Photo LA 2019
The Photo LA and Focus Photo LA exhibition and events, held from January 31 through February 3, 2019, added up to an impressive opportunity for collectors and enthusiasts to study the latest offerings in photographic art and book publications. Some 60 galleries, publishers, bookstores, non-profits, schools, and other organizations were present to provide a vast... Continue Reading →
Photo LA – Jan. 31 to Feb. 3, 2019
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Photo LA, Barker Hangar, Santa Monica January 31 - February 3 Details here: https://www.photola.com/
Report on the Medium Festival of Photography: John Divola Lecture and Paris Photo/Aperture Book Selections
The Medium Festival of Photography in San Diego is one of the most delightful and productive photography events in Southern California, with many useful activities, as we have reported several times, such as our impressions and experiences at the 2017 and 2016 Medium Festivals, along with announcements in between. This year, the Keynote Speaker... Continue Reading →
The Abstract Visions Exhibition
Ellen Butler The Abstract Visions Exhibition Abstract photography is connected to the external world in mysterious and ambiguous ways, to stimulate something within us. As you look at such images, you not only have something to think about, but may also have some feelings stirred up, since there are a variety of ways to... Continue Reading →
Remembering Hannes Wanderer
Hannes Wanderer -- Photo Courtesy of and © Nathaniel Grann We are very sad to note the untimely death this month of Hannes Wanderer, publisher of Peperoni Books, as well as proprietor of 25books, a bookstore on Brunnenstrasse in Berlin. Hannes was a very special and unique person. He was totally committed to the... Continue Reading →
Medium Festival Accepting Submissions for Size Matters; Some Portfolio Review Openings
Our media partner, the Medium Festival of Photography in San Diego, Oct. 18-21, 2018, is accepting submissions for the Size Matters Exhibition throughout July. They also have a few openings for portfolio reviews left at this point. Size Matters is the signature exhibition of the annual Medium Festival, presenting a curated selection of works smaller... Continue Reading →
LACP Exposure 2018 – Portfolio Reviews, Workshops, Seminars – July 20-22, Registering Now
Registration for Exposure Weekend 2018 conducted by the Los Angeles Center of Photography is now in progress. The portfolio reviewers and workshop/seminar presenters this year are a particularly interesting group. You can get your work assessed, learn some new things, and meet some more fellow photographers! Highly recommended! EXPOSURE 2018 Friday – Sunday, July... Continue Reading →
Laguna Art Museum: Oskar Fischinger and the Interconnectedness of the Arts
Yesterday I had the good fortune to view some paintings of German-born Southern California artist Oskar Fischinger (1900-1967) at the Laguna Art Museum. I also met his son Richard Fischinger and his son’s wife, Mary. At a time when we are starting to see censorship of critical art in this country (Rob Rogers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette),... Continue Reading →
