creating and processing her images with the camera she carries in her pocket. She also creates some of her images with her Holga, a medium-format film camera. Julie makes many of her prints using the polymer-photogravure process. Drawn to this alternative method of printmaking, she also employs other complimentary techniques during the intaglio printing process, such as chine-collé and à la poupée. About her work, Julie has said: “My images share the way I see the world, its soft tenderness and extravagant beauty, its agonizing loss and exquisite aging. I see the overlooked aspects of life and nature. There is small and precious beauty in the unseen, a part of everyday life that can go missing because it is not prominent, yet has much to teach us.” Julie’s work has been shown in a number of juried exhibitions in various galleries across the country.
Robert Adams exhibit Thalia continues in the lower gallery until December 7th. Thalia by Robert Adams has been released as a hard cover book and is available. Complete show info is on the LightBox website, http://lightbox-photographic.c…

Christopher Rauschenberg at the Nine Gallery
2024-12-07 14:00 - 17:00 | Nine Gallery, 122 NW 8th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
Christopher Rauschenberg at the Nine Gallery
December 5-28, 2024
Opening reception, Thursday, December 5th, 5-8 pm
The artist will also be present each Saturday from 2-5 pm (calendar)
Nine Gallery
122 NW 8th Avenue
Portland, Oregon
Gallery hours are Wednesday-Saturday 12-5 pm
The gallery will be closed December 25, 26 & 27.

The LightBox Winter Members Exhibit
2024-12-14 16:00 - 19:00 | LightBox Photographic Gallery, 1045 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
The LightBox Winter Members Exhibit

Opening: December 14th, 2024 4-7pm on Saturday
December 14, 2024 – February 1, 2025
LightBox Photographic Gallery & Fine Printing
1045 Marine Drive
Astoria, Oregon 97103
(503) 468-0238
Hours: Wednesday – Saturday 12 pm to 5 pm
LightBox Photographic Gallery opens 200, The LightBox Winter Members Exhibit, from 4-7pm on Saturday December 14th. The 200th Exhibit at LightBox Photographic Gallery consists of the work of members of the gallery with a thank you for all their support and interest. The exhibit runs through February 1, 2025. Complete show info is on the LightBox website, http://lightbox-photographic.c…. Contact LightBox at 503-468-0238. LightBox is located at 1045 Marine Drive, hours Wed. – Sat., 12 – 5:00pm

The 200th Exhibit at LightBox Photographic Gallery consists of the work of the Members of the Gallery with a thank you for all their support and interest.
David McCrae • Bill Kirby • Larry Huhn • Rich Bergemen • Loren Nelson • Donald MacDonald • Terry Thompson • Kathy Radie • Roger Dorband • Richard Kohler • Dan Gerth • Don Frank • Laura Kurtenbach • Matt Ragen • Walt O’Brien • Chris Villiers • Michael Puff • Jim Fitzgerald • Jason Biehner • Marc McVey • John Albers-Mead • Sam Blair • Ronald Butler • Mark Kronquist • Kimberly Sawyer • Michelle Swanson • Martha Clarkson • Paul Cunningham • Bruce Dumdei • Walt Duddington • Julie Moore • Phillip Burger • Dave Hanson • Bob Levine • Ed Hamilton • Sandy Brown Jensen • Larry Bullis • Jane Allyn • Matthew Norman • Joni Kabana • Kelly James • Stu Levy • Jeremy Akins • Eleanor Gorman • Steven Goldberg • Ernst Ulrich-Shaefer • Betsy Carnes • Horatio Law • Marc McVey • Jody Miller • David White • Rachel Wolf
And more to come…….

Apply now to the 2025 Pacific Northwest Drawers
2024-12-18 22:59 | Blue Sky Gallery, 122 NW 8th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
Apply now to the 2025 Pacific Northwest Drawers
Deadline: Wed, Dec 18, 2024, 10:59 PM (PT)
Blue Sky, the Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts
122 NW 8th Ave
Portland, OR 97209
Blue Sky is now accepting submissions for the 2025 Pacific Northwest Drawers. Photographers from Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington are welcome to apply.
There is no application fee to enter.
Blue Sky established the Pacific Northwest Drawers in 2007 to showcase regional contemporary photographers through an annual juried exhibition. Selected work can be viewed in the flat files for a full year at the gallery, or digitally on the Blue Sky website. The online exhibition will remain a part of the Blue Sky digital archive indefinitely.
APPLY
2025 Pacific Northwest Drawers Application Zoom Q&A Session: https://us02web.zoom.us/meetin…
Meet the 2025 Juror
Julia Dolan (she/her/hers) has curated, co-curated, or hosted more than 50 photography exhibitions since joining the Portland Art Museum in 2010. She also oversees research of and acquisitions for the permanent collection, which currently numbers over 10,000 photographs. She is a member of the Museum’s Equity Team, and is a co-founder of the FOCUS group, a North American network of emerging photography curators, historians, and nonprofit professionals.
Dr. Dolan’s exhibitions at the Museum include Perspectives (2020), Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being Equal… (with Sara Krajewski, 2019-20), Toughened to Wind and Sun: Women Photographing the Landscape (2019-20), In the Beginning: Minor White’s Oregon Photographs (2017-2018), Representing: Vernacular Photographs of, by, and for African Americans (2017), Contemporary Native Photographers and the Edward Curtis Legacy: Zig Jackson, Wendy Red Star, Will Wilson (with Dr. Deana Dartt, 2016), and Blue Sky: The Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts at 40 (2014). She has published essays in multiple publications including Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being Equal… (2018), Sun, Shadows, Stone: The Photography of Terry Toedtemeier (2018), Geolocation: Nate Larson and Marni Shindelman (2015), Blue Sky: The Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts at 40 (2014), and The Question of Hope: Robert Adams in Western Oregon (2013).
Dr. Dolan earned a B.F.A. in Photography from the Maryland Institute College of Art, an M.A. in Art History from the Pennsylvania State University, and a Ph.D. in Art History from Boston University. She has worked with the photography collections at institutions including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Addison Gallery of American Art, and the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University.

Michael Strain "Agua – Water Infrastructure - Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guanajuato, Yucatán and Guatemala"
2025-01-04 13:00 - 16:00 | The O’Brien Photo Gallery, 2833 Willamette, Ste. B, Eugene, OR, 97405, United States
Michael Strain “Agua – Water Infrastructure –
Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guanajuato, Yucatán and Guatemala”
January 4 – February 27, 2025
Artist reception on January 4 from 1-4 pm.

The O’Brien Photo Gallery
2833 Willamette, Ste. B.
Eugene, OR 97405
Phone: (541) 729-3572
Open weekdays from 1-5 pm.
Call to be sure we’re open or to makes special viewing arrangements.
https://www.waltobrien.net/the…
These images are abstracts from our built environment “infrastructure” highlighting the means of water distribution in places where I’ve travelled including Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guanajuato, and the Yucatan in Mexico, and the Sololá (Lake Atitlan) Department of Guatemala.
The viewer is invited to consider the objects in the photograph as compositional elements… rather than being the subject of the photograph per se. In this approach the intended subject is the composition itself, comprised of the geometrical, texture, color relationships, and cultural associations of the various objects. The photograph is an “abstract” or sample seen from a particular point of view.
However, implicit in the series is recognition of the global challenges and equity of obtaining safe drinking water and the illustration of some of the means by which people have adapted.
These photographs in this group were all taken with an iPhone.
Growing up in Montana, Michael Strain was first introduced to photography and darkroom work by his grandmother at about age eight. In college he managed the darkroom in his dorm while narrowly missing the popular photography courses taught at MIT by Minor White. In the mid-1970’s he began working with large format cameras and produced a series of one-of-a-kind 8×10 color Polaroid images taken with a home-built view camera.
Recently retired as an instrumentation scientist at the University of Oregon, Strain has renewed his photographic efforts, but now using an iPhone as a primary tool. The phone is kind of like a miniature view camera with a wide-angle lens. It is appealing because of its small, inconspicuous size making it perfect for international travel and spontaneity. Modern ink-jet printers capture the crisp, brilliant colors that drew him to the color Polaroid medium of days gone by.
https://www.photozonegallery.c…
Email: michael.strain@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/micha…

PhotoZone Group Show at the Emerald Art Center
2025-01-10 16:00 - 19:30 | Emerald Art Center, 500 Main St., Springfield, OR, 97477, United States
PhotoZone Group Show at the Emerald Art Center
January 7 – 31, 2025
Opening Reception, Friday, January 10, 4:00 – 7:30 p.m.
During the Springfield Second Friday Artwalk
Emerald Art Center
500 Main St, Springfield, OR 97477
(541) 726-8595
Tuesday through Saturday 11- 4 pm
www.emeraldartcenter.org
Free and open to the public

PhotoZone Gallery, based in the Eugene-Springfield area since 1989, is a diverse collection of skilled practitioners dedicated to excellence in expressive photography. The membership includes photographers practicing variety of techniques, ranging from masters of traditional silver printing and alternative processes, such as platinum/palladium and cyanotype, to experts in digital capture and production.
The exhibition features over 20 of its members and more than 40 photographs. The genres in the show are as varied and divers as the members themselves, including, color, black-and-white, landscape, abstract expression, street and architectural photography, infra-red photography, etc.
The list goes on.
We would be delighted to see you at the Opening Reception on Friday, January 10 from 4 – 7:30 p.m. during Springfield’s Second Friday Artwalk. The exhibiting photographers will be present to answer questions and discuss their work. Refreshments will be served.
The show runs through the end of the month, so drop by anytime during opening hours to view the exhibit as well.
www.photozonegallery.com

Jim Lommasson, What I Carry: A collaborative photo+writing storytelling project with Portland’s Street Community
2025-01-18 14:00 - 16:00 | Multnomah County Central Library Collins Gallery, 801 SW 10th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Jim Lommasson, What I Carry: A collaborative photo+writing storytelling project with Portland’s Street Community
OPEN/CLOSE: January 18 – March 15, 2025
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 18, 2-4 pm
Multnomah County Central Library Collins Gallery
801 SW 10th Avenue,
Portland, OR 97205
(503) 988-5123
https://multcolib.org/hours-an…
Gallery Hours:
• Monday: 10 am-6 pm
• Tuesday: 12 pm-8 pm
• Wednesday: 12 pm-8 pm
• Thursday: 10 am-6 pm
• Friday: 10 am-6 pm
• Saturday: 10 am-6 pm
• Sunday: 12 pm-6 pm
free admission
What I Carry: A collaborative photo+writing storytelling project with Portland’s Street Community.
Since 2010, I have focused my work on collaborative photo+writing projects with communities displaced from their homes and their their homelands.
These projects encompass the stories of refugees, genocide, and Holocaust survivors who bear the burdens of the diaspora.
My “What We Carried” projects explore themes of departure and the enduring impact it leaves behind.
Each project deepens my connection with the communities with whom I collaborate. “what i carry” focuses on Portland’s un-housed community.
This project with members of our community aims to remind us that any of us could find ourselves in need of shelter should one or two circumstances in our lives shift.
Through this process of personal storytelling with object/photographs with the participants’ handwriting, giving voice to the those who are rarely heard we aspire to build a sense of community and remind us that we are all one family.
It’s been said that my What We Carried projects “humanize” the refugee.
But it’s not the refugee (or the homeless person) that needs to be humanized,
…it is us.
– Jim Lommasson
https://lommasson-resume.blogs…
Thank You RACC + Street Roots Community + Multnomah County Central Library + PLACE

Cuba with photojournalist Sherrlyn Borkgren
2025-01-27 - 2025-02-03 | OR
Cuba with photojournalist Sherrlyn Borkgren
January 27 – February 3, 2025

Cuba
$1,999
Max 8 Participants
Experience an unforgettable 8-day journey through Cuba, where every click of your camera supports the local community.
Explore the enchanting UNESCO Heritage town of Havana, then journey into the heart of tobacco farms of Viñales Valley for an overnight stay. Experience the beauty of the landscape and connect with local tobacco farmers for an unforgettable, hands-on adventure.
Whether you’re a seasoned photographer or passionate about capturing beautiful moments, this adventure is for you. Bring your camera or smartphone and let your photos narrate a story of purpose and connection. Visit Hemingway’s favorite spots and immerse yourself in the lively atmosphere of street musicians.
Highlights Include:
• Immersive experiences in Havana’s vibrant culture, salsa, street photography and scenic landscapes
• Opportunities to support local communities
• Enjoy riding in classic 1950’s cars and engaging in heartwarming interactions
• Visit World Champion boxers and boxing school for children.
• Spend a night in Vinales and photograph the making of Cuban cigars.
• http://www.LaughingPlanetJourn…
• Trip led by veteran photojournalist Sherrlyn Borkgren
• TEXT or Call 541-579-9929

Marcieline Novatore: Come Worry With Me
2025-02-01 17:00 - 21:00 | Franklin Foto, 8953 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Marcieline Novatore: Come Worry With Me
February 1 through February 28, 2025
Artist reception and book release party: February 1
Franklin Foto
8953 N Lombard St, Portland, OR 97203
Wednesday – Sunday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
https://www.franklinfoto.org/
In this broken world, we find hope in the worry we have, because we’re bleak, uncertain, and somehow still beautiful. These photos are all we have left, changing with every passing second, and they should make you worry—worry with everything you’ve ever desired, regretted, feared, and even hoped for. You can’t feel one without the other. Hope and worry—one feeds the other. For too long, we’ve only shown the happy photographs, pretending everything’s fine. Now, we need to capture the uneasy lives, tiredness and the things we’ve tried to ignore. To forget them would be to forget what’s left of us. So, hold on tight to each other, show up when it counts, because it’s the stubborn hope that can tear the crummy monsters down. The old record plays, its needle stretching out of tune, dust rising with every spin. We watch the sun sink on our broken horizon, the last light exposing everything we’ve been too blind to see. Our stubborn hope trumps lazy greed. Hope and worry—they’re tangled up now, and all you have to do is look around to understand that truth.
Artist Website: https://mzana.bigcartel.com/pr…

Jim Curnyn: San Joaquin Valley Fog - Fresno California
2025-02-07 16:30 - 18:00 | Dot Dotson’s, 1668 Willamette, Eugene, OR, 97401, United States
Jim Curnyn: San Joaquin Valley Fog – Fresno California
February 1st – 27th, 2025
Opening Reception, Friday, February 7th from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Refreshments served

Dot Dotson’s Gallery
1886 Willamette St., Eugene, OR 97401
(541) 485-1771
Monday through Friday, 10 am – 5:30 pm, Saturday 10 am – 1 pm
dotdotsons.com
Free and open to the public
Photographer, Jim Curnyn’s, use of fog as a light source is well documented in this photography exhibit. In the use of day fog you will notice the blocking out of unwanted background, objects in the middle ground appear as various shades of grey, and the isolated subject stands out. In this exhibit are rural, farm, city, and railroad themes with a speeding Amtrak Passenger train frozen on a railroad bridge with the background blocked out, empty railroad tracks at the downtown Fresno Amtrak Station, various city street scenes under foggy weather, some scenes of people in fog, and some attention given to rural farm scenes.
Spectrum Art Gallery member, Jim Curnyn, is a Fresno based fine art photographer whose work encompasses cityscapes, farm scenes, architecture, railroad environment, Fresno historical landmarks, Washington DC Area, West Virginia and France.
Much of his work is done in dense fog as can be seen in this exhibit at the Dot Dotsons Gallery. Jim incorporates the use of fog in his photographs as a means to isolate his subject by blocking out the unwanted background, muting distant objects into various shades of grey forms, causing the viewer’s eye to go to the isolated subject. Photographs made in foggy conditions create mood and can become a secondary subject to the photograph itself.
jimcurnynphotography.com

Phil Bard: American Desert
2025-02-08 13:30 - 16:00 | Augen Gallery, 716 NW Davis St., Portland, OR, 97209, United States
Phil Bard: American Desert
February 6th -28th
First Thursday Feb. 6 until 7:45PM
Reception and Artist’s Talk Saturday February 8th 1:30-4PM
Artist’s Talk at 2PM
Augen Gallery
716 NW Davis St
Portland, OR 97209
Tuesday-Saturday 11-5PM
503 546-5056
augengallery.com
Most of America west of the Rockies is covered with desert. With few exceptions it is a stark and brittle place, and things that live there must be on their game at all times in order to survive. Though it appears battle hardened, the desert itself is ironically fragile. It requires years to heal from wounds, whether delivered by harsh weather or by man’s clumsiness. One particular part of the western desert, the Colorado Plateau, is completely unique in the world. There are endless sculpted red rock canyons and towers and massive stacks of varying rock layers, geologic timelines of the region’s diverse history. It is a humbling experience to travel there. We as Americans are blessed to be caretakers of this phenomenal place, and it is up to us to make sure that while we walk and live on it, we remain inspired by its beauty and uniqueness, and tread accordingly.
I began producing photographs in my dad’s darkroom at age 8, which was essentially the kitchen at our house with the windows covered. It was lots of work but fun and it fostered in me a love of image making. Later, after working for years in a different trade, I found my way to photography school and eventually a career as a commercial photographer. All along I had been producing my own work, landscapes in black and white. In 2000 when the first serious digital cameras and printers began to appear, I began to move away from shooting film and using large format cameras for that work. As the rest of the world eventually went digital, I opened my own digital imaging business in Portland and did scanning and printing for a variety of businesses and artists until retiring in 2016. Today I consider myself fortunate to be able to travel to places that inspire and attempt to live once again in the world of an 8 year old.
Phil Bard Photography
https://philbard.com
phil@philbard.com

The Photographic Nude 2025 at LightBox Photographic Gallery
2025-02-08 16:00 - 19:00 | LightBox Photographic Gallery, 1045 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
The Photographic Nude 2025 at LightBox Photographic Gallery
Opening/Reception: February 8th from 4-7pm
Feb 8th – Apr 5th
LightBox Photographic Gallery & Fine Printing
1045 Marine Drive
Astoria, Oregon 97103
(503) 468-0238
Hours: Wednesday – Saturday 12 pm to 5 pm
LightBox Photographic Gallery opens The Photographic Nude 2025 with an artist’s reception on Saturday, February 8th from 4-7pm. The Photographic Nude 2025 at LightBox Photographic Gallery consists of the work of 28 photographers from around the nation. This exhibit is in its 15th year celebrating the Nude in Fine Art Photography and runs until April 5, 2025. Complete show info is on the LightBox website, http://lightbox-photographic.c….
Congratulations to the photographers exhibiting this year.
Allan Barnes • Paul Sharratt • Michael Duncan • Mark Dierker
Malcolm Lobban • Lance Pressl • Dave Levingston • Edis Jurcys
Kel Ward • Michael Kelly-Dewitt • George Johnson • Max Hinz
Troy Bennett • Kelly James • Charlie Noble • Michele Serchuk
Steve Lease • Gary Samson • Z. Bennick • Paul Cunningham
Walt Duddington • Eric McCollum • Tom Nerdier • Kimberly Pugmire
Chris Maliga • Dave Hanson • MIlan Von Brunn • Thomas Robinson

"Etherial" - An Exhibit by Linda Devenow
2025-03-01 13:00 - 16:00 | The O’Brien Photo Gallery, 2833 Willamette, Ste. B, Eugene, OR, 97405, United States
“Etherial” – An Exhibit by Linda Devenow
Showing from March 1 through May 1, 2025
Reception Saturday March 1 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm.
The O’Brien Photo Gallery
2833 Willamette, Ste. B
Eugene, OR 97405
(541) 729-3572
Open Monday through Friday from 1:00 – 5:00. pm
Call to be sure we’re open or to reserve special viewing times.
https://www.waltobrien.net/the…
The Linda Devenow Ethereal Exhibit at the O’Brien Photo Gallery is a continuation of Devenow’s Moving Toward the Emotive. This exhibit represents images taken since 2018 that encompass an ethereal presence. It is a curated portfolio emphasizing the Movement of the Scene, with the intent to lift spirits and inspire imagination – represented by a selection of Color- Black & White and Faux Color Infrared photographs.
A quote from Sandy Brown Jensen – KLCC Viz City, November 2022
“You have to immerse yourself in infrared photos to really absorb the magic. The infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum lies beyond the red. This portion of the spectrum is invisible to human eyes. It produces images that are not possible with conventional photographic films. This is Linda Devenow’s world.”
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Devenow Photography contact information:
devenow@gmail.com;
https://www.facebook.com/linda…
cell/text: 541-520-7637
You can also purchase my work at the following locations:
Maude Kerns Gift Shop, 1910 E. 15th Ave, Eugene, Oregon
Second Street Gallery, 210 Second St SE, Bandon, Oregon

Cyanotype Making Workshop
2025-03-02 12:00 - 16:00 | Franklin Foto, 8953 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Cyanotype Making Workshop
March 2, 2025, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Franklin Foto
8953 N Lombard St
Portland, OR 97203
Wednesday – Sunday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
https://www.franklinfoto.org/
$100.00

On March 2nd Jake Nelson will lead a four-hour workshop to introduce students to the art of the cyanotype. In this workshop students will get hands-on experience going through the entire process of making cyanotypes.
Students will learn how to prepare the chemical solution, how to properly coat materials, how to find exposure times and how to develop and wash cyanotypes. We will cover a variety of printing methods using cyanotypes.
View more information and sign up for classes at our website,
https://www.franklinfoto.org/

Fritz Liedtke: Transcendent Portraiture Workshop
2025-03-03 08:00 - 2025-03-20 17:00 | OR
Fritz Liedtke: Transcendent Portraiture Workshop
March 3-20, 2025
$595
Online Workshop via Santa Fe Workshops
https://santafeworkshops.com/w…
Portland-based photographer Fritz Liedtke will be offering Transcendent Portraiture, a virtual workshop, March 3-20, 2025.
Great portraiture is about more than the right lens and the right lighting. It’s about having a vision and connecting with your subject, to create something deep and beautiful together.
In this online workshop, we’ll have lively discussions together, get inspired by viewing master portraits, photograph weekly assignments, receive feedback on your assignments, and virtually participate in a live demonstration photo shoot – something very rare in an online class – so you can see exactly how Fritz does what he does, from start to finish.
In this class, we’ll cover:
• How to prepare for creating an incredible portrait
• How to find models and locations for great portraits
• How to overcome your fear of photographing people
• How to direct and pose your subjects naturally
• How to work with both natural and artificial lights
• How to push your portrait session beyond good and into great
• How to post-process images in Lightroom, Photoshop, and ExposureX, to create a stunning final portrait
• And much more!
In this workshop you’ll fine-tune your vision and technique to approach portraiture like an artist, and create gorgeous, surprising, moody, atmospheric, transcendent images.
Learn more and register here: https://santafeworkshops.com/w…
View Fritz’s personal and professional work here:
Fine Art: www.fritzliedtke.com
Commercial Photography: www.fritzphotographic.com
Instagram: @fritzphoto1

A Clothesline show by students of Walt O'Brien's Platinum Classes
2025-03-07 17:30 - 20:00 | Framin’ Artworks, 505 High Street, Eugene, OR, 97401, United States
A Clothesline show by students of Walt O’Brien’s Platinum Classes
Showing from March 7 to March 28
Reception on First Friday, March 7 from 5:30 – 8:00 pm (calendar).
Framin’ Artworks
505 High Street
Eugene, OR 97401
(541) 683-8111
Open Monday – Friday 10-5, Saturday 10-3
https://framinartworks.com/
Around June of 2017 Walt O’Brien began teaching the old process of platinum/palladium printing at his lab. The class has 2 to 3 students per class. Since then there have been 35 students, many of which have taken the class multiple times. In 2019 Walt’s gallery hosted a clothesline show of student work up to that point.
Recently, Framin’ Artworks invited Walt’s students to have a clothesline show in their gallery in downtown Eugene. 15 to 20 students will be represented in the show and it will be on the first Friday Art Walk of Eugene.
Walt will be there to answer questions and a video presentation by Bostick and Sullivan will demonstrate the process. Platinum/Palladium printing has been done since the late 1800’s and is still practiced by many photographers.
Walt continues to offer the class on a regular basis. Students learn how to make a digital negative, coat emulsions, control contrast, expose and process prints using a modified printing method. Bostick and Sullivan of Santa Fe New Mexico is one of the suppliers of materials and has modified the process in recent years. Walt uses their newer process to teach the class.
O’Brien Photo Imaging is located at 2833 Willamette in Eugene. Contact Walt for more information at: picmac1945@gmail.com or visit his website at
https://www.waltobrien.net/cus….

Ken Hawkins, Jimmy, A Remembrance/On Assignment
2025-03-08 17:00 - 20:00 | Franklin Foto, 8953 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Ken Hawkins, Jimmy, A Remembrance/On Assignment
Saturday, March 8, 5-8 p.m.
Franklin Foto
8953 N Lombard St
Portland, OR 97203
Wednesday – Sunday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
https://www.franklinfoto.org/
Cost: free
Ken Hawkins will be presenting an exhibition of his work, titled Jimmy – A Remembrance and On Assignment, at the Franklin Foto Community Darkroom and Gallery throughout the month of March. This exhibition showcases his photographic work with the late President Jimmy Carter spanning from the 1976 campaign through the 2010s.
Additionally, the exhibition includes selected images from his work as a photojournalist over the past fifty years.
An opening reception is scheduled for Saturday, March 8, from 5-8 p.m., featuring an artist’s discussion at 7 p.m.
Ken Hawkins is a distinguished photojournalist who has documented politics, disasters, and conflict zones—including Vietnam, Nicaragua, and El Salvador, since 1970. His work has been featured in numerous publications and agencies, including TIME, Fortune, Forbes, Paris Match, Stern, The New York Times, Newsweek, Wired, and the British Broadcasting Corporation.
In 2016, Hawkins authored “Jimmy Carter – Photographs 1970 – 2010,” featuring a foreword by Carter White House Deputy Press Secretary Rex Granum. Mr. Hawkins’ work is currently represented by The Monroe Gallery in Santa Fe. Copies of his book will be available for sale at the gallery.
Ken’s work will be on display through the first week of April. Franklin Foto is a community darkroom and gallery space located in Portland’s St. Johns neighborhood. Contact manager@franklinfoto.org for more information.

Coffee & Critique at Franklin Foto
2025-03-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Franklin Foto, 8953 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Coffee & Critique at Franklin Foto
Sunday, March 9, 10 a.m. to Noon
Franklin Foto
8953 N Lombard St
Portland, OR 97203
Wednesday – Sunday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
https://www.franklinfoto.org/
Cost: free

“InSight” - An Exhibit of the Willamette Valley PhotoArts Guild
2025-03-14 17:30 - 19:30 | The Giustina Gallery, 875 SW 26th St., Corvallis, OR, 97331, United States
“InSight” – An Exhibit of the Willamette Valley PhotoArts Guild
March 12 through April 25, 2025
Reception Friday March 14, 5:30 – 7:30pm (calendar)
The Giustina Gallery at The LaSells Stewart Center
875 SW 26th St.
Corvallis, OR 97331
541-737-9315
https://lasells.oregonstate.ed…
hours: 8am-5pm weekdays and evenings during scheduled events
For its 13th biennial exhibit at the LaSells Stewart Center, members of the PhotoArts Guild were asked to respond to the theme, “InSight,” suggesting not only what is in a photographer’s field of vision, but also what lies more deeply behind the scenes. The result is a wide-ranging display of more than 60 color and black-and-white prints by 27 local photographers on all manner of subjects, from landscapes and portraits to abstracts.
This year’s show is dedicated to the memory of Lorraine Richey, a long-time guild member who lost a long battle with cancer last fall. A graduate of Oregon State University and a resident of Portland, Richey was an inspirational photographer who moved fluidly among genres during her 40-year photographic career. She is best known for her multi-layered abstractions created with her I-phone, several examples of which are in this exhibit.
The PhotoArts Guild was formed 40 years ago to promote and support fine art photography in the mid-valley and has been an affiliated guild of the Corvallis Art Center since 1988. The group has evolved over the decades from one focused primarily on large-format film photography to one populated mostly by digital camera artists pursuing non-commercial forms of the medium–landscape, wildlife, portrait, fine art, nature and more.

Film Photography Basics: Camera Operation Workshop
2025-03-16 10:00 - 15:00 | Franklin Foto, 8953 N Lombard St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
Film Photography Basics: Camera Operation Workshop
March 16, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Franklin Foto
8953 N Lombard St
Portland, OR 97203
Wednesday – Sunday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
https://www.franklinfoto.org/
Cost: 100.00

This workshop is designed for beginners looking for an overview of film photography, but it can also serve as a refresher for anyone who is rekindling a relationship with the process.
We’ll begin the class with an in-depth look at film as a medium. We will talk about film sizes and the kinds of cameras they require, color versus black and white and the differences in their processes, and how different lenses can impact your image. We will then talk about how you can get the image you want by covering the exposure functions of your camera and the basics of how to use your light meter.
The class will then depart Franklin Foto for a photo walk around St. Johns to practice their new skills. We’ll then stop for a brief lunch at a local cafe before returning to Franklin Foto for a debrief.
It is important that students have a working film camera, capable of full manual controls.
Franklin Foto has loaner cameras for students to borrow if necessary. Students will need to bring their own film (two or more rolls are recommended).
At Franklin FOTO we never want finances to be a barrier to access. Please feel free to use our sliding-scale to pay whatever amount makes sense for your budget.
View more information and sign up for classes at our website, https://www.franklinfoto.org/s…
