“This is a time of uncertainty and anxiety. Most photographers that we know are feeling especially glum in their seclusion. However, photographers are also resilient and resourceful. We’d like you to show us your response to what it is like for you to ‘be’ in this time of isolation. What do our homes, neighborhoods, streets... Continue Reading →
David Gibson – The Street Photographer’s Manual, New Edition
Review by Madhu Joseph John • Imagine yourself wandering around New York’s Canal Street, or London’s Piccadilly Circus, or a quiet neighborhood in the outskirts of Guadalajara, Mexico, or even a place twelve hours away across the Pacific Ocean, like the Bugis Street Market in Singapore. You are a photography enthusiast, an amateur or wannabe... Continue Reading →
George Katzenberger in LACP’s “Project 2020” Exhibition
George Katzenberger, who teaches photography classes at Irvine Fine Arts Center and manages the darkroom there, placed in the “Projects 2020” Exhibition at the Los Angeles Center of Photography with his “Impostors” series. Details in the invitation below.
Photo LA 2020 and Open Show LA: Observations
By Gerhard Clausing • Even when you have only one day available to visit this annual show, the benefits are great. Galleries, individual photographers, and publishers and book authors and editors are available to discuss their various creative efforts with photo and book collectors and fans. Associated events, especially Open Show LA, are a shared... Continue Reading →
Thomas Livingstone – Historic Treasures of the San Juan Mountains
Review by Bill Edwards • Thomas Livingstone’s Historic Treasures of the San Juan Mountains provides a visually stunning journey through the abandoned mines and ghost towns of Southern Colorado. The historical anecdotes provided by Stephen F. Rich, P. David Smith and Beverly Rich equally engage with tales of vast mineral discoveries defining these remote often... Continue Reading →
PhotoLA from Jan. 30 to Feb. 2, 2020, in Santa Monica
PhotoLA will take place this year from January 30 to February 2, 2020, at Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, CA. Check out all the details about exhibitors and events here: https://www.photola.com/
Rick Albertson – Documentary Portraits, Retrospective
Guest review by Ellen Friedlander • I met Rick Albertson this past February before a Street Photography Panel discussion at the Los Angeles Center of Photography. Little did I know that our few moments of like-minded conversation on how we became photographers would lead me to help Rick realize this book, exhibition, and ultimately a... Continue Reading →
Classic Photographs Los Angeles 2019
By Debe Arlook • For its 10-year anniversary, Classic Photographs Los Angeles christened ROSEGALLERY’s new space in Bergamot Station Arts Center in Santa Monica. Rose Shoshana (shown above, photo by Brittany Neimeth) and her team were in high gear hosting the weekend event before officially opening the doors to their new location just days later.... Continue Reading →
Linda Troeller – Leica Gallery Exhibit, Living in the Chelsea Hotel, October 24 – December 2
By Gerhard Clausing • This exhibit of iconic images by Linda Troeller opens on Thursday, October 24, at the Leica Gallery in Los Angeles, and runs through December 2. The gallery is at 8783 Beverly Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA. Hours are Mondays through Saturdays 10-6 and Sundays 12-5. More details here. The vernissage, with your... Continue Reading →
Remembering Sandor “Sandy” Demlinger and Manuel “Manny” Martinez IV
By Gerhard Clausing • Last night the Southern California Photographers’ Exchange had a very nice meeting sharing memories of these two fellow members we lost this year. We were so pleased to hear a numbers of us relating amusing and touching experiences and anecdotes along with images created Sandy and Manny, as you can... Continue Reading →